The Dark Secret of Undercards?
Published by Carlos Acevedo on August 17th, 2010
With the recent announcement that Golden Boy Promotions will be sandbagging its Shane Mosley-Sergio Mora pay-per-view with Carlos Baldomir (who will be 20 years older than his opponent) and Vivian Harris (two fights removed from being taken out of the ring on a stretcher), thereby converting the Staples Center into some kind of temporary necropolis, [...] (Read More)


Scoop Mailbox: Is he a gorilla, a dog, a duck, a chicken, a liar, a coward or a fraud?
July 27th, 2010 - Dear Scoop: “Tijuana tornado margarito versus the pacific typhoon pacman, who r u picking?” -Voltaire Amogues Scoop Reply: “Well, it’s a disappointment to settle for this fight. This is not what the world wants to pay to see. But it is a match between two fighters who Floyd ducked – though they were able to [...] (Read More)

Manny Pacquiao & The Promoters Who Weep Over Him
July 22nd, 2010 - One interesting byproduct of the infamous midnight press conference last week was the explosion of tears over the fact that Tim Bradley, Andre Berto, and Paul Williams were not going to fight Manny Pacquiao. Among the biggest bellyachers were lachrymose promoters shut out by Top Rank. “Tim Bradley is a tremendous fighter and he’s a [...] (Read More)

5 Fights that Matter
July 5th, 2010 - There are fights that were great within the ring but for me, there are five fights that transcended the sport. These fights did not transcend the sport because of what happened in the ring but what they represented outside the ring. The first such fight was the John L Sullivan-Gentleman Jim Corbett. This fight was [...] (Read More)

Philip Anselmo Analyzes Klitschko vs. Sosnowski
May 27th, 2010 - Albert “The Dragon” Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KO’s) can be effective when he wants. He’s a bit inconsistent. But with saying that, the former European heavyweight champion is A LOT better than advertised – he’s got GOOD stamina, he’s strong, he has a decent chin, he can go the distance, he has definite knockout power, but [...] (Read More)

Arthur Mercante Sr.’s Opinion On Ali vs. Tyson
May 26th, 2010 - The late, great Hall of Famer Arthur Mercante Sr. is generally regarded as one of the top ring referee’s in boxing history. He shared the ring with the most illustrious, dynamic champions in heavyweight history – including Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Mercante famously officiated the Ali-Frazier “Fight of the Century” in 1971 at Madison [...] (Read More)

Philip Anselmo Quick Blog From Romania
May 16th, 2010 - 6-ft.-7 Kevin Price is highly touted, but old-ish at 34. (Tor) Hamer is a late starter, but should learn from this (six-round split decision loss on Khan-Malignaggi undercard in NYC). Good fight for an undercard. I gotta get this. BTW, I’m in Bucharest, Romania doing a gig with AC/DC- open air – 60,000 in the [...] (Read More)

Can Amir Khan Win Over America?
May 15th, 2010 - Over the last few years, and perhaps since network TV drew the curtains on boxing, HBO has proactively attempted to manufacture stars via careful matchmaking and PR blitzes before, during, and after a bout. Usually the beneficiaries of this treatment were picked because of potential, background story, personality, or because of ties with ubiquitous managers, [...] (Read More)

Mayweather is King
May 2nd, 2010 - There is nothing like the buzz of a big fight. Mosley-Mayweather was one of those big fights with much at stake and whose results were not predetermined. Going into this fight, two fights flashed back. The first was the second De Lay Hoya-Mosley fight, a fight that saw Oscar out box Mosley only to lose [...] (Read More)

Friday night Shobox
May 2nd, 2010 - Undefeated prospect Edwin Rodriguez challenged Kevin Engel in a battle of Super Middleweight prospects in Chicago as part of a SHOBOX, The Next Generation. In the opening minutes, Rodriguez shot his jab against the taller Engel and backing Engel up. In the middle of the round, a vicious Rodriguez right hand body shot slowed Engel [...] (Read More)

