To beat or not get beat? That was the question. Marco Antonio Barrera focused on the latter, as it was apparent after the first round that he was going to play it safe in the long-awaited rematch of his beat-down at the hands of Manny " the PacMan" Pacquiao nearly four years ago. Once a […]

Round 2. It was this round that told the story of the fight. I know you are wondering why I would say that round two was the moment-of-truth in a prizefight that reached its violent conclusion in round seven. At this critical turning point of the fight, Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor and Kelly "the Ghost" […]

In a fight that exceeded expectations, Vernon "the Viper" Forrest won a resounding decision over the game, but overmatched, Carlos "Tata" Baldomir. Seemingly showing no ill effects of the sporadic layoffs and numerous injuries that have derailed him of late, Forrest looked the best that he has been since his first victory over Sugar Shane […]

On Saturday, July 21, the 42-year old Bernard "the Executioner" Hopkins showed why he is not quite ready to ride off into the sunset, outfoxing and outboxing Ronald "Winky" Wright over 12 brisk rounds of action at The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. As I predicted in my Hopkins-Wright preview post, Hopkins […]