1. Bradley Defeats Pacquiao: Why the Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight Is Now Dead

    The heinous decision to award Timothy Bradley a split decision over Manny Pacquiao in their WBO welterweight title fight is having a ripple effect on boxing...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 11 months ago 3,453 reads 9 comments

  2. Pacquiao vs. Bradley Results: What Were the Judges Really Thinking?

    Abhorrent, atrocious, heinous, disgusting, wretched. These are some of the adjectives that spring to mind when evaluating the performance of judges Jerry Roth, C.J...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 12 months ago 72,119 reads 35 comments

  3. Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley Results: Round-by-Round Highlights and Recap

    With the theatrics of the press conferences, weigh-in and most of the pre-fight hype having run its course of relevance, it's finally time for Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley to settle months of speculation, predictions and analysis inside the ring..

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 12 months ago 9,337 reads 0 comments

  4. Pacquiao vs. Bradley: Breaking Down What Desert Storm Must Do to Upset Pac-Man

    If Timothy Bradley has an ultimate responsibility in his fight against Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, it is to show up prepared to throw down...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 12 months ago 1,580 reads 1 comments

  5. Pacquiao vs. Bradley: What Pac-Man Must Do to Avoid Upset

    Manny Pacquiao has earned the right to be heavily favored against Timothy Bradley. In his unparalleled run through eight weight classes, Pacquiao has left a trail of battered and bruised champions and future Hall of Fame fighters in his wake...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 12 months ago 317 reads 1 comments

  6. Pacquiao vs. Bradley: Complete Analysis of Saturday's Super-Fight

    Manny Pacquiao ’s zealous religious awakening and Timothy Bradley’s questionably arrogant rematch poster aside, Saturday’s mega-fight at the MGM Grand in Las ...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 12 months ago 3,695 reads 1 comments

  7. Pacquiao vs. Bradley: Smartest Predictions for Epic Clash

    The rapidly approaching championship fight between the 33-year-old Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs) and 28-year-old Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is not lacking for intriguing storylines...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 12 months ago 714 reads 0 comments

  8. Pacquiao vs. Bradley: Breaking Down the Fight in 10 Essential Categories

    Opinions vary on how the upcoming fight between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley will unfold. While it is reasonable to suspect that 33-year-old Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs) could ...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 12 months ago 5,382 reads 2 comments

  9. Pacquiao vs. Bradley: Each Fighter's Biggest Weakness His Opponent Can Expose

    When dissecting the combatants of a genuine, world-class prizefight the term “weakness” must be taken with a degree of restraint...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 12 months ago 1,393 reads 6 comments

  10. Gary Russell Jr., Demetrius Andrade and the Progress of the 2008 Olympic Team

    As the 2012 Olympics in London approach and a new crop of American boxers get set to battle for gold, it is time to look back at the 2008 Olympic boxing team and evaluate their progress in the nearly four years since Beijing...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 12 months ago 1,928 reads 0 comments

  11. Froch Exposes Bute: 5th Round TKO Needs No Rematch

    Carl Froch ended Lucian Bute ’s IBF super middleweight title reign with a devastating fifth round TKO in front of a raucous crowd in the Englishman’s hometown of Nottingham...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 12 months ago 2,123 reads 2 comments

  12. Lucian Bute vs. Carl Froch: Bute's 3 Keys to Victory

    Reigning IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KOs) faces his sternest test to date when he tangles with former two-time WBC champion and Super Six finalist Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KOs) in Nottingham, England this Saturday...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 12 months ago 831 reads 4 comments

  13. Lucian Bute, Carl Froch and the Top 15 Super-Middleweights in the World

    Sandwiched between the middleweights and light heavyweights, the super middleweight division has historically been overlooked...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 12 months ago 2,333 reads 7 comments

  14. Lucian Bute Needs to Fight in Vegas to Prove He Is Pound-for-Pound Top 10

    For any boxer with championship and pound-for-pound aspirations, fighting under the bright lights of Las Vegas is the ultimate proving ground...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 1 year ago 989 reads 16 comments

  15. David Lemieux: Is the Young Canadian Still a Top Prospect?

    In order to rebuild his career and reclaim the lofty status he once held as a can’t-miss prospect, David Lemieux is going to have to be the opposite of what his fighting style and knockout power suggest: patient...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 1 year ago 179 reads 2 comments

  16. Pacquiao vs. Bradley: 8 Reasons "Pac Man" Will Have the Battle of His Life

    On June 9 th , Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs), 33, will fight Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KOs), 28, for Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 1 year ago 7,674 reads 40 comments

  17. "The Bayonne Bleeder" and Boxing's 25 Greatest All-Time Nicknames

    If there’s one thing boxing still has over all other sports, it’s nicknames. I mean, every time I see Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard referred to as “D12,” ...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 1 year ago 9,804 reads 27 comments

  18. Tyson Fury and 3 Heavyweights Who Can Re-Engergize Boxing's Glamour Division

    It’s almost too easy to pick on the heavyweight division. The fighters populating this weight class are often lumbering and unskilled, and sadly lack the name recognition to live up to the historical luster of boxing’s glamour division...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 1 year ago 19,833 reads 42 comments

  19. 4 Must-See Boxing Documentaries in 2012

    The ruthlessness of boxing has always translated well to cinematic adaptations. Raging Bull , Rocky , Fat City , and Requiem for a Heavyweight —amongst so many others—are ...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 1 year ago 5,091 reads 14 comments

  20. Demetrius Andrade Needs to Step Up His Level of Opposition

    Moving through labels of “prospect,” “contender,” and “champion” is an often long and arduous process. For 2008 U.S...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 1 year ago 194 reads 0 comments

  21. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: 5 Reasons This Fight Is No Longer Avoidable

    If boxers were referred to as pride -fighters instead of prize-fighters, the proposed Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight would have happened a couple of years ago...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 1 year ago 2,856 reads 9 comments

  22. Miguel Cotto's Blueprint to Beat Floyd Mayweather: What Worked and What Didn't

    Floyd Mayweather (43-0, 26 KOs ) had just a bit too much for Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30 KOs ) to handle in most rounds of their crowd-pleasing fight last night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 1 year ago 829 reads 18 comments

  23. Miguel Cotto's 3 Keys to Victory Against Floyd Mayweather

    To quote Floyd Mayweather , “42 have tried and 42 have failed.” Mayweather’s boastful and truthful claim can only lead us to speculate about what Miguel Cotto ...

    Zachary Alapi Written by Zachary Alapi about 1 year ago 277 reads 0 comments