In Case You Missed It Corner from theSweetScience.com

PREDICTION PAGE: Dirrell Picks Ward, Taylor Hedges, Euros Go With Kessler  [Friday Nov 20, 2009]
TSS Readers, Drop Your Prediction Here....Think You'll Nail Your Pred Better Than The Super Sixers Not Fighting Saturday?

Andre Ward Vs. Mikkel Kessler On Saturday  [Friday Nov 20, 2009]
Andre Ward Vs. Mikkel Kessler On Saturday. Europe vs. the U.S.

Pacquiao-Cotto Did 1.25 Million PPV Buys  [Friday Nov 20, 2009]
This Is The Second Time A Pacquiao Fight Has Done Over One Million Buys

Hopkins Comes Full Circle And Gives Back  [Friday Nov 20, 2009]
HOPKINS: "Do I feel the same way as I did at 24 or 34? No. I've got some kinks here and there."

Ward Counting Down The Days To Kessler  [Thursday Nov 19, 2009]
Lay Your Prediction Out There!

Haye Salivating At Thought Of Klitschko Money, First Must Face Ruiz  [Thursday Nov 19, 2009]
HAYE: "The toughest fight of my life will be John Ruiz. If I don’t think that I’ll under-perform.’’

Las Vegas Journal Part 3: The Big Fight  [Thursday Nov 19, 2009]
Las Vegas Journal pt. 3: The Big Fight plus Mosley, Berto, Haye and De La Hoya

Yuri Foreman Would Be Happy To Give Pacquiao Crack At Title No. 8  [Thursday Nov 19, 2009]
FOREMAN: "I would love to fight Manny Pacquiao."

F-LO: I Liked Mayweather To Beat Pacquiao...Now I'm Not So Sure  [Thursday Nov 19, 2009]
F-LO: I'm no longer certain that Mayweather has the strength, power and chin to out-box Pacquiao.

Las Vegas Journal Pt. 2: Madhouse  [Wednesday Nov 18, 2009]
Las Vegas Journal Pt. 2: Madhouse on Friday the night before the fight.

DECONSTRUCTING MANNY  [Wednesday Nov 18, 2009]
TOLEDO: Convention is broken down by revolution, and Manny Pacquiao fights like a revolution.

TSS ENDORSEMENT: The Atlas Foundation  [Wednesday Nov 18, 2009]
ATLAS: “The Foundation comes to the aid of people in a variety of difficult situations, people who have nowhere else to turn for help."

Mosley Called Out Floyd, Pacquiao Better Be Nicer About It  [Wednesday Nov 18, 2009]
F-LO: Mayweather saw some things Saturday night that he hadn't seen before from Pacquiao and they're a big concern for him.

Ward Promises To Hit Kessler Cleaner Than Calzaghe  [Tuesday Nov 17, 2009]
WARD: Who has hit Kessler clean? Who has really caught him so we could see what his chin is really like? Calzaghe isn’t a puncher.”

Las Vegas Journal Part 1: Pacman-Cotto  [Tuesday Nov 17, 2009]
Las Vegas Journal Part 1: Pacman-Cotto and the big weekend.

Kings Gym's 300 Members All Know Ward Will Beat Kessler  [Tuesday Nov 17, 2009]
MLAD: Ward’s reputation couldn’t come at a better time for Oakland, a once thriving city that now has a reputation for lawlessness.

Pacquiao's Victory Over Cotto Has No Asterisk  [Tuesday Nov 17, 2009]
F-LO: It's hard to picture any other welterweight taking Miguel apart like Pacquiao did.

Rock Newman Knows The Best Fights Aren't Always Made  [Tuesday Nov 17, 2009]
NEWMAN: The bridge between wanting to see something, and actually seeing it, can be steep, long. Sometimes it leads to nowhere.”

TOP TRIO: Philly's Finest Fighters  [Tuesday Nov 17, 2009]
Like To Have Seen Schultz Train Some Back In The Day, Maybe Take On Tex Cobb...

Pacquiao Seals "Fighter Of The Decade" With Victory Over Cotto  [Monday Nov 16, 2009]
F-LO: Here's the ultimate truth detector—Pacquiao beat better opposition in big fights than Mayweather did.

