It’ll be like taking candy from a baby, when "Sugar" Shane Mosley, 44-5 (37 KO), takes on Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga, 29-6-1 (23 KO, this Saturday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA in a 12-round junior middleweight bout. Nearly every time that Mayorga has stepped up in competition, Vernon Forrest notwithstanding, he has either been outboxed (by […]

It’s good to be back, predicting big fights again (yes, I missed you too).  August was a quiet month for the sweet science, but I stayed busy by obsessing over my fantasy football draft a few weeks ago and following major league baseball’s suddenly-intense pennant races. With baseball on the minds of many, it’s appropriate […]

In some ways, this boxing match can be viewed as the "losers bracket" of the lightweight vision. Let me make this clear though: neither fighter is a loser per se, but the fact remains that both were handed serious beatdowns in their most recent fights. Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz (33-1, 17 KO) was battered and […]

I must admit, this is really a tough fight to call. And it’s not because I am a native New Yorker who can’t stand to see another New York City guy lose.  It’s tough to call because both Zab Judah (36-5, 25 KOs) and Joshua Clottey (34-2, 20 KOs) are good, yet inconsistent.  The key to […]