Yes, I said it. This fight is not a superfight. It is a spectacle being marketed as a superfight. The spectacle centers around the current pound-for-pound king Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao (47-3, 35 KOs), who began his career fighting at a mere 106 pounds, facing off against "the Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, […]

Since no big name fighters from welterweight to junior middleweight appear too eager to fight Paul "the Punisher" Williams (35-1, 26 KOs), enter Verno Phillips (42-10, 21 KOs). As he seeks boxing stardom, it’s apparent that Williams will do whatever it takes (including shuttling up and down in weight) to stay active and fight whoever […]

Styles make fights. This is true, but my concern here is that this fight will be coyote ugly. Ricky "the Hit Man" Hatton (44-1-1, 31 KOs) often does more holding than his nickname would suggest.  His opponent Paulie Malignaggi (25-1, 5 KOs) is known as the "Magic Man," but often moves around so much in the ring […]

Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor (27-2-1, 17 KOs) and Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy (24-1, 17 KOs) need not listen to Bones-Thugs-N-Harmony to realize they are meeting at the crossroads this Saturday in their super middleweight tussle. Taylor is coming off of consecutive losses to Kelly Pavlik while Lacy is on a three-fight winning streak.  If their […]