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1. Was that the fight of the year? Jay Caspian Kang: It's only early March and the big fights of the fall haven't been lined up yet, but should we go ahead and proclaim Saturday's brutal 12-round welterweight battle the Fight of the Year? For thos...

Will boxing ever forgive Timothy Bradley for beating Manny Pacquiao?

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Floyd Mayweather's ascent to his position as king of the boxing box office is that he's done it without being an exciting fighter. Rather, he convinces fans to pay for his fights by distracting them from what w...

Cousin Sal and Bill Simmons break down the Pacquiao vs. Marquez fight, the Week 14 action in the NFL, and guess the Week 15 betting lines. To listen to this podcast, you can download it on iTunes here or go to the ESPN.com PodCenter here. Pre...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports over the weekend. The Redskins rallied to beat the Ravens, 31-28, in overtime, and dodged a bullet when Robert Griffin III's knee injury was diagnosed a sprain, and...

Reflections on the fight from two writers who watched from ringside.

1. Does anyone actually know which boxers are good, which are great, and which are fake? I'm not sure. The sport is so balkanized that there just doesn't seem to be a reliable way of determining who the best fighters really are. If you tried to make...

It's been a rough couple of years for athletes nicknamed "Macho." In May 2011, pro wrestling legend Randy "Macho Man" Savage suffered a heart attack while driving, crashed his Jeep Wrangler, and died at age 58. Last week, 50-year-old ex-boxer Hector ...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. Ross Detwiler pitched six strong innings and Ryan Zimmerman slammed a key RBI double as the Nationals clinched the first playoff berth in franchise hist...

To the sport I've been watching and writing about the last three Saturday nights, I ask this question: Who are you, and what have you done with boxing? You superficially resemble boxing, with the four-sided rings and the dudes wearing gloves all p...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday. The University of Connecticut announced that legendary men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun will announce his retirement today. They were going to let Ca...

If you're incautious enough to spend any period of time looking at online gambling forums, two things will probably occur. Firstly, your faith in humanity will quickly disappear, and secondly, you'll be amazed by how gullible people can be. Any onlin...

A theory: If you found someone who had never watched a round of boxing, and you made him watch the recent fights of Andre Ward, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Sergio Martinez, Juan Manuel Marquez, Nonito Donaire, Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko,...

Examining boxing's next must-happen fight that might never happen.

Two NBA frenemies try to figure out where everyone — other than Anthony Davis — will end up.

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Despite some lingering soreness from cramps that kept him out at the end of Game 4, LeBron James expects to play in Thursday's Game 5. Unfortunately, t...