Memory Lane: The Night Boxing KO’ed The NHL
April 27th, 2010 - There once was a time when boxing was so popular that a heavyweight title fight shut down four NHL games. It happened on the evening of October 29, 1974. Four of the night’s five NHL games were re-scheduled – so that hockey arenas could host closed-circuit telecasts of the Muhammad Ali-George Foreman ‘Rumble In the [...] (Read More)

Archived Columns »

- Philip Anselmo Analyzes Klitschko vs. Sosnowski - May 27th, 2010
- Arthur Mercante Sr.’s Opinion On Ali vs. Tyson - May 26th, 2010
- Philip Anselmo Quick Blog From Romania - May 16th, 2010
- Can Amir Khan Win Over America? - May 15th, 2010
- Mayweather is King - May 2nd, 2010
- Friday night Shobox - May 2nd, 2010
- Memory Lane: The Night Boxing KO’ed The NHL - April 27th, 2010
- Philip H. Anselmo Asks: MIGUEL COTTO: CAN HE WIN? - April 19th, 2010
- Wlad throws down the Gauntlet, Again — Booth does the Talking - April 14th, 2010
- Opinion: A Call To Ban Or Modify All Canvas Ring Advertising - March 28th, 2010
- Andre Dirrell: Time to Shine - March 24th, 2010
- Klitschko place in boxing history - March 23rd, 2010
- The End Is Near For Floyd’s Reign - March 23rd, 2010
- Flashback 2007: Boxing World Defends and Supports Larry Merchant - March 23rd, 2010
- What is next for the PACMAN? - March 16th, 2010
- Philip H. Anselmo Talks Boxing - March 9th, 2010
- Celebrity Boxing Fan: Ben E. King - February 17th, 2010
- The Untouchables: How the Biggest Promoters Get Away With What They Get Away With - February 15th, 2010
- Classic Quote: Max Schmeling - February 12th, 2010
- Scoop Mailbox: To Sign Or Retire? - February 2nd, 2010
- Is America Ignoring The Klitschkos? - February 1st, 2010
- Nick Charles returns - January 31st, 2010
- Arguelles Responds To Marley: Low Blows or Flagrant Foul? - January 25th, 2010
- Antonio Margarito: Of Reprehension and Redemption - January 20th, 2010
- Deliver Us From ESPN2: Friday Night Fights Transcends its Must-Flee TV Standard - January 18th, 2010
- Boxing Made Floyd, Now It Can Break Him - January 18th, 2010
- Memorable Quotes From 2009 - January 13th, 2010
- Scoop Mailbox: What Would Howard Cosell Say? - January 12th, 2010
- Scoop Mailbox: GCOAT, The Greatest Coward Of All Time - January 11th, 2010
- A Call To The Philippine Government - January 8th, 2010
- Fans Speak Out: “More Money, More Problems” - January 8th, 2010
- Scoop Mailbox: Floyd Can Redeem Himself - January 7th, 2010
- Scoop Mailbox: We Know The Truth Now - January 7th, 2010
- Scoop Mailbox: Prove Us Wrong Floyd! - January 4th, 2010
- Opinion: Golden Boy and Floyd Exemplify Contradiction - January 4th, 2010
- Scoop Mailbox: The Fight That Won’t Die - January 2nd, 2010
- Straight Talk: Wladimir Klitschko’s Dilemma - December 31st, 2009
- Opinion: Floyd & His Zero Becoming Synonymous - December 29th, 2009
- Pacquiao – Floyd Midnight Mailbox - December 26th, 2009
- Scoop’s Pacquiao-Floyd Mailbox - December 24th, 2009
- Flashback: I Guarantee Floyd Will Duck Pacquiao - December 23rd, 2009
- The top ten lowest of the low in boxing for 2009. - December 21st, 2009
- Opinion: Why Floyd Will Get Knocked Out By Pacquiao - December 21st, 2009
- Year End Thoughts - December 18th, 2009
- When Is It Time To Say Goodbye? - December 18th, 2009
- Monica Sears: Underappreciated? Maybe. Underrated? Definitely! - December 7th, 2009
