Paul "the Punisher" Williams versus Ronald "Winky" Wright is a fight that should have a warning label attached to it stating "for purists only." Luckily for me, I am a boxing purist. If you are not, viewer beware. I trust that Williams and his 100 punches per round will do their part to make this fight watchable. Now will Winky? If […]

R is one of my favorite letters in the alphabet. It represents the rating of choice for most of my favorite films. It’s one of my favorite shorthand "words," representing the plural form of "to be." And it’s one half of my middle name. Kendall Holt’s (25-2, 13 KOs) nickname happens to be "Rated R." Judging […]

This weekend is lacking an HBO or Showtime-worthy boxing main event. However, ESPN comes to the rescue! In an important heavyweight crossroads fight, Samuel Peter (30-2-1, 23 KOs) meets "Fast" Eddie Chambers (33-1, 18 KOs). It is the classic boxer versus puncher confrontation. The boxer Eddie Chambers has only one loss on his record. His lone defeat […]

On Saturday Vitali Klitschko (36-2, 35 KOs) meets former Cuban Olympic standout Juan Carlos Gomez (44-1, 35 KOs). Roy Jones, Jr. trudges along with his career when he faces perennial contender Omar Sheika (27-8, 18 KOs). Both fights are relatively meaningless, but for two different reasons. When Klitschko battles Gomez, nothing significant will be at stake. […]

I am not sure what the great Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6-1, 43 KOs) has left. Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs) will most likely tell us. In an extreme case of the classic crossroads fight, the veteran Barrera aims to prolong his Hall of Fame career while derailing the rise of a heralded prospect in Khan. Amir Khan […]

When hot junior middleweight prospect James Kirkland (24-0, 21 KOs) meets warm prospect Joel Julio (34-2, 31 KOs) expect fireworks. It’s only fitting that the arena where the fight takes place this Saturday is named The Tank, because both men have personified this military vehicle in the ring. To be more specific, Kirkland has run over […]

This fight has fight of the year written all over it. In one corner, you have Juan Manual Marquez (49-4-1, 36 KOs), arguably the best Mexican boxer since Julio Cesar Chavez. In the other, you have one of the most relentless action fighters in recent years in Juan Diaz (34-1, 17 KOs). What’s at stake? The […]

Who is Michael Jennings? He’s a little-know British welterweight who has compiled a 34-1 (16 KOs)  fighting even lesser-known fighters in the United Kingdom his entire career. What does all of this mean for Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs)? It means that he will be 33-1 with 27 knockouts after February 21. This is the […]

On March 18, 1991, Simon Brown battered his good friend Maurice Blocker for the unified welterweight championship. Julio Cesar Chavez destroyed the overmatched John Duplessis. Mike Tyson traded bombs with Donovan "Razor" Ruddock over seven one-sided (in favor of Tyson) rounds. Those were the days. This February 14, 2009 reminds me of those days. Those days when you […]

Since his concussive loss at the hands of rising flyweight star Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire, Vic "Raging Bull" (31-1, 25 KOs) Darchinyan has moved up in weight and seemingly in skill.  The increase in skill is what is going to make his Saturday showdown with Jorge "Travieso" (51-4, 39 KOs) Arce a potential wipeout in his […]