By Clive Bernath: Muhammad Ali, arguably the greatest boxer of all time, celebrates his 70th birthday today and the former three time world heavyweight champ has been honoured for all his incredible achievements in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

By Clive Bernath: Former WBC super-middleweight champion Carl Froch is reportedly close to signing a two fight deal to challenge IBF titleholder Lucian Bute in Montreal.

By Clive Bernath: Nearly a month or so after losing both his IBF and WBA light-welterweight titles to Lamont Peterson in the American’s home city of Washington DC Amir Khan is still doing everything he can to secure a rematch.

By Clive Bernath: World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman made a massive blunder when he spoke of the WBC not stripping Floyd Mayweather of their welterweight title despite being convicted of a misdemeanour.

By Clive Bernath: As Amir Khan celebrates his 25th birthday today with close family and friends he will no doubt be aware that he is just one fight away from realising his dream of becoming a genuine world class operator with ppv box office appeal.

By Clive Bernath: Floyd Mayweather Jr wants the world to know that he is ready to sign the contract to face Manny Pacquiao on May 5, 2012 to decide who is the best pound for pound fighter in the world, providing he agree to various drug testing procedures.

By Clive Bernath; The New York State Athletic Commission finally granted Antonio Margarito a boxing licence to fight Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden on December 3.

By Clive Bernath; Over the last three years Manny Pacquiao has firmly established himself as the world’s No.1 pound for pound boxer. Ironically, it was not until after he squeezed a 12 round split decision win over Juan Manuel Marquez in their March, 2008 rematch that ‘Pac Man’ first seriously appeared on the radar of the casual boxing fan.

By Clive Bernath: Boxing legend Joe Frazier, famous for taking part in some of the greatest heavyweight title fights in the history of the sport, has lost his final battle with liver Cancer at the age of 67.

By Clive Bernath: If ever there was a perfect example of defending yourself at all times in a boxing ring it happened in the main event in Las Vegas on Saturday night when Floyd Mayweather Jr sucker punched Victor Oriz.

By Clive Bernath: No Sooner had Vitali Klitschko dismantled the brave but outgunned Tomasz Adamaek in Poland on Saturday night that he announced his desire to knock out British motor mouth David Haye.

By Clive Bernath: As if Boxing fans were not confused already regarding who is the legitimate No.1 world champion in their respective weight divisions. It is bad enough that the WBC have created such a ridiculous array of titles. Now, the WBA-not to be outdone- have crowned their THIRD world champion at Super-middleweight.

By Clive Bernath: American heavyweight contender ‘Fast’ Eddie Chambers has offered Britain’s former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye his services as an opponent should he continue boxing.

By Clive Bernath: David Haye has called for a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko despite the 35 year-old scoring an easy points victory over the Londoner in Hamburg, Germany on Saturday night.

By Clive Bernath:Middleweight boxing legend Marvelous Marvin Hagler was one of the reasons I fell in love with boxing. Of course there were other factors but the main one was his no nonsense style both inside and outside of the ring.

By Clive Bernath: Make no mistake 20 year-old Mexican wonder kid Saul Alvarez is expected to retain his WBC junior-middleweight crown when he makes his first title defence against current European champion Ryan Rhodes at the Arena VFG in Jalisco, Mexico on Saturday evening.

By Clive Bernath: According to the Daily Telegraph, British Boxing Board of Control secretary Robert Smith has ruled out any thoughts of a rematch between bitter rivals James DeGale and George Groves.

By Clive Bernath: WBC super-middleweight champion Carl Froch can never be accused of taking the easy route. Over the last three years the 33 year old from Nottingham, England, has fought Jean Pascal, Jermain Taylor, Andre Dirrell, Mikkel Kessler and Arthur Abraham.

By Clive Bernath: For a man that had minimal amateur experience, lost his first professional fight and spent nearly five years in prison at age 17 Bernard Hopkins has done very well for himself-very well indeed.

By Clive Bernath: ‘Nice guys always come second’ is a cliché that is used all too often on the sports fields and business boardrooms around the world. Much of the time that old saying rings firmly true but every now and again a very special human being slips through the net to prove us all wrong and manages to rise to the top of their field whilst at the same time is respected by one and all. I’m pleased to say that the greatest sport of all where it is paramount to be as focused and violently

By Clive Bernath: Naazim Richardson, the respected trainer of ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley does not want to hear any excuses whatsoever when his fighter shocks the world and defeats Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night.

By Clive Bernath: Shane Mosley may be pushing 40 years old and rapidly approaching his boxing sell by date but pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao has prepared to face a peak ‘Sugar Shane’ and is excited and fully motivated about facing the future Hall of Famer at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on May 7.

By Clive Bernath: If you’d asked me a year ago who would win the battle between bitter amateur rivals James DeGale and George Groves I’d have to edge towards 23 year-old Groves.

By Clive Bernath: Despite being 39 years old Vitali Klitschko says he is in the best shape of his life. After 15 years as a professional boxer and 38 ko’s from 41 wins the Ukrainian born WBC heavyweight champion is fast approaching the end of a very successful career.

By Clive Bernath: If ever there were a world championship event for hurling insults and tasteless comments Ricardo Mayorga would be crowned world champion every time.

By Clive Bernath: Just a few days ago it appeared as though there was more chance of hell freezing over than Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye ever facing each other in a heavyweight unification battle.

