Jim Cawkwell

Greatness Demands Ricky "Hitman" Hatton’s Political Incorrectness

Sanctioning organizations are truly the most ridiculous purveyors of moral bankruptcy in boxing. Their self-serving stipulations and puerile procedures have become a cancerous infestation, causing the sport to suffer. And yet they remain a conspicuou...

Does “No” to Floyd Meayweather Sr., Mean "Yes" To Victory for Oscar De La Hoya?

By the amount of press it receives, it’s clear that dysfunctional family behavior qualifies as light entertainment to many people. Just last week, former Canadian middleweight champion Alex Hilton, very much out of his mind on one substance or anothe...

Ricky Hatton Soars; Jose Luis Castillo Struggles: Fight of The Year Next?

Ricky Hatton’s agenda was to secure his world light welterweight championship and prove his marquee potential to the international boxing community. However, his performance accomplished far more than that. He succeeded in exposing the moronic moveme...

Manchester’s Mafioso Sights The Iron Twin

The fighting spirit of Ricky Hatton is conspicuous amongst many other championship level fighters in that it drives him to satisfy the paying public’s appetite for a real fight. His understanding is that the fans - as he continues to refer to himself...

Rocko! Remember the Neighborhood!

Considering that Sylvester Stallone is all but irrelevant in modern-day Hollywood - and being one whose skepticism often overpowers his more optimistic moments - it was easy to believe that “Rocky Balboa” was just a cheap attempt steal back some long...

Season’s Grievances - Part Two.

2007 promises the ring return of former middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins. You have to wonder what kind of a man would be willing to break a promise to his deceased mother for no better reason than money. Not long ago, Hopkins portrayed himself a...

“Uno Más” for Barrera and Morales.

It was the mirror image of the moment almost a decade ago when Erik Morales first became a champion by sinking the killing body blow into Daniel Zaragoza, who could manage only a begrudging acknowledgement in response. November 18, 2006: Erik Morales...

Jermain Taylor: Good Intentions Gone Bad

Undisputed middleweight champion is a hallowed boxing term. Unifying any division sets a fighter apart, but the historical significance of the middleweight class is something special. The weight of that significance seems to be an increasing burden u...

Filling the Void Left by Floyd

When a star attraction such as Floyd Mayweather, Jr. enters a weight class, he alters its equilibrium; perhaps even inhibiting its growth. Naturally, fighters of lesser financial appeal seek to engage him and reap the rewards offered by his pound-for...

Is Ouma Taylor’s Regression or Revolution?

More than a year since his coronation, opinions are still divided on the matter of Jermain Taylor as the true middleweight champion of the world. Where some applaud his overthrowing of the old guard, others criticize his lack of authority in doing so...

Marquez-Beristain: Where Loyalties Lie.

For every tale of courage and decency in boxing, there’s at least twice as many more of deceit and betrayal. Honor is a rare commodity in a world in which bonds are so easily broken for the correct price. Boxing is infested with so many moral maligna...

Mayweather-Baldomir: Of Princes and Paupers.

The publicity machine is gathering steam behind Floyd Mayweather, Jr. in the form of mainstream television exposés and magazine spreads assuring those uninitiated viewers that he stands at the pinnacle of our sport as the pound-for-pound champion. Yo...

Erik Morales: If this is the End, what a ride it was!

If we could put a face to the sinister individual that none of us would wish to meet down the infamous dark alley, it might belong to Erik Morales. Not because his features are particularly unpleasant, but because he is “El Terrible.” Just as the mac...

Castillo-Corrales: Splitting Heirs of Controversy

Earlier this year, thousands of boxing fans, quick to assume and slow to apply reason, demonized Jose Luis Castillo. Now realizing that he is no wretched scoundrel apt to cowardice, they are forced to reassess their ravaging of his legacy by the very...

Can America Crash the Bloc Party?

Oleg Maskaev’s procession of machinelike punches removed not only measures of consciousness and dignity from Hasim Rahman, but also the final finger of America’s weakened grip on the heavyweight championship. Prone to such capitulations even when fav...