Miguel Cotto's Fistic Future Is In Doubt  [Monday Nov 16, 2009]
COTTO: “I know I’m cut and swollen, but I just had a fight; that’s how I’m supposed to look."

FLOYD BLASTS PACQUIAO: "Tell Manny To Be His Own Man"  [Monday Nov 16, 2009]
Mayweather Fires The First Post-Cotto-Win Blast At Pacquaio And Roach

It Was Almost As If There Were Two Of Him In The Ring  [Sunday Nov 15, 2009]
BORGES: Pacquiao battered the WBO welterweight champion the way the typhoon that had driven Pacquiao out of his training camp.

THE PROPOSAL Manny vs. Floyd: 45-45 Split, Winner Gets Remaining 10%  [Sunday Nov 15, 2009]
BORGES: Roach believes his man is too much of a pressure fighter for the defensive-minded Mayweather to handle.

It Is All Over Now But The Fighting  [Saturday Nov 14, 2009]
BORGES: The winner gets a ticket in the Get Me To Floyd Mayweather Sweepstakes.

Juan Rosas Wins Elimination Bout; Gorres Hospitalized  [Saturday Nov 14, 2009]
Juan Rosas Wins Elimination Bout; Gorres Hospitalized

All Eyes On Pacquiao Tonight  [Saturday Nov 14, 2009]
F-LO: Pacquiao may be on the verge of officially taking the baton from Oscar as boxing's marquee attraction with a victory over Cotto.

Steward-Free Andy Lee Stunned Late In Ireland, Still Gets The Win  [Saturday Nov 14, 2009]
KIMBALL: The shaky conclusion should not detract from just how thoroughly Lee was in control for most of the night.

Foreman, Gomez, Chavez Jr Get It Done On Manny-Miguel Undercard  [Saturday Nov 14, 2009]
TSS U, PLAY MATCHMAKER---Who Should Foreman Fight Next?

PINOY POWER: Manny Pacquiao Manhandles Miguel Cotto, Stops Him in 12th  [Saturday Nov 14, 2009]
Bayless Stopped It At the 55 Second Mark In the 12th; Once Manny Got Warmed Up And Scouted Cotto, It Was Over For Miguel

Hard To Pick One in This Pick 'Em  [Friday Nov 13, 2009]
BELLO: "I think Cotto's a natural welter. I don't see Manny handling his punch. I see Cotto taking a twelve round unanimous decision."

THE PREDICTION PAGE  [Friday Nov 13, 2009]
Share Your Prediction HERE, TSS!

Regarding This Underwhelming Undercard...  [Friday Nov 13, 2009]
Weigh In, Readers...Do You Care That PPV Undercards Are So Frequently Unexceptional? Why Or Why Not?

Pacquiao Landed "The Punch" And Redefined His Career  [Friday Nov 13, 2009]
F-LO: Manny's obliteration of Hatton is perhaps the--or at least one of the--most career transcending one-punch KOs in history.

Steward-Less Andy Lee Fighting In Ireland Tonight  [Friday Nov 13, 2009]
All of Lee's preparations for tonight's encounter with the Frenchman have been undertaken in Steward's absence.

Pacman And Cotto Make Weight  [Friday Nov 13, 2009]
Pacman Weighs 144, Cotto Is 145

Z Gorres Collapses After Win In Vegas  [Friday Nov 13, 2009]
Z Gorres Collapses After Win In Vegas; He's In Critical Condition

Cotto Says No Way To Number 7 For Pacman  [Thursday Nov 12, 2009]
Miguel Cotto Says No Way To Number 7 For Pacman; Or will he be steamrolled like the others?

"PAULIE'S" PREDICTION: Oscar-Nominated Burt Young Likes Pacman  [Thursday Nov 12, 2009]
Young Was A More Than Fair Boxer Himself But His Predictive Powers Are On Par With Joe Louis'

TSS Report Card—Miguel Cotto  [Thursday Nov 12, 2009]
NGUYEN: The Margarito fight showed that he has a breaking point, but also that it takes an extraordinary amount to get him there.

