Ron Borges
244 articles · BOXINGranks.com
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Borges: Mayweather’s legacy tough to tag
By Ron Borges
LAS VEGAS ? The question was so ridiculous that even after losing nearly every round to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Saturday night, all Andre Berto could do was laugh after Showtime?s Jim Gray…
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Borges: David Lemieux a pushover
By Ron Borges
Whenever I begin to hear Boxer X is ?the most avoided fighter in boxing,? I think of Evander Holyfield taking $4 million less than his handlers were holding out for to face…
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Borges: Algieri battles, but Khan wins
By Ron Borges
NEW YORK ? Chris Algieri came to the Barclays Center last night with a new trainer and a new approach. Unlike his last outing six months ago against Manny Pacquiao, he was…
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Borges: Not this one
By Ron Borges
NEW YORK ? Chris Algieri came to the Barclays Center last night with a new trainer and a new approach. Unlike his last outing six months ago against Manny Pacquiao, he was…
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Borges: Floyd Mayweather cashes in
By Ron Borges
LAS VEGAS ? If it was damage you wanted to see last night, the only place you found it was in your wallet or on your next cable bill. For the kingly…
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Borges: Why Floyd Mayweather will beat Manny Pacquiao
By Ron Borges
LAS VEGAS ? As it so often does in boxing, tonight?s Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. welterweight unification fight will be decided by speed, not power. Both fighters believe that critical advantage belongs…
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Borges: Manny has been in fight of his life for long time
By Ron Borges
LAS VEGAS ? There is a fiercely held journalistic aphorism that argues the best stories are ?man bites dog,? meaning readers favor the unusual over the normal. You can excuse Manny Pacquiao…
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Borges: Manny Pacquiao?s trainer happiest in the gym
By Ron Borges
LAS VEGAS ? For the prize fighter, there are things you never forget, even if it?s been 30 years since you last laced on gloves. You never forget the smell of the…
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Borges: Freddie Roach at his best in the ring
By Ron Borges
LAS VEGAS ? For the prize fighter, there are things you never forget, even if it?s been 30 years since you last laced on gloves. You never forget the smell of the…
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Borges: Contradictions abound
By Ron Borges
LAS VEGAS ? ESPN?s ?Outside the Lines? kicked off the Worldwide Leader?s weeklong coverage of ?THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY!!?? by burying Floyd Mayweather, Jr. under an avalanche of police reports and…
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Borges: Mayweather?s deal a KO
By Ron Borges
Timing always has been Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s game, and his timing never has been better than it is today. For five years, Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao sparred with pencils and words, each…
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Borges: Age-old intrigue to Mayweather vs. Pacquiao
By Ron Borges
At long last, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have officially agreed to square off May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. If the promotion is looking for…
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Bout to peddle an old score
By Ron Borges
Frankly, it?s gotten to the point where no one should give a damn any more. If Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants to fight Manny Pacquiao on May 2 at the MGM Grand, fine.…
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Borges: Sticking to Golden vision
By Ron Borges
You have to give Oscar De La Hoya credit for sticking to his guns. Whether it?s good long-term business remains to be seen. De La Hoya reportedly sold the contract of junior…
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Bell rung in 12th round
By Ron Borges
Boxing has long been the world of hype and hard knocks. It is the most difficult and dangerous sport and the only one in which the sole aim is to render your…
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Borges: Manny Pacquiao ready for Mayweather clash
By Ron Borges
Only minutes after his most dominating victory in several years, Manny Pacquiao seemed to sense time is running out on him and perhaps on big time boxing. Time is undefeated and no…
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Borges: Chris Algieri?s focus on jab, not job
By Ron Borges
Chris Algieri is training far differently while doing the same things to prepare for Manny Pacquiao that he did for Ruslan Provodnikov, the WBO junior welterweight champion he upset in June to…
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Borges: In loss, Bernard Hopkins wins respect
By Ron Borges
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. ? For 12 rounds Saturday night, Bernard Hopkins was a credit to boxing. After they were over and he?d lost the WBA and IBF light heavyweight titles and every…
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Borges: Sergey Kovalev dominates boxing elder
By Ron Borges
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. ? Defense wins championships, but in boxing it doesn?t often retain them. So it was last night at Boardwalk Hall that a wily old warrior tried to retain his…
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Borges: Krusher best watch it
By Ron Borges
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. ? If WBO light heavywight champion Sergey Kovalev has any advantage over the ageless Bernard Hopkins beyond the fact he?s 18 years younger, it may be that he didn?t…