- Why I Believe Floyd Is Bluffing And Wants To Duck Pacquiao - December 4th, 2009
- The Legacy Of Greg Page - October 26th, 2009
- Playing The Pick ‘Em Game 2009 Part II - October 13th, 2009
- Chad Dawson Nominated As A Paper Champion - October 8th, 2009
- What Would Happen If The Klitschko Brothers Retired Tomorrow? - October 6th, 2009
- Emanuel Steward to Train Fury? - October 5th, 2009
- Philip H. Anselmo: Does Tomasz Adamek Have A Chance At Heavyweight? - September 30th, 2009
- Rare Q&A with Al Haymon! - September 30th, 2009
- Philip H. Anselmo’s Boxing Roundtable September 2009 - September 21st, 2009
- When Roberto Duran Met Mike Tyson - September 17th, 2009
- Philip H. Anselmo Plays The Pick ‘Em Game 2009 - September 13th, 2009
- Malignaggi wins in the ring but not outside! - August 24th, 2009
- Nick Charles, Good Luck - August 24th, 2009
- Did Boxing Lose It’s Creative Soul? - August 17th, 2009
- Cain Vs. Abel II: The Novelty Has Worn Off - August 10th, 2009
- Celebrity Boxing Fan: Tony Sirico - August 7th, 2009
- The Fine Art of Psychological Warfare - July 28th, 2009
- Philip H. Anselmo: The Day Davey Went to Another Planet… - July 25th, 2009
- Superstar Adamek On The Verge Now - July 12th, 2009
- The Last Goodbye: Alexis Arguello, Confirmed Suicide - July 11th, 2009
- …And the Up-And-Coming Heavyweights Keep Rising - July 2nd, 2009
- Why Is Klitschko Not WBA Champion? - June 22nd, 2009
- Celebrating The Double-Talk Of Floyd - June 17th, 2009
- Opinion: Boxing Needs More Boxers As TV Commentators - June 17th, 2009
- Miguel Cotto – Joshua Clottey Preview - June 13th, 2009
- P.H. Anselmo: Haye Pulls Out Of Klitschko Fight, And Now What? - June 8th, 2009
- Haye 100% Punked Out Of The Fight - June 7th, 2009
- Golota Favors Chagaev To Beat Klitschko - June 7th, 2009
- Steward: “Controlled Aggression” Will Destroy Haye - June 1st, 2009
- Pacquiao A Big Threat To Floyd, Says Ex-Champ - May 26th, 2009
- Hopkins Is A Liar: Team Adamek - May 19th, 2009
- Andrew Ward Outclasses Edison Miranda - May 17th, 2009
- Andrew Ward-Edison Miranda Preview - May 15th, 2009
- Film Review: “Tyson” - May 13th, 2009
- The Friendship of Angulo and Hatton - May 13th, 2009
- Greg Page Story Can’t be Forgotten - May 13th, 2009
- Steward: “Controlled Aggression” Will Destroy Haye - May 13th, 2009
- Boxing Loses A Good Man: RIP Stanley Levin - May 13th, 2009
- Is Manny a Superman - May 3rd, 2009
- Will Floyd Have a Story When it Comes to Manny - May 3rd, 2009
- Philip H. Anselmo: Is The WBA HWT Title On A Different Planet? - April 27th, 2009
- Philip H. Anselmo: J’Leon Love, Future Middleweight Threat? - April 15th, 2009
- Brewster: “Are You Crazy?!” Haye Won’t Beat Klitschko - April 7th, 2009
- Klitschko vs. Haye Feud, Episode 3 - April 3rd, 2009
- Secret Plot To Deny Klitschko’s Unification? - March 25th, 2009
- Philip H. Anselmo: Vitali Dismantles Awkward Gomez - March 23rd, 2009
- Analysis of Vitali’s Victory Over Gomez - March 22nd, 2009
- Emanuel Steward’s First Impression of The Klitschkos - March 18th, 2009
- Facing Duran: Mamby and Barkley Recall Their Battles With The Legend - March 18th, 2009
- Experts Contemplate: Duran vs. Mayweather at Lightweight - March 16th, 2009
- Portrait of a Champion: Memorable Quotes About Vitali Klitschko - March 16th, 2009
- Juan Carlos Gomez: My Friend Vitali Can Crack With Both Hands! - March 16th, 2009