Powers That Be Want Manny Win....Cotto Doesn't Care  [Thursday Nov 12, 2009]
TSS Has It LOCKED DOWN! Borges, Avila, Keenan, All Filing From Vegas!

JC Chavez Jr., Troy Rowland, Soto-Karass & Alfonso Gomez  [Wednesday Nov 11, 2009]
JC Chavez Jr., Troy Rowland, Soto-Karass & Alfonso Gomez on the ppv card on Saturday in Vegas

Santiago Lacks Big Fight Experience—Will It Matter?  [Wednesday Nov 11, 2009]
BORGES: Roach points out the hole in Santiago’s resume, hoping this will create in Cotto the most dangerous thing in boxing – doubt.

ANDRE WARD: "I'm Ready For War"  [Wednesday Nov 11, 2009]
WARD: “I’ve been fighting for a long, long time. This isn’t my first big fight. This isn’t my first big stage."

Style, Speed And Confidence - The Case For Pacquiao Over Cotto  [Wednesday Nov 11, 2009]
F-LO: If Miguel's face begins to swell and bleed, Pacquiao will go in for the kill and try and get Cotto out.

Going to the Well Once Too Often - The Case For Cotto Over Pacquiao  [Wednesday Nov 11, 2009]
FIRST OF A TWO PARTER: Fight Cotto, you get banged around. I can’t imagine Roach not stepping in if he thinks it’s necessary.

Mike Tyson Arrested  [Wednesday Nov 11, 2009]
Tyson Talked About A Ring Comeback With Don King, He Didn't Mean This, Did He?

THE FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE: Manny Is Loose, Cotto Has Game Face On  [Wednesday Nov 11, 2009]
Pacquiao Broke Into A Grin A Few Seconds Into The Staredown!

Angelo Dundee To Enter Florida Hall Of Fame  [Wednesday Nov 11, 2009]
Dundee will be one of 22 inaugural inductees going into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame this Sunday in Tampa.

From Belarus To Vegas, Yuri Foreman's Path Leads To Title Shot  [Wednesday Nov 11, 2009]
YURI FOREMAN: “I don’t punch light enough for my opponents to ignore it when it lands on their faces."

TSS Report Card—Manny Pacquiao  [Tuesday Nov 10, 2009]
NGUYEN: Fighting isn’t just something he does. It’s not just business. It’s who Manny Pacquiao is. You’ve got to love that.

Pacquiao Admits Catch-Weight Is Crucial To Outcome With Cotto  [Tuesday Nov 10, 2009]
F-LO: Outside of having relatives ref and score your fight, there's no surer way to compromise a fighter than beating him on the scale.

London Calling: Homecoming Haye Looks Forward to Ruiz Next  [Monday Nov 9, 2009]
By Popular Demand, Jawny Ruiz Is Back! Who's Amped For Haye-Ruiz?!!!

Will The Absence Of A Bad Guy Hurt Pacquiao-Cotto PPV Buys?  [Monday Nov 9, 2009]
F-LO: Floyd is the better of Manny and Miguel when it comes to selling a fight, even a presumed mismatch.

Boxing Needs More Like Him  [Monday Nov 9, 2009]
TSS U: Please Welcome Back Big Bob Mladinich To Active Duty!

Before You Ask Chad Dawson To Change His Style, Read This  [Monday Nov 9, 2009]
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO WELCOME BIG BOB MLADINICH BACK TO TSS ACTIVE DUTY!

Predictions Galore  [Monday Nov 9, 2009]
Foreman Likes Cotto, Tyson Picks Manny

Chad Bad Enough, Angulo KOs Yorgey  [Sunday Nov 8, 2009]
Chad Bad Enough, Angulo KOs Yorgey. Who's next for Dawson?

Chad Dawson Did Whatever He Wanted And Dominated Glen Johnson  [Sunday Nov 8, 2009]
F-LO: Chad Dawson had a lot to do with Glen Johnson looking like a fighter who's in the process of submitting to Father Time.

MMA: Fedor Shows Why He’s The Best In The Sport  [Sunday Nov 8, 2009]
MMA: Fedor Shows Why He’s The Best In The Sport. Blasts out Rogers in two.

