In The Squared Circle

In the Squared Circle: Margarito, Pacquiao, Illegal Hand Wraps and Texas

Published on: 6th September, 2010

After more than a year and a half of speculation from the boxing world, derision from his detractors and a highly publicized California State Athletic Commission hearing, in as much that it was broadcast live on the world wide web, Antonio “Tijuana Tornado” Margarito will once again fight on American soil.  To many, this event [...]

In the Squared Circle: Pacquiao, Margarito and the Rest of Them!

Published on: 20th July, 2010

The Deadline So the deadline that Top Rank’s head honcho Bob Arum set forth for Mayweather Jr. to sign the contract to fight Filipino wunderkind Manny Pacquiao came and went, now what? As it was rumored Arum is now pushing for either a Miguel Cotto or Antonio Margarito match up for the now Filipino Congressman [...]

In the Squared Circle: A “Ghost” Sighting in Chavez Jr.’s Future!

Published on: 12th July, 2010

In a recent post on twitter.com, Steve Kim of MaxBoxing.com stated there were serious talks of a mega fight between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30KO) versus former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32KO) for December in either Dallas, TX, or Las Vegas, NV. The sudden upswing of Chavez Jr’s competition is coming on the [...]

In the Squared Circle: Margarito-Cotto II? I Hope Not!

Published on: 7th July, 2010

In his June 23rd Random Thoughts column on ESPN.com, the well respected Dan Raphael mentioned that there were talks for a December 4th rematch between Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28KOs) and Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27KOs) of Tijuana, MX.  In their July ’08 first match up, Margarito survived an early ambush from the Boricua to completely destroy the [...]

In the Squared Circle: Who Should Cotto Face Next?

Published on: 8th June, 2010

Boricua three divisional world champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28KOs) of Caguas, PR, jumped back into the win column after his some what bizarre TKO over previously undefeated Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8KOs) last Saturday night from Yankee Stadium in New York City.  The historic bout was for Foreman’s WBA jr. middleweight which now Cotto has added [...]

In the Squared Circle: Margarito Tames his Bull!

Published on: 11th May, 2010

It goes without saying that I love boxing.  Not just the three minutes of controlled mayhem that happens inside a ring but also because of everything that happens outside of it.  The controversies, dramas and feel good story of poor boy making good. Another aspect of why I love boxing is the atmosphere of watching [...]

In the Squared Circle: Flurried Ramblings!

Published on: 21st April, 2010

R.I.P. Jennifer and Edwin Valero -After all is said is done, the end of Edwin Valero turned into a real tragedy.  In a career that only saw victory with twenty-seven wins, all by knock out, his life outside of the ring, at least in the last couple of years, was filled with a number of [...]

In the Squared Circle: “El Terrible” is Terribly Good!

Published on: 30th March, 2010

Ok, I will admit it.  I didn’t think Erik “El Terrible” Morales had it in him. Last time I saw the three-time world champion in person in Tijuana, MX, he was well over 200 lbs.  Some time later, I heard he was planning on coming back to the ring and the cracks about his weight [...]

In the Squared Circle: Add One More To The List!

Published on: 16th March, 2010

Not only did Filipino sensation Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38KO) make his latest opponent Joshua Clottey (35-4, 20KO) look like a punching bag with arms -which were hardly used- last Saturday night but he also defended his WBO welterweight title for the first time.  Along with the successful defense, Pacquiao’s popularity along with Top Rank’s Bob [...]

In the Squared Circle: Should We Be Excited Over Pacquiao-Clottey?

Published on: 2nd March, 2010

With the super fight between Filipino comet Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38KO) and Ghana tough guy Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20KO) looming on the horizon on March 13th, why aren’t I more excited? Surely Clottey, who has only been defeated twice and disqualified once, is a more than a formidable foe. Besides his disqulification in ’99 for [...]

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