- Disproving “The Heavyweight Era Is Weak” Fallacy - March 9th, 2009
- Boxing’s DiBella on Boxing vs. MMA - March 4th, 2009
- Thoughts on Johnson and Adamek - March 2nd, 2009
- Contender Series Ends - March 2nd, 2009
- “Baby Bull” Juan Diaz faced his defining fight, Marquez - March 2nd, 2009
- Celebrity Boxing Fan: Brian Kilmeade of Fox News - March 1st, 2009
- Facebook Updates on your Favorite Fighters! - February 26th, 2009
- Prominent Insider: Haye Will Get Destroyed By Klitschko - February 26th, 2009
- Experts Contemplate: Mosley vs. Mayweather - February 18th, 2009
- Jin Mosley is a Cotto Fan! - February 14th, 2009
- Glen Johnson Remembers The Night He KOed Roy Jones Jr. - February 14th, 2009
- John McCain Loves Boxing! - February 11th, 2009
- Was Haye’s Bluff Called By Wladimir Klitschko? - February 3rd, 2009
- Finally! Klitschko Is Mad! By Philip H. Anselmo - January 31st, 2009
- Sugar Shane Mosley Steals The Show - January 29th, 2009
- No Soft Touches For Adamek, Banks Next - January 29th, 2009
- The Destruction Of A Myth By Philip H. Anselmo - January 28th, 2009
- Margarito vs. Mosley Preview: Fight For Survival - January 23rd, 2009
- Wladimir Over Lennox, Says Man Who Boxed Both - January 14th, 2009
- Memory Lane: Ali’s Cruelty To Frazier - January 12th, 2009
- Don King: The Art of the Promotion - January 12th, 2009
- The Intriguing Return of King Vitali Klitschko - January 7th, 2009
- Philip H. Anselmo: The Retired Journeyman - January 7th, 2009
- Our Favorite Quotes of 2008 - January 2nd, 2009
- Vitali Calls Lennox “Strongest Fighter In History” - December 26th, 2008
- The Best Quotes of Bernard Hopkins - December 22nd, 2008
- Open Letter To Vitali Klitschko - December 17th, 2008
- When Was Mike Tyson At His Best? Mike Says… - December 16th, 2008
- Where is the Welterweight Unification Tournament? - December 16th, 2008
- One More Time: Evander Holyfield Set for another Title Fight - December 15th, 2008
- Ex Boxing Champ, Admits UFC Kicking Butt of Boxing - December 15th, 2008
- Philip H. Anselmo: Klitschko Dismantles Rahman - December 15th, 2008
- Floyd May Have To Beg Pacquiao and Arum - December 10th, 2008
- The Klitschko Puzzle A Daunting Task For Rahman - December 10th, 2008
- Memorable Long Counts In Boxing - December 7th, 2008
- Telling It Like It Is: Is the Heavyweight Division Really Weak? - December 5th, 2008
- Boxers’ Favorite Ring Entrance Music - December 1st, 2008
- The Resurrection of Roy Jones Jr. - November 30th, 2008
- Bernard Hopkins, As Seen By His Boxing Peers - November 30th, 2008
- Thoughts on Hatton - November 24th, 2008
- Jeff Lacy nickname says everything that you needs to know - November 18th, 2008
- Steward Impressed by Haye’s Right Hand, Arrogance & Burning Desire - November 18th, 2008
- Haye Discards Monte, Heavyweight Division Alive Now - November 18th, 2008
- All-Time Dazzling Display of Pugilism by Super Joe Calzaghe - November 10th, 2008
- Is Joe’s Confidence Intimidating Roy? - November 7th, 2008
- Artist LeRoy Neiman Observes, Comments on Jones & Calzaghe - November 5th, 2008
- Holyfield Explains His Theory on Heavyweight Power Shift To Eastern Europe - October 30th, 2008
- Bernard Hopkins: Heart of Gold - October 28th, 2008
- Could Bernard Hopkins Be The Greatest Fighter Ever? - October 26th, 2008
- Hate To Say I Told You So (But I Did!) - October 26th, 2008
