Squared Circle Archive

Pacquiao-Mosley, The Right Fight For CBS?
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | 5 Comments
The great Thomas Hauser, who in my opinions is the best boxing scribe out there, put together a great piece detailing the move of Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto to Showtime from HBO. If

The 1st Annual SDFights Awards!
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | No Comments
Like everybody else, I want to jump on the bandwagon and give out some end of the year of awards. With that in mind, I present to you the first annual SDFightys! Because of

Why I Love the Old Guy!
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | 1 Comment
If one thing can be said about Top Rank’s Bob Arum is that he has always done things his way. Now with the pending Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley mega fight looming for May 7th in
All I Want from Santa is These Six Fights!
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | No Comments
With the holidays upon on us and December 25th just around the corner, I feel that I have been a really good boy this year. Ok, a couple of trips to Sam’s Haus Frau

Weekend of Wars!
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | No Comments
In the auto industry, the days after Thanksgiving are as busy as in any other retail business. People take advantage of the sales the car manufacturer’s offer and they come out in droves to

Flurried Ramblings!
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | No Comments
With the boxing world full of events in the near past and near future, here are my thoughts on the festivities in the latest installment of my “Flurried Ramblings”: Que “Maravilla” Martinez! In what

So What Now For Pacquaio?
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | 15 Comments
Moments before the Pacquiao-Margarito fight this past Saturday night at Cowboys Stadium, Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach complained of Margarito’s intent to drink a beverage containing ephedrine or in other words, speed. Well, after twelve
Tijuana/San Diego Fighters Take Over the World Ranks!
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | No Comments
If you were to drop a quarter right on the border between San Diego, CA, and Tijuana, Mex, and mapped out a 25-mile radius, I believe you would have difficulty to do that anywhere

Margarito, Pacquiao, Illegal Hand Wraps and Texas
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | 14 Comments
After more than a year and a half of speculation from the boxing world, derision from his detractors and a highly publicized California State Athletic Commission hearing, in as much that it was broadcast

Pacquiao, Margarito and the Rest
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | No Comments
The Deadline So the deadline that Top Rank’s head honcho Bob Arum set forth for Mayweather Jr. to sign the contract to fight Filipino wunderkind Manny Pacquiao came and went, now what? As it

A “Ghost” Sighting in Chavez Jr.’s Future!
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | 5 Comments
In a recent post on twitter.com, Steve Kim of MaxBoxing.com stated there were serious talks of a mega fight between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30KO) versus former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32KO)

Margarito-Cotto II? I Hope Not!
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | 11 Comments
In his June 23rd Random Thoughts column on ESPN.com, the well respected Dan Raphael mentioned that there were talks for a December 4th rematch between Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28KOs) and Antonio Margarito

Who Should Cotto Face Next?
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | 33 Comments
Boricua three divisional world champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28KOs) of Caguas, PR, jumped back into the win column after his some what bizarre TKO over previously undefeated Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8KOs) last Saturday night

Margarito Tames his Bull!
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | 1 Comment
It goes without saying that I love boxing. Not just the three minutes of controlled mayhem that happens inside a ring but also because of everything that happens outside of it. The controversies, dramas

Flurried Ramblings!
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | 1 Comment
R.I.P. Jennifer and Edwin Valero After all is said is done, the end of Edwin Valero turned into a real tragedy. In a career that only saw victory with twenty-seven wins, all by knock

I Will Fight Cintron with Bare Knuckles
by Felipe Leon | Boxing News | No Comments
The former three time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito of Tijuana, MX, is in the final phase of training for his return on May 8th to the ring against Roberto “La Amenaza” Garcia in the