Moments after Julio Cesar Chavez blew out Roger Mayweather in two rounds on July 7, 1985 in Las Vegas, no one – even perhaps Mayweather himself – ever dreamed a rematch would ever take place. And why should they? After Mayweather won the first round...
When a historian gauges a great fighter’s worth he asks several questions. How did his physical skills measure up to those of his peers? Was he so dominant over his opponents that he could rightly lay claim to an era as opposed to a small slice of ti...
May 8, 1982, Las Vegas, Nevada - The realization of a dream is one of life’s most powerful moments, especially when that moment is preceded by years of hard work and sacrifice. It is even more so after one fails the first time on the big stage, only...
This past weekend featured a phenomenal sports lineup – Game 6 of Lakers-Suns, Game 1 of Flyers-Blackhawks, the Indianapolis 500, NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600, a full schedule of MLB, the French Open and U F C 114’s grudge match between R ashad Evans and Q...
By Lee Groves - It has often been written that records are made to be broken. On many levels that sentiment rings true because the most ambitious people use these benchmarks to push themselves toward perfection. Not all records are created equal...
By Lee Groves - Saturday night’s WBA junior welterweight title fight between champion Amir Khan and challenger Paul Malignaggi was only the latest chapter in a long and storied tradition among fighters based in the United Kingdom – earnest efforts to...
This week’s slate of “thoughts” has a serving of yesterday, a smattering of today and a healthy heaping of tomorrow. So without further delay, let’s dig in: Floyd Mayweather’s dominance of Shane Mosley deserves a bump up my pound-for-pound list –...
For those of you that didn’t read the first installment, I recently indulged in a mind game while transferring VHS fights to DVD in the Home Office. If someone were to give me the choice of the greatest weaponry in boxing’s pantheon, which tools woul...
By Lee Groves - Last week I likened Floyd Mayweather Jr. to the wildly successful but take-no-risks David Simms of “Tin Cup” fame. After watching him take apart Shane Mosley Saturday night, a parallel involving another sporting figure of the past...
By Lee Groves - In his 13-year professional career, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been the picture of perfection. Forty times he has stepped inside the squared circle and 40 times he has left it a winner. Twenty-five of those outings failed to go the sche...
Although Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley would be loathe to admit this given their current war of words, they are more alike than they care to admit. Both are gym rats who boast a ferocious work ethic fueled by immense pride and single-mind...
By Lee Groves - On the night of February 6, 2010, Edwin Valero was at the top of his game. In stopping Antonio DeMarco via nine-round corner retirement, Valero proved he was much more than a knockout artist. Fighting through a horrific gash on hi...