- Bernard Hopkins Is The American Dream - October 20th, 2008
- Calzaghe Correctly Predicted Hopkins Over Pavlik - October 20th, 2008
- How To Make Lennox vs. Klitschko Happen, Maybe - October 14th, 2008
- My thoughts on Peter and Dawson - October 13th, 2008
- Vitali Klitschko vs. Samuel Peter Analysis - October 8th, 2008
- Boxing Imitates The UFC - October 7th, 2008
- Larry Merchant: Still In His Prime At 77 - October 5th, 2008
- Philip H. Anselmo on Boxing - October 4th, 2008
- Scoop: Round One of the Peter-Klitschko Fight Begins - September 25th, 2008
- David Haye: Where is your confidence now? - September 25th, 2008
- Philip H. Anselmo Plays The Pick ‘em Game - September 17th, 2008
- Celebrity Boxing Fan: Former Olympic sprinter Ato Boldon - September 12th, 2008
- Is Paul Williams Ducking Joshua Clottey? - September 11th, 2008
- Will Mexican Boxing Fans Support Pacquiao Against Oscar? - September 9th, 2008
- Bert Randolph Sugar on Pavlik vs. Hopkins - September 9th, 2008
- David Haye: Shit Or Get Off The Pot By Philip H. Anselmo - September 6th, 2008
- Cartoon Editorial: Oscar Ducks - September 6th, 2008
- Trainers Analyze: How To Slay Nikolai The Giant - September 3rd, 2008
- Memory Lane: Knight Recalls Lewis vs. Ruddock - August 24th, 2008
- It’s Now Official, Floyd Is Scared Of Margarito - August 20th, 2008
- Philip H. Anselmo’s Roundabout Meeting with Freddie Roach! - August 17th, 2008
- Welterweight Unification Should Be Arranged Now - August 14th, 2008
- Cain vs Abel Revisited? - August 11th, 2008
- Andrew Golota Remembers His Olympic Experience - August 11th, 2008
- Bert Sugar’s Ringside View of Margarito vs. Cotto - August 6th, 2008
- Winky Wright Criticizes Boxing Politics, Praises UFC - August 4th, 2008
- Oscar vs. Pac…Who is the better singer? - July 31st, 2008
- Cotto May Never Recover From Margarito Loss - July 30th, 2008
- Why Oscar Must Face Margarito - July 29th, 2008
- Inside Team Cotto with Phil Landman Part 4 - July 23rd, 2008
- Pavlik vs. Hopkins; where’s the beef? - July 23rd, 2008
- Tony “The Tiger” Thompson’s Final Blog Entry - July 22nd, 2008
- My thoughts on Wladimir - July 18th, 2008
- How UFC and MMA has dominated boxing in viral and grass-roots marketing - July 18th, 2008
- Floyd Admits Cotto Could Give Him Brain Damage - July 18th, 2008
- Encore: Philip H. Anselmo’s Open Letter To Wladimir Klitschko - July 16th, 2008
- Gene Hill and Prospect - July 14th, 2008
- Was Ali the Greatest Heavyweight? - July 14th, 2008
- Why not Haye vs. Ibragimov? - July 14th, 2008
- Jameel McCline Picks Thompson to Upset Klitschko! - July 10th, 2008
- Scoop’s Preview: Klitschko vs. Thompson - July 10th, 2008
- “Calm” Thompson Can Do It! Former Champ Briggs Explains How - July 9th, 2008
- Overrated Berto Now Wolf Prey - July 4th, 2008
- Monte Barrett and Tye Fields, Fields Takes Tumble - July 2nd, 2008
- Ringside Reporter Idec Recalls Torres-Holt I Debacle in Colombia - July 1st, 2008
- The Dread of Dreadlocks - June 30th, 2008
- Tennis Fan Klitschko Is A Friend of Roger Federer - June 29th, 2008
- “King” Arthur Destroys Big Mouth Miranda in 4 - June 27th, 2008
- Tony Thompson Camp Diary - June 25th, 2008
- The Best Punch I Ever Landed - June 24th, 2008
- Celebrity Boxing Fan: Tennis player Andy Murray - June 23rd, 2008
- Tellin’ It Like It Is: Floyd’s Phony Retirement - June 22nd, 2008