By Clive Bernath: Despite having fought above the 154lb limit just once in his 47 fight career European welterweight champion Matthew Hatton somehow finds himself challenging for the vacant WBC junior-middleweight title against undefeated Mexican Saul Alvarez at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Saturday night.

By Clive Bernath: Adam Booth, the manager/trainer of WBA champ David Haye has hit back at Wladimir Klitschko’s statement earlier today that he is ready to face him in a heavyweight unification match on July 2.

By Clive Bernath: Between them Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko have dominated the heavyweight division since Lennox Lewis retired back in 2003. And if you believe some of the comments made by readers on this site part of the reason they have dominated for so long is because they have hand picked their opponents in arguably the weakest weight division in boxing.

By Clive Bernath: The good news is that now, after years of preliminary negotiations and some very personal insults, it looks like Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye will finally face each other in the ring in 2011. According to reports both camps seem to have agreed the financial split(50-50 on everything), leaving the way clear for the heavyweight encounter of the year to take place

By Clive Bernath: world heavyweight champion brothers Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko have issued a joint statement concerning the possibility of facing Britain’s David Haye in a unification fight in 2011.

By Clive Bernath: It is fair to say that Amir Khan has improved immeasurably since being knocked out so ferociously by Breidis Prescott in September 2008. Many experts and knowledgeable hardcore boxing fans were at the time of the opinion the former Olympic silver medallist was just another hyped up British prospect falling apart when faced with their first serious test.

By Clive Bernath: Despite only throwing one punch and folding like a pack of cards from the first barrage of punches from David Haye on November 13 and receiving worldwide criticism, Audley Harrison has decided to continue boxing.

By Clive Bernath: European super-bantamweight champion Rendall Munroe was named Boxer of the Year at the British Boxing Board of Control annual awards dinner at the Grand Connought Rooms in Covent Garden in London on Sunday Afternoon.

By Clive Bernath: Even before the fight was officially announced the pr hype machines of camp David Haye and Audley Harrison were under starters orders and chomping at the bit to begin publicising the most eagerly awaited all British showdown since Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank clashed in the early 90’s.

By Clive Bernath: Commonwealth Games light-heavyweight Gold medallist Callum Johnson was in two minds on whether to stay amateur and go for Gold at the London Olympics in 2012 or turn professional.

By Clive Bernath: Carl Froch has branded Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham a ‘loser’ ahead of their Super Six clash in Helsinki, Finland on November 27. The battle of the former world champions was to have taken place in Monte Carlo on October 2 but Froch was forced to postpone that date after injuring his back in training.

By Clive Bernath: Lets be honest, David Haye has heaped an enormous amount of pressure on his broad shoulders ahead of his November 13 clash with bitter rival Audley Harrison.

By Clive Bernath: He certainly took his time but HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg finally issued a statement on Monday insisting that negotiations between himself and promoter Bob Arum had taken place for Manny Pacquiao to face Floyd Mayweather Jr on November 13.

By Clive Bernath: Floyd Mayweather Jr has announced that he is in no rush to face Manny Pacquiao to decide who is the world’s No.1 boxer.

By Clive Bernath: About three weeks ago I got a call from a very reliable source informing me that IBF/WBO and IBO heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko had offered WBA champ David Haye a 50%/%50 split and no options to face him in a heavyweight unification fight in September.

By Clive Bernath: Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao may not have swapped punches in the boxing ring just yet but the undefeated American has struck the first knockout blow (financially at least) by leaving Pacquiao standing when it comes to earning a pile of the green stuff.

By Clive Bernath: One could quite easily argue, and be well justified in doing so, that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and John Duddy are two of the most over hyped boxers fighting today. Both men have been built up by their respective promoters and both men’s pr and matchmaking machines have excelled in building them up into championship contenders.

By Clive Bernath: At just 21 years old Canadian middleweight prospect David Lemieux is slowly but surely starting to punch himself into potential world title contention and the attention of the world‘s top 160lbs boxers. Fight fans from Montreal, where Lemieux reside have been singing his praises to anyone that will listen for quite a long time now and why shouldn’t they? After all the ’Canadian Kid’ has won all 23 of his professional fights inside the distance, and a mightily impressive 19 in

By Clive Bernath: World title contender Albert Sosnowski believes Vitali Klitschko will regret giving him the opportunity to fight for his WBC heavyweight title. The 31 year-old Polish fighter challenges arguably the world’s No.1 heavyweight at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on Saturday (May 29), and understandably feels he will be the one celebrating victory.

By Clive Bernath: As soon as Breidis Prescott rendered Amir Khan unconscious with a thunderous left hook in September 2008 it looked as though the Olympic silver medallist’s highly promising career was pretty much over before it had even started.

By Clive Bernath: The two main talking points being discussed by boxing fans the world over following Floyd Mayweather Jr’s win against Shane Mosley last weekend is should he now be ranked above Manny Pacquiao as the pound for pound No.1 boxer on the planet, and will he and Pacquiao face each other in the ring anytime soon?

By Clive Bernath: To say I was shocked last weekend’s heavyweight title clash between Wladimir Klitschko and Eddie Chambers was not broadcast LIVE on American tv would be an understatement.

By Clive Bernath: Prior to Nathan Cleverly unanimously out-pointing the vastly more experienced Tony Oakey to claim the vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight title in October 2008 the undefeated Welshman, who turns 23 on February 17 has moved up in class, improved with each performance and matured in equal measure.