It’s a natural reaction to want see the best of the best compete against each other.  If two teams, or individuals in this case, are superior to their competition then they should always be on a collision course to square off.  Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have dominated the sport of boxing for more [...]

By Sportsgrinder In what can only be described as a boxing injustice, former WBO Welterweight champion Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KO) won an extremely controversial decision against Cuban amateur champion Erislandy Lara (15-1-1, 10 KO) on Saturday evening.  I watched this entire fight from start to finish on HBO this evening and couldn’t believe that [...]

By Sportsgrinder Sadly, today marks the 5 year anniversary of the passing of boxing icon Floyd Patterson. Nicknamed the “Gentleman of Boxing” for his shy and sensitive demeanor outside the ring, Patterson was one of the greatest pure boxers of his, or any generation. A former heavyweight champion of the world, Patterson’s rise to the [...]

WBO Welterweight Championship (Las Vegas, Nevada-MGM Grand) Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2; 38 Knockouts) vs. Shane Mosley (46-6-1; 39 Knockouts) By Sportsgrinder The boxing world’s undisputed pound for pound king takes center stage tonight in the WBO Welterweight Championship of the world. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, unquestionably the biggest name in boxing today, returns to the ring this [...]

If you had a chance to watch “Irish” Micky Ward fight during the tail end of his boxing career(especially the epic battles with Arturo Gatti) you were treated to some of the greatest fights in recent memory. Ward’s journey to win the WBU Light Welterweight Championship in 2000, against Shea Neary, at the age of [...]