Jake Donovan
676 articles · The Sweet Science
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The Lightweight Division ? No Country For Young Men
Everyone had it all figured out for the lightweight division. Juan Diaz was going to beat up every other Diaz in the division, and collect their alphabet hardware in the process. Michael…
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Achievements Overshadowed By Excuses
It's a practice that will never go away, but one that has become an ugly recurring trend all through March. A loss is no longer a loss, instead grounds for a fighter…
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Top Rank-Golden Boy Rematch Before Trilogy?
Twenty-four rounds later, there is still no clear cut answer to the question, who is the better fighter between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. If the post-fight aftermath is any indication,…
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David, The Last Diaz Standing
Throughout most of 2007, the hot topic surrounding the lightweight division was not just who was its best fighter, but also its best Diaz. Most offered the same answer to both questions…
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Pacquiao-Marquez: Expectations Exceedingly High
Four years and four pounds ? that's all that changed since Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez last squared off against one another. Four years ago, the heavyweight title was splintered, with…
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How things shake out for top fighters
It began as a long-ago vision with HBO, at least according to an interview conducted with KO Magazine in the early 1990s. The idea that not only were there too many weight…
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Too Much on Your Mind When There’s Plenty To See In Your Face
It began as a long ago vision with HBO, at least according to an interview conducted with KO Magazine in the early 1990's. The idea that not only were there too many…
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Rosales, Viloria Emerge in The City of Angels
It was a short, explosive night for promising welterweight prospect Michel Rosales and a laboring affair for Brian Viloria as both emerged victorious in the 2008 debut of Telefutura's Solo Boxeo Tecate…
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Another Black Eye for (Everyone But) Boxing
"Sorry to bug ya? what did you think of the fight last weekend? I never heard of those guys, but I can't wait to see them again." Prior to 2007, the aforementioned…
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Arum Talks Chavez, De La Hoya-Pacquiao, HBO
Following the big win by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (34-0-1, 27 KOs), who stopped Ray Sanchez (20-2, 15 KOs) in the sixth-round at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, BoxingScene.com caught up with…
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Winners, Losers & In-Betweeners: The Debate
This weekend was supposed to provide more answers than questions. We were supposed to have one less Diaz in the lightweight sweepstakes. Check. Period. That was about the only definitive matter that…
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Dark September: Boxing Events Falling Apart
?All bouts subject to change or cancellation without notice.? It?s a simple disclaimer, usually found at the end of any given pre-fight press release or fight poster advertising an upcoming event. Like…
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Boxing’s Super Bantamweight Heat Wave
If the weather could be defined by a weight class, then the current record heat wave (at least in this part of the country) would perhaps be classified as the super bantamweight…
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‘The World Awaits,’ but will they return?
It's finally upon us. After months of the hype, press tours, conference calls and mini-series, we are now just days away from THE event, as undefeated welterweight king Floyd Mayweather Jr., the…
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“Blaze of Glory” – Raging Inferno or a PPV Sham?
The year started off innocent enough; much lighter on the wallet than was the case this time last year. But with Juan Manuel Marquez' minor upset over Marco Antonio Barrera last month…
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A Week Full of Shenanigans/A Weekend Full of Memories
Even with St. Patrick?s Day landing on Thursday last week, little transpired to cause us to believe we would be blessed with the luck of the Irish. In a span of less…
