Boxing!

[H2O Man]

Feb. 28

At Hammond, Ind. (ESPN2/ESPN Deportes): "Boxcino" middleweight tournament quarterfinals (all bouts 6 rounds), Donatas Bondorovas vs. Willie Monroe Jr.; Cerresso Fort vs. Vitalii Kopylenko; Brandon Adams vs. Daniel Edouard; Raymond Gatica vs. Sena Agbeko; Simeon Hardy vs. TBA, 8 rounds, junior middleweights; Donovan Dennis vs. Samuel Coming, 8 rounds, heavyweights; Fidel Navarrete vs. Segio Montes de Oca, 4 rounds, featherweights; Mike Jimenez vs. Jimmy Campbell, 6 rounds, super middleweights; Dimar Ortuz vs. John Moxey, 4 rounds, cruiserweights; Russell Fiore vs. Tim Carrizales, 4 rounds, lightweights

At Verona, N.Y. (Showtime): J'Leon Love vs. Vladine Biosse, 10 rounds, super middleweights; Badou Jack vs. Derek Edwards, 10 rounds, super middleweights; Chris Pearson vs. Lanardo Tyner, 8 rounds, middleweights; Luis Arias vs. Dashon Johnson, 8 rounds, super middleweights; Ronald Gavril vs. Cameron Allen, 8 rounds, junior featherweights; Omontunde Tabiti vs. Dorian Hatcher, 4 rounds, cruiserweights; Ladarius Miller vs. Douglas Rosales, 4 rounds, welterweights; John Franklin vs. Jesus Bayron, 8 rounds, junior featherweights

Good luck to Willie Monroe, Jr., tonight. Willie is a first class gentleman, outside the ring.

I will be at ringside at Verona, with my son Darren. The greatest fighter of this era -- Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -- will be there. It doesn't get any better than that, for this old pug.

[wyldwolf]

1. As someone who hasn't paid attention to boxing since 2002 or so...

... WHERE are the young heavyweight prospects?

Seems like since the Tyson/Lewis/Holyfield era, that division has really dried up.

[H2O Man]

2. There s one

good prospect, Deontay Wilder. And there are a few guys with potential. But the heavyweight division isn't what it used to be.

I think part of it is the huge differences in size. Guys like my son (6' and 205 lbs) shouldn't be considered in the same weight class as guys who are 6' 7" and 265 lbs.

[KamaAina]

3. Your man Monroe got the decision!

Teddy and I were leaning toward the Lithuanian, but the viewers on Facebook and, best of all, the judges saw it differently.

But now he has to go up against that tough-looking Ukrainian! A similar, but tougher and better skilled, opponent. At least he'll have the home-ring advantage!

[H2O Man]

4. Willie is the only

one who can give this Ukranian trouble. Willie has the foot-work and hand speed to win, though he is clearly the underdog.

My son and I met Floyd. It was amazing.

[KamaAina]

5. Sweet!

I'm not worthy!

[H2O Man]

6. It hit me

that I'm standing there, looking this man in the eye, thanking him for all that he does or the sport ....just what an elite fighter he really is. Now, I'm an old man, and even I had him autograph a cover of The Ring magazine featuring a painting of him.