I am in a somewhat irritable mood based on my recent boxing prediction failures. But as you probably guessed, I ain’t going anywhere. I’m in it to win it, like an accomplished boxer trying to save his career. It may sound kind of extreme, but when Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KOs) meets Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 […]

First off, I want to apologize to my dedicated commenters, like Jeff, who warned me not to pick Paulie Malignaggi to upset Amir Khan. That upset pick halted my 20 boxing prediction winning streak. The "fight pickings" get no easier this week. Enter the fourth installation of Israel Vazquez (44-4, 32 KOs) vs. Rafael Marquez (38-5, […]

When Amir "King" Khan (22-1, 16 KOs) makes his American debut at Madison Square Garden this Saturday against one of Brooklyn’s finest pure boxers Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KOs), it reminds me of Prince Naseem Hamed’s triumphant journey to the Big Apple’s core in 1997 against one of Queens’ finest boxer-punchers — Kevin "the Flushing Flash" […]

The Paul "the Punisher" Williams (38-1, 27 KOs) vs. Kermit "the Killer" Cintron billboard reads like a comic book movie title. And yes, it will be violent. In a fight that was originally scheduled to take place nearly two years ago, I expect Williams to be too much for Cintron in their junior middleweight tussle. I give […]