When all of the receipts were tallied, the Floyd Mayweather vs Juan Manuel Marquez PPV fight card generated over a million buys. It signalled the culmination of a decade-long quest for Mayweather to become the leading draw in boxing. To many, it also sent a strong message to denizens of mixed martial arts fight cards […]

This posting may be a little late, but it’s right on time. Right on time because it appears that the lowlifes who murdered Vernon Forrest are slowly being brought to justice. But rather than focus on them, let’s place the focus where it needs to be. I did not know him personally nor was he one of […]

Just like his compatriot Lennox Lewis, Joe Calzaghe left no doubt as to who the alpha male in his division was. Largely defined by his thrashing of then-undefeated Jeff Lacy as well as his dominant victory over then-undefeated Mikkel Kessler, “the Pride of Wales” ruled the 168-pound division with an iron fist, never losing a […]

In July, I guess I’m supposed to cry. Please do not confuse me for Langston Hughes or even Kanye West, but I am feeling both poetical and reflexive given the recent sobering events. I hope you all forgive me for not writing a post the day that it was found out that the great Alexis […]