Boxing judge and secondsout.com contributor Barry Lindenman breaks down the unified rules of boxing

By Derek Bonnett: I have never counted myself among the tide of fans supporting Floyd Mayweather Jr. in or out of the ring. I find him unlikable, shallow, and, at times, offensive. However, I have never doubted his superiority in the ring as one of boxing’s best. I have noticed a common theme popping up on the web in regard to the pound for pound standings.

By Marc Livitz in Las Vegas: Whoever decided many years ago to open arena doors to the public for a weigh in before an anticipated fight should be highly commended. The bigger the bout, the larger the crowd and so why not treat the weigh in as a great precursor to the event itself?

By: Mike Sloan: Cinco de Mayo weekend is always the best weekend of the year because of two things: The Kentucky Derby and the biggest boxing event of the year (depending on what the September card will be). What’s even better is that the boxing event is always in Las Vegas and it always features at least one of the biggest stars in the entire sport.

Wladimir Klitschko plans to prove just how limited a boxer Francesco Pianeta is when he defends his IBF,WBA, WBO and IBO heavyweight crowns at the SAP arena in Mannheim, Germany on Saturday. At a press conference to publicize the event the world’s best heavyweight even found time to quote former champ Mike Tyson when discussing the chances of his Italian rival.

By Matthew Hurley: There was a moment early on in the super bantamweight tussle between Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux where Nonito’s face betrayed the worry that was beginning to plague his mind. Any excuses for his inability to catch and kill his elusive prey would have to wait until the final bell – unless he could catch lightening in a bottle.

Former European super bantamweight champion Rendall Munroe has announced that he will fight again, five months after losing to domestic British rival Scott Quiig(6th tko) and announcing his retirement.

By Derek Bonnett: The first week of the month of April played quite a few April Fools on the SecondsOut top ranked fighters in action. It was the week of the upset as the world’s top flyweight lost to a terrific looking upstart in China. Another flyweight contender lost on the cards to an underdog and as a result lost his SecondsOut ranking.

Trainer Freddie Roach is so impressed with double Olympic champion Zou Shiming that he believes the Chinese born boxing hero can become a world champion after just six fights. At the age of 32 the light flyweight prospect does not have time on his side but Roach is so impressed with his charge so far that he believes he will be a champion in no time at all.

By Derek Bonnett: The theme of the last week of March in the sport of boxing was "Razor Close Decisions". Among the SecondsOut ranked fighters in action, four fighters’ futures were impacted by a single point. That was the margin of difference for Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios and Pedro Guevara and Raul Garcia.