By Brian M. Rodriguez brian@pugilismandthepen.com Once again the boxing universe will turn its collective eye to the original Mecca of the sport this weekend, as Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KOs) defends his WBO welterweight title against Joshua Clottey (35-2, 20 KOs) at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This encounter between two of the [...]

A reminder about this weekend’s professional boxing card Saturday, May 9th at the National Western Complex.  This is the first installment in the Delgado Promotions/Coor’s Light Boxing Series and it promises to be an entertaining evening of boxing. Pugilism & The Pen watched two of the participants on the card – Victor Villereal and Raul [...]

Viewers of HBO’s 24/7 Hatton – Pacquiao know the reason for the rumors circulating around Vegas. Rumors of Floyd Mayweather Sr. showing up late to sparring sessions during Hatton’s training camp (late, like missing eight rounds of Hatton’s sparring, allegedly), which supposedly caused some rancor within the junior welterweight champion’s team. Could it be that [...]

By Brian M. Rodriguez brian@pugilismandthepen.com Here are some ruminations and ramblings from P&TP: – On the Ricky Hatton – Manny Pacquiao Junior Welterweight Championship Fight: Well, the time has finally arrived for the first megafight of the pugilistic calendar year as junior welterweight Champion, Ricky Hatton, puts his crown on the line versus the world’s [...]

Originally Composed on April 10, 2008 By Brian M. Rodriguez “Respect commands itself and it can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.” -Eldridge Cleaver The problem with continually getting what one wants is that one inevitably comes to expect he will always receive that which he desires.  Plainly speaking, one becomes spoiled. [...]

Originally Composed on March 11, 2008 By Brian M. Rodriguez “… the desire to punch other boys in the nose will survive in our culture … [Boxing] is an art of the people, like making love.” -A.J. Liebling, “The University of Eighth Avenue” The word “renaissance” typically conjures up images of frescos adorning the Sistine [...]