Boxing Blog – TSS Tidbits

Mitch Abramson, a feature writer for The Sweet Science, wonders why the match was even made. According to the former CJ Award winner, Roy Jones Jr. did nothing in the way of a sincere attempt to win Saturday’s light heavyweight fight against Antonio Tarver, and felt he came into the fight with nothing to give. Charles Jay of Boxing Channel Radio solicited Abramson’s thoughts in the wake of Tarver’s unanimous decision victory.

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What does tonight’s Wladimir Klitschko–Samuel Peter fight really mean for the future of the heavyweight division? Tim Graham, columnist for The Sweet Science and the Buffalo News, talks to Boxing Channel’s Charles Jay about why the division has deteriorated and what it might take to resurrect it. He’s rooting for one guy in particular on Saturday night and he’ll explain why.

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Roy Jones was, as usual, a no-show on Wednesday’s conference call to promote the October 1 fight with Antonio Tarver, but his trainer, Alton Merkerson, was there to answer questions from reporters. Merkerson talked about the re-insertion of Roy’s father into the camp, as well as the alleged hand “injury” that had the St. Pete Times reporting Jones was pulling out. And of course, no gathering with the boxing press would be complete without someone asking an inane question about Roy Jones’ “legacy.” Here are some excerpts from that conference call.

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Saturday night’s fight in Atlantic City brings together two fighters who have somewhat different things to prove. Wladimir Klitschko is seeking to re-establish himself as a heavyweight force, and to do that he must show more stamina and chin than in his defeat to Lamon Brewster. His offensive arsenal is considerable, however, and has already brought him close to the apex of his profession as a heavyweight title claimant. Samuel Peter, on the other hand, has to demonstrate that he is worthy of the hype that has positioned him as a potential savior of the division. Can he take the big step up here? Robert Cassidy Jr. of Newsday and The Sweet Science and his father, former light heavyweight contender “Irish” Bobby Cassidy, analyze the Klitschko-Peter “crossroads” fight on this exclusive edition of “Cassidy & Cassidy.”

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What went wrong for Erik Morales on Saturday? Was it simply a matter of him moving up too far in weight? And what happens to the rematch with Manny Pacquiao? Discussing this matter are Bobby Cassidy Jr. of Newsday and The Sweet Science, and his father, “Irish” Bobby Cassidy, former light heavyweight contender, and also a fight analyst for The Sweet Science.

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Is there a future in boxing for Joe Mesi? Or will all his options run out? Tim Graham, a weekly columnist for The Sweet Science who also covers boxing for the Buffalo News, has been right on top of the Mesi story from the beginning. In fact, it was his reports of Mesi’s subdural hematomas that broke the story wide open. In this segment with Boxing Channel Radio’s Charles Jay, Graham gives fans a complete overview of what has happened and what may be about to happen.

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