Venezuela’s Patrick Lopez Wins Again In California  [Saturday Nov 7, 2009]
Venezuela’s Patrick Lopez Wins Again In California. Another junior welterweight contender on the move.

Haye Fights Boring But Smart, Takes Valuev's Title   [Saturday Nov 7, 2009]
Michael Buffer Made The Call "From London, England" And Bang, Haye's Gamble Of Blowing Off The Klitschkos Proved Smart

Dundee, Richardson, McGirt, Shields Talk Pacquiao-Cotto  [Friday Nov 6, 2009]
Dundee Hedges, Nazim Likes Manny, McGirt Leans To Cotto, Shields Chooses Cotto

Valuev-Haye Travel Log : More Tales of Two Cities  [Friday Nov 6, 2009]
WOOLY: For the victor, it will probably be a far, far better win than they have ever won before.

The Hayemaker's Moment  [Friday Nov 6, 2009]
PREDICTIONS GO HERE! Will The Giant Keep His Title? Or Will The Undersized Haye Topple The Seven Footer?

Pacman Packs Them In On Media Day L.A.  [Thursday Nov 5, 2009]
Pacman Packs Them In On Media Day L.A.. Just one more week.

Litzau Gets The W On Wednesday Night Fights  [Thursday Nov 5, 2009]
Litzau Is Still In Rebuilding Mode After Being Stopped By Guerrero In 2008

Now Is Manny's TIME  [Thursday Nov 5, 2009]
Boxing Is Dead, Huh?

Diaz-Malignaggi II Is On  [Thursday Nov 5, 2009]
DIAZ: “I enjoyed beating Malignaggi the first time and I’m more than willing to do it again."

Pacquiao Must Do Huge PPV Numbers To Deal With Mayweather  [Thursday Nov 5, 2009]
F-LO: If Pacquiao beats Cotto the pressure will be on Mayweather to fight him.

Small Island, Big Stars  [Thursday Nov 5, 2009]
Here's A Quickie Primer On Puerto Rico, Which Has Produced Tons Of Fight-Game Greats

Glen Johnson Has To Make It Ugly This Time  [Thursday Nov 5, 2009]
PUT YOUR PREDICTION HERE! WILL DAWSON DO IT AGAIN, OR WILL JOHNSON GET BETTER WITH AGE?

PINKLON THOMAS: "I Was Praying To God To Let Me Die"  [Thursday Nov 5, 2009]
Thomas Went To Dundee For A Hand Up But Angie Gave Him Tough Love Instead

Chad Dawson Has To Wish It Was 1980  [Thursday Nov 5, 2009]
EM MUHAMMAD: "Chad’s a better boxer than Michael Spinks. He would have outboxed Saad Muhammad or Marvin Johnson."

COTTO: "I'm Completely Recovered From The Margarito Fight"  [Thursday Nov 5, 2009]
COTTO: “We wouldn’t have taken this fight (with a 145-pound catch weight) if we didn‘t think I‘d be at my best.”

Is Fedor MMA’s Best Fighter; Brett Rogers Got Next  [Thursday Nov 5, 2009]
Is Fedor MMA’s Best Fighter; Brett Rogers Got Next and it's on CBS this Saturday.

Just Working On Fighting A Southpaw  [Wednesday Nov 4, 2009]
Dundee Is Picking Cotto To Beat Pacquiao

Andre Ward: No Middle Ground  [Wednesday Nov 4, 2009]
F-LO: If Kessler, who is a very aggressive fighter, is able to reach him, we’ll find out what happens when it’s gut check time for Ward.

Roach Has The Recipe: Don't Allow Cotto To Get Momentum  [Tuesday Nov 3, 2009]
F-LO: Cotto's just not the same fighter who fought Judah mentally or physically.

Haye Causes A Ruckus In Germany  [Tuesday Nov 3, 2009]
MEYER: "Haye talks too much."

TSS As PI: Searching 24/7 For Clues To Cotto-Pacquiao  [Tuesday Nov 3, 2009]
WOODS: A viewer watching this installment might wonder whether Cotto's sparring partners are of a lesser breed than Pacquaio's.

THE KIMBALL CHRONICLES: Waiting For Budd  [Tuesday Nov 3, 2009]
KIMBALL: The script used was not the Oscar-winning screenplay but a version written for a Broadway run a decade and a half ago.

Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto Hits A Hot L.A  [Tuesday Nov 3, 2009]
Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto Hits A Hot L.A a week before the epic battle.

The Circus Comes To Nuremberg  [Tuesday Nov 3, 2009]
BORGES: Valuev has never been knocked off his size 18 ½ feet and that is a skill in itself that has to be acknowledged and admired.

Andre Ward Aiming To Shock The World  [Monday Nov 2, 2009]
HUNTER:“Let’s just say that my fighter is going to hit Kessler real hard.”

GOOD NEWS FOR COTTO—There Are Precedents  [Monday Nov 2, 2009]
Can Cotto Follow In The Footsteps Of Torres, Ortiz, Benitiz, DeJesus, Gomez, Rosario, Trinidad?

Colombia’s Yonnhy Perez Beats Agbeko In Punch Out  [Sunday Nov 1, 2009]
Colombia’s Yonnhy Perez Beats King Kong Agbeko In Punch Out

Floyd Mayweather Finally Loses  [Sunday Nov 1, 2009]
RA's Opening Salvo=“So Floyd, when you gonna fight somebody your own size in the top two?”

The Caped Crusader And The Boxing Pinoy-Boy Wonder  [Saturday Oct 31, 2009]
Please Supply Your Own Photo Caption In The Comment Section!

TSS Take 1: SWEET FEAT ON HALLOWEEN--Perez Takes Crown From Agbeko  [Saturday Oct 31, 2009]
Fire Away, TSS Universe—How'd You Score It?

Can Mikkel Kessler Win the Whole Super Six?  [Friday Oct 30, 2009]
F-LO: At this point, it's between Kessler and Arthur Abraham as to who's the favorite to win the tournament.

Paul Williams-Sergio Martinez Is A Go For Dec. 5  [Friday Oct 30, 2009]
Martinez Was At The Ready In Case Pavlik Couldn't Go

Marlon Starling Recalls The Last Title Fight In Hartford, CT*  [Friday Oct 30, 2009]
STARLING TO DAWSON: "He has to not get into a fight with the tough guys. He has to keep them in the middle of the ring.”

David Haye: A Freak Doing It His Own Way   [Friday Oct 30, 2009]
Drop A Pred Here

Iron Mike And The Last Don, Together Again  [Friday Oct 30, 2009]
KING: “Oh what a glorious day. My prodigal son has returned. It may be Halloween, but this is no trick."

Pacquiao, Cotto Weigh In On Halloween Costume Choices  [Thursday Oct 29, 2009]
HALLOWEEN WISH LIST: Manny Wants A GEORGE FOREMAN Costume, Cotto Chooses MUHAMMAD ALI

Chad Dawson Looks Past Glen Johnson A Tiny Bit  [Thursday Oct 29, 2009]
SHAW: "I know he'd be welcomed into the tourney and would win it convincingly, even though I have Andre Dirrell."

IBF’s King Kong Agbeko Fights Yonnhy Perez On Sat.  [Thursday Oct 29, 2009]
UPDATE: Both Fighters Weigh In At 118 Pounds

Thirty Five Years Later The Magnitude Of Ali Over Foreman Realized  [Thursday Oct 29, 2009]
F-LO: George coined the names "Deep Sleep" for his left and "Instant Death' for his right; he was certain Ali would be fall victim to one.

Kessler Coming To Cali  [Wednesday Oct 28, 2009]
KESSLER: “For the last couple of weeks I have been sparring with a rather tough guy, Sergej, from Lithuania."

It's Great Arreola Is Back So Soon...But...  [Wednesday Oct 28, 2009]
F-LO: Now that Arreola has agreed to fight on December 5th, his management has to be careful in regards to who he fights next.

Jennifer Barber Fights Gloria Ramirez; Other Women Bouts  [Wednesday Oct 28, 2009]
Jennifer Barber Fights Gloria Ramirez; Other Women Bouts coming up in the next two months.

