The 27th Round Well, let's say I was in that Senate meeting room today. This is what I might have to say: I shall only make...
The 26th Round If you're a reader of the “Operation Cleanup” series, it's quite possible thatyou'll be tuned into C-SPAN this morning when the Senate Committee...
The 25th Round This coming Wednesday in Washington, DC, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is going to be holding another one of those...
Just who does the IBF think they're messing with? This is Roy Jones Jr., they're talking about. This is the Big Cheese, the Top Dog, the...
The 24th Round If I told you that Don King or Bob Arum were not only in the business of promoting fights, but also in the...
The John Ruiz – Roy Jones, Jr. fight on March 1 is not so much the “Hard Road to Glory,” as it is a trip down...
The 23rd Round There is no question that the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas has a major stake in the boxing industry, simply...
Some fighters routinely brush off knockdowns and continue fighting. Johnny Tapia routinely cheats death and goes on with his life. You see, Tapia never does anything...
The 22nd Round For those of you who don't understand what it means to open a “Pandora's Box”, I hope you won't mind if I bring...
This Friday night former heavyweight challenger Michael Grant takes on journeyman Carlton Johnson. Outside the couple of thousand folks that are expected to show up at...
Why don’t we call this fight “Felonious Fury in Memphis,’’ or “Night of the Ex-Cons,’’ or “Sing Sing Saturday Night?’’ The name should hold meaning. It...
The 21st Round I normally don't like to disparage Nevada – they usually get things right, and are constantly under tremendous pressure to do so, since...
The 20th Round Hey – would you like to be a mover and shaker in the world of boxing? Controlling world ratings? Pulling the strings on...
If you really think about it, doing a stand-up comedy routine and boxing are amongst the toughest things in the world to execute. Both are individual...
He comes from a 'Land Down Under'. No, I'm not talking about the band 'Men at Work' or their hit song of the 80's that became...
The 19th Round People often complain that we're wallowing in far too much alphabet soup. OK – I'll buy that. But you've got to keep in...
The 18th Round Just recently, trainer Buddy McGirt signed a contract to work for Main Events, under a set of parameters which, in the words of...
Despite the tough spelling of his name, Kostya Tszyu is an easy guy to listen to. He doesn’t toss out loud adjectives or make false promises...
The 17th Round I get a surprising amount of feedback from people within the boxing industry who believe that it is not a commission's job at...
The 16th Round One of the major complaints on the part of promoters and matchmakers during the normal day-to-day course of putting on boxing shows is...
