TQBR Radio 10/1: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera Recap

TQBR Radio: So good, it even makes Miguel Cotto smile; photo credit: Action Images

 
Queensberry Rules Radio is back. Really back. Really, really back, even. And the kind of stuff the last part of the year is bringing may just be enough to choke the Strait of Gibraltar with fistic goodness. Never mind that whole thing where Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. won a decision over Brian Vera that very, very few people seemed to agree with. We're looking forward.

Wait. Not so fast. This week on the show, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and TQBR's Patrick Connor are all but obligated to discuss this last weekend's action, which included Adonis Stevenson's dominant victory over Tavoris Cloud. Also in play are Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin, Miguel Cotto vs. Delvin Rodriguez and more.

Click this link to tune in live at a special time of 4:00 p.m. Pacific/7:00 p.m. Eastern, or download the episode later via iTunes or Stitcher Radio.

Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. Handed Disputed Decision Over Brian Vera

Chavez Jr., left, after weighing in for his fight against Brian Vera; photo credit: Chris Farina/Top Rank

Sometimes the more compelling match ups in boxing are accompanied by back stories, grudge matches and pre-fight shenanigans. It seems to be better for the long term (and even short term) health of the sport when the antics are innocuous or light hearted. 

But with approximately 98 percent of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera pre-fight news rightly centered around Junior's trials and tribulations, weight-related and not, it makes one wonder exactly what we're looking at here. Is this serious pugilistic business, or some manner of half-cocked joke?
Signs pointed to the latter after Chavez was awarded a unanimous decision over Vera that few seemed to feel he clearly deserved.

In the split-site co-feature, Adonis Stevenson sauntered over Tavoris Cloud in what was supposed to have been a competitive fight.

TQBR Radio 9/17: Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez Recap

The wake of a ship's stern; photo credit: here

Since you're here on TQBR, reading and whatnot, there's a good chance you caught the pre-#TheOne Roundtable Discussion on last week's episode of Queensberry Rules Radio. But if you didn't, then we just feel sorry for you.

That churned-up water in the picture above is exactly where we are -- the wake of the big event, staving off suffucation of stimuli while trying to figure out what it all means. The build up to Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, and undercard, was massive, which leaves us exhausted.

So let Bad Left Hook's James Foley and TQBR's Patrick Connor nudge you through the post-extravaganza minefield one crude joke at a time. On this episode, find out what happens next to Angel Garcia's cranium, Lucas Matthysse's eye, and Justin Bieber's upcoming cool tattoo.

Click this link to tune in live at a special time of 1:00 p.m. Pacific/4:00 p.m. Eastern, or download the episode later via iTunes or Stitcher Radio.

Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez - Algorithms and Blood

Even for complainers, cynics and pessimists, 2012 was a solid year for the pygmachia congregation, and 2013 has shaken out nicely. There have been cancellations, weird decisions and failed match ups in 2013, yes. But if you haven't gotten used to that yet, then you haven't gotten used to boxing. 

We now approach the the last third of the calendar year -- more specifically Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez -- and statistically speaking, that means good things for us boxing psychotics. Traditionally, the last handful of years have scheduled big fights in September and November. 

Even better, in the last five years, three Fights of the Year have taken place in the second half of the calendar year. And of the two that didn't, one, Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz I, had stiff competition from Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez I in December -- a month that often isn't factored in to the awards, barring extreme circumstances like Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao IV, or Jorge Castro vs. John David Jackson. 

So, what do the bones say as far as the kind of chance Mayweather vs. Canelo has of being not only a good fight, but worth the lip service? 

We'll be using the Ring Magazine awards as a barometer. That's not to say Ring necessarily always gets it right, or that the best fight of a particular year, as voted by a panel, is a great indicator of how entertaining boxing was in a given month or year. But Ring has been the most consistent in giving out said awards, yielding the best data to work with here. 

A lot of the numeric mumbo jumbo is encouraging to the late summer, fall and early winter crowd...

TQBR Radio 9/10: Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez Roundtable Preview

Left to right: Tim Starks, Patrick Connor, James Foley, Scott Christ and Jimmy Tobin, probably; source

Once every eleventy billion years, distant planets align in a manner that allows the existence of a rumble -- a smash up noteworthy enough to summon multiple superheroes together, fighting as one, creating a veritable wall of greatness. That's not happening here. 

If you're unaware that Floyd Mayweather and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez are fighting this coming weekend, there are truly only three options when it comes to how that could possibly be: you're legitimately in a coma, you live in a very remote part of the country (like Hoboken, N.J.), or you're a communist. This week on Queensberry Rules Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and TQBR's Patrick Connor attempt to reach the other parts of society in previewing #TheOne. Joining these loveseat leviathans this week are TQBR fraternity president Tim Starks, Bad Left Hook's Scott Christ, and The Cruelest Sport's Jimmy Tobin.

The current pause is to allow you to pick up the pieces of your mind that were just blown out of your skull by that revelation. Then remember that we'll also be getting to Danny Garcia vs. Lucas Matthysse. Rest up. 

Click this link to tune in live at a special time of 3:30 p.m. Pacific/6:30 p.m. Eastern, or download the episode later via iTunes or Stitcher Radio. 

TQBR Radio 9/3: Seth Mitchell vs. Chris Arreola, Ricky Burns vs. Raymundo Beltran Preview

Ol' Blue Eyes and TQBR Radio agree, like always -- it's been a good year; source

There are still just under three full months to go on the calendar year, but 2013 has already been memorable and, at the least, above average in terms of action, quality match ups and fan desires mostly coming true. From here on out, with as many intriguing fights on the horizon as there are, it's all gravy; a three month long dessert.

So let Queensberry Rules Radio be the cream in your coffee. This week's episode has co-hosts James Foley of Bad Left Hook and TQBR's own Patrick Connor previewing HBO's Seth Mitchell vs. Chris Arreola main event, as well as Ricky Burns vs. Raymundo Beltran. There may also be some uncouth banter in regards to the latest episode of Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez' "All Access." 

Click this link to tune in live at 12:30 p.m.  Pacific/3:30 p.m. Eastern, or download the episode later via iTunes or Stitcher Radio.