Round by Round: Weekly Boxing Notes

If you’re looking for my Calzaghe/Hopkins preview, it’s here. Obviously, that fight is the big news of the moment for sweet scientists, but there were a lot of other developments of interest this week with big implications for the future:↵↵-The July 26th Miguel Cotto/Antonio Margarito fight that has all of boxing buzzing looks like it will be held in Atlantic City and not Madison Square Garden, according to reports that emerged from Bob Arum’s team this week.↵

↵↵-Arum also came out this week with a proposal from Golden Boy that could potentially lead to a third fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao. Boxing Scene reported that Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer approached Arum about having Marquez step up to lightweight and fight Joel Casamayor, the Ring champion at 135. The idea is that the winner of that fight would face the winner of the June 28th Pacquaio/David Diaz fight.↵

↵↵-Last seen losing a war of attrition to Ricky Hatton in 2005, it appears that the once-great Kos Tszyu is ready to make a comeback. If you’ve forgotten about ole Kos, well, here’s a little something to jog your memory, his 2001 KO of Zab Judah, one of the great highlights of all time.↵

↵

↵↵-Mike Tyson is ready to make his next move – mental health professional. Iron Mike has offered his psychiatric services to retired British soccer player, Paul Gascoigne, who recently suffered a nervous breakdown and spent time in a mental institution. ↵

↵