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Jay's Play: Miguel Cotto vs. Shane Mosley

First of all, to give us some reference, let's go over the odds on the welterweight title fight between Miguel Angel Cotto and Shane Mosley, as they come from my friends over at BetUS.com:

The Golden Acquisition of The Ring - Part 2

By Charles Jay - For a brief moment, I was wondering whether it would have been appropriate to rename this two-part story "The Good, The Bad and The Oh-So Lovely." But I've managed to contain myself. And so: ON THE OTHER HAND...............

The Golden Acquisition of The Ring - Part 1

By Charles Jay - Ring magazine, along with sister publications KO and World Boxing (not to mention Pro Wrestling Illustrated) have just been purchased by Oscar De La Hoya and his Golden Boy Companies through a subsidiary called Sports & Entertainment...

World Cup of Boxing: The Final Analysis

Daniel Ponce de Leon was not incredibly impressive against Gerry Penalosa, at least as far as getting his opponent out of there. But he did win by ten points on two of the judges' scorecards and twelve points on the third. And consider that Penalosa...

David Diaz-Erik Morales: The Final Analysis

I think I remember having David Diaz on my radio show in Miami once. I can't be absolutely sure, because it was so damn long ago. The point is, that's how long it's taken this guy to get his career to a place where he can be in a real meaningful figh...

The Final Analysis - Hopkins vs. Wright

One has to regard the Bernard Hopkins-Winky Wright fight as important for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that it is a clash between two of the world's best fighters - both now and over the past 5-10 years. At the same time, one couldn...

'300' Not Such a Magic Number in Boxing

By Charles Jay - The number "300" is magic if you're on the Pro Bowlers Tour. In boxing, that's not the case.

The Final Analysis - Super Saturday Lines, Picks

By Charles Jay - I did a daily radio show at one time in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area. Part of it involved handicapping football games. I was having a good year, hitting about 63% of my games. There was a guy who came on the air before me who would...

Klitschko vs. Brewster - The Final Analysis

By Charles Jay - People have a tendency to overreact to fighters, especially in the heavyweight division, often on the basis of fights that shouldn't be a reliable barometer. You've heard about "great white hopes" or lately "great American hopes." We...

Hatton vs. Castillo: The Final Analysis

An old matchmaker once told me, "There ain't nothin' like a good, two-fisted brawl." No there ain't. Maybe that's what we have in store for us on Saturday night in Las Vegas, as Jose Luis Castillo and Ricky Hatton get together with the IBO juni...

A Night At The Fights For A UFC Novice

By Charles Jay - There is never a shortage of nubile, scantily-clad women around the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida. But on this particular night the pulchritude was even more plentiful than usual. The UFC had landed on the reser...

De La Hoya-Mayweather: Saviors of Boxing?

By Charles Jay - If Saturday's fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather can't capture the imagination of the casual sports fan, nothing will. After all, the match pits the sport's biggest box office attraction against the consensus No. 1 p...

De La Hoya-Mayweather: The Final Analysis

This is an age where a fighter is nothing if he hasn't won multiple titles. And thus Oscar De La Hoya has won six "world championships" while his opponent on Saturday, Floyd Mayweather, has won four "titles." To the neophyte observer, these accomplis...

Larry brought substance, eloquence and honesty

By Charles Jay - Whether it is voluntary or not, Larry Merchant will soon be leaving his role on HBO's World Championship Boxing. His contract, which runs out in June, will not be renewed. It seemed inevitable, as Merchant appeared out of place i...

Two 43-Year-Olds in The Ring? I'm Hooked!

By Charles Jay - I've grown increasingly fascinated with this fight in Germany on Saturday between Virgil Hill and Henry Maske. I always like it when people pay attention to a fight where two guys older than me go into the ring. Alright, I admit, tha...