Opportunity "Flu" Out The Window Against Cintron, But Angulo's Back  [Wednesday Oct 28, 2009]
PLUS: Duddy's Old Trainer Is New Again

Roach Says A Win Over Cotto Puts Manny In All-Time Top 5  [Wednesday Oct 28, 2009]
Roach: "At this weight, he's punching so much harder than he ever has. Cotto's defense isn't good enough, he's hittable."

Hopkins Rooting For The Phillies As He Gears Up For Dec. 2 Fight  [Tuesday Oct 27, 2009]
B-HOP: "I've been a Phillies fan my whole life and seeing them in the World Series gives me extra incentive to make Philly proud too."

Tim Bradley-Lamont Peterson Clash Dec. 12  [Tuesday Oct 27, 2009]
Drop A Pred Here, Y'all!

King Offers Halloween Undercard PPV Online  [Tuesday Oct 27, 2009]
Readers, Weigh In...What Do You Think Of King Offering Agbeko-Perez Undercard On A Low-Priced Online PPV?

Amir Khan's Growth From Arrogance  [Monday Oct 26, 2009]
F-LO: Before finding out he was made of flesh like other mortals, Khan felt that his skill-set would always be the difference.

Cotto Trainer Santiago's Point: The Fighters Will Do The Fighting  [Monday Oct 26, 2009]
FOLSTAD: Wasn’t Santiago a nutritionist or something? So how did he get this job? Well, he pretty much inherited it.

UFC 104: Lyoto Machida Beats Shogun, Velasquez Wins Too  [Sunday Oct 25, 2009]
UFC 104: Lyoto Machida Beats Shogun, Velasquez Wins Too. Large L.A. crowd not satisfied with outcome. Rematch?

TSS BOOK REVIEW: "Life In The Ring"—by John Oden  [Sunday Oct 25, 2009]
SPANAKOS: The book describes the preparation, concentration, goal setting, challenges, loss, and perseverance found in every champ.

Presenting The Second Best Boxing Doc Of All Time  [Sunday Oct 25, 2009]
This Is The Counterpoint To When We Were Kings

Does This David Have A Chance Against Goliath?  [Sunday Oct 25, 2009]
F-LO: Valuev, who wasn’t very good to begin with, seems to be going through a fairly rapid decline.

Say Hello to the Latest Heavyweight Contender  [Sunday Oct 25, 2009]
ADAMEK: "I could fight either of the Klitschko brothers in about a year."

Hernandez, Fonseca Post Wins On ShoBox  [Saturday Oct 24, 2009]
UPDATE: Seeger Suffered Slight Brain Bleed, Was Scheduled For Surgert

Out-Weighed By 42 Pounds, Adamek Takes Out Golota, Via 5th Round TKO  [Saturday Oct 24, 2009]
Adamek, Who Just Gave Up His IBF Cruiserweight Crown, Is Now 39-1; Golota Drops To 41-8-1

Hall Of Fame Inductions: Rijker, Herrera, Mitchell, Canizales  [Friday Oct 23, 2009]
Hall Of Fame Inductions: Rijker, Herrera, Mitchell, Canizales make the grade.

The Fascinating Dynamic Between Evander Holyfield And Tyson  [Thursday Oct 22, 2009]
TYSON: "I want the world to know that this is a beautiful guy, I just want you to know it's just been a pleasure being acquainted with you."

Agbeko Talks, Promises He'll Deliver Sweet Halloween KO  [Thursday Oct 22, 2009]
AGBEKO: “I predict a knockout because I’m going to knock him out.”

Adamek - Golota : A Probable "Nokaut" However You Say It  [Thursday Oct 22, 2009]
WEIGHTS: Golota Is A Career-High 256 Pounds, Adamek Is 214.2 Pounds

Dawson-Johnson II: It's All About Dawson This Time  [Thursday Oct 22, 2009]
F-LO: From a style vantage point Dawson and Johnson are the perfect foil for each other.

Al Seeger Fighting For First Time Since Ring Tragedy  [Thursday Oct 22, 2009]
SEEGER: “I have not said a prayer since that fight that doesn’t include me praying for the entire Flores family.

A "Hall" Of A System: Canastota Curiosity  [Thursday Oct 22, 2009]
The System Is Flawed—Perhaps Mr. Brophy Will Fold In Some Of Kimball's Helpful Suggestions