It is not easy to say if it is a case of the slightly fading champion up against the hungrier younger challenger, but that hasn’t stopped SecondsOut’s team of fearless writers from making their confident picks for Saturday’s junior welterweight boxing world title fight between title holder Ricky “Hitman’ Hatton and Paul “Magic Man” Malignaggi at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, televised in the USA on HBO’s World Championship Boxing.

Heading into Thursday’s rematch with Shelby Gross, Bobby "The Celtic Warrior" Gunn was poised to take his opponent out, leaving no question as to who the better fighter was.

Check out James ‘Smitty’ Smith’s exclusive one on one interview with Ricky Hatton ahead of his IBO junior-welterweight showdown with Paulie Malignaggi at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

At Thursday’s weigh-in in Rama, Ontario, Canada, both IBF champion Steve Molitor and WBA titleholder Celestino Caballero scaled 121.6lbs ahead of their super-bantamweight unification fight on Saturday night.

Former two-time IBF and WBO jr. middleweight world champion Verno Phillips is confident of a win in his upcoming fight against former two-time WBO welterweight world champion Paul Williams.

Jerry Glick reporting: Gleason’s Gym is one of the most famous and popular boxing gyms in the United States. Situated in Brooklyn, New York it houses some of the best boxers and trainers in the world. Some are well known and some should be. One who is almost as prominent as many of the boxers he works with is Don Saxby.

By Craig Phillips: IBF cruiserweight champion Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham makes not only the second defence of his title when he meets Tomas Adamek on December 11, but he will be making his first appearance on ‘home soil’ in over three years.

By Jason Pribila

On May 28th Thomas Hauser let boxing fans behind the curtain, and behind the scenes of “HBO: 2008”. He intimately detailed how the decisions by HBO’s current leadership were adversely affecting the sport as a whole. Mr. Hauser wrote, “Part of the problem is that HBO is no longer building fighters the way it once did because it tries to televise the biggest names, not the best fighters and fights.”

In the first world title unification fight in the eight-year history of ShoBox: The New Generation and the first to take place in Canada, IBF champion Steve Molitor and WBA super bantamweight titleholder Celestino Caballero will collide this Friday at the Casino Rama in Ontario.

Anthony Ivey recently sat down with former undisputed junior middleweight world champion Ronald “Winky” Wright for a brief one on one interview.

Jerry Glick reporting: In the dictionary next to the word “intensity” there should be a photo of Joe Higgins. Who is Joe Higgins?

On Saturday, November 29, two of Americas most prominent heavyweight future starts, Travis Walker and Cristobal Arreola, will face each other at the Inland Empire’s newest state-of-the-art building, Citizens Business Bank Arena located in Ontario, CA. WBO #5 rated Walker took time to discuss the biggest fight of career.

Relentless combatants square off when HBO Sports presents WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: Ricky Hatton vs. Paul Malignaggi and James Kirkland vs. Brian Vera live this Saturday, Nov. 22 (10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT), from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, exclusively on HBO.

Rhode Island’s only representatives ever on the U.S. Olympic boxing team, Jason Estrada (2004) and Demetrius Andrade (2008), will be showcased November 29 on “Holiday Havoc” at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

Robbie Tovar was forced to withdraw from his WBC USNBC cruiserweight title fight against Bobby Gunn, scheduled to take place at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, this Friday, November 20 – setting up a rematch between Gunn and Shelby Gross.

By Paul Upham: While no one doubts the classy star power and money generating ability of Oscar De La Hoya and his world titles in six weight classes are evidence of his boxing ability, one question amongst boxing fans and insiders usually results in some extended debate. What is Oscar De La Hoya’s best career win?

Check out James ‘Smitty’ Smith’s exclusive one on one interview with Paulie Malignaggi ahead of his IBO junior-welterweight showdown with Britain’s Ricky Hatton.

By Matthew Hurley

In its infancy the world of mixed martial arts that I would see late at night on ESPN held no interest for me. I found it to be slap-dash and amateurish and subsequently ignored its refinement over the years.

As 2008 Olympian Shawn Estrada prepares for his first professional bout on November 29 at the new Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, CA, the East LA native addresses his participation in the recent Olympics in China and the jump to the pro ranks.

By Derek Bonnett

With all the big boxing talk of the last couple of months being focused on Hopkins-Pavlik and Jones-Calzaghe, it appears as if the enthusiasts of the sport have completely forgotten about the super bantamweight unification bout between Celestino Caballero and Steve Molitor on November 21 at the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario.

Pound For Pound King Manny Pacquiao is primed and ready for his David And Goliath battle with Oscar De La Hoya in Las Vegas on December 6.

When Andrew Golota decided to pull out of his fight with Ray "The Rainman" Austin after the first round in Chengdu, China on November 7, some were quick to question his decision.

By Paul Upham: As he enters the final three weeks of training for his Dream Match boxing super fight with Manny Pacquiao on December 6, the “Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya is feeling comfortable already weighing below the welterweight limit of 147lbs.

This Friday, November 21, Tuto Zabala Jr.’s All Star Boxing returns to the Kissimmee Civic Center in Kissimmee, FL, with WBA #14 super bantamweight Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. defending his WBO Latin title and challenging for the vacant WBA Fedecentro 122 lbs. belt against Victor Martinez. Telefutura will televise.

Freddie Roach, the trainer of Manny Pacquiao, has labelled Oscar De La Hoya boxing’s version of Twiggy after looking at the ‘Golden Boy’s’ latest media workout photos.

NY Jets coach Eric Mangini and NY Giants Super Bowl champions Brandon Jacobs and Justin Tuck headline a long list of celebrities who will join boxing trainer and ESPN2 analyst Teddy Atlas in helping the needy at the 12th annual Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Dinner this Thursday night, November 20 at the Hilton Garden Inn on Staten Island.

Former WBC super-featherweight champion Genaro Hernandez is facing the toughest fight of his life.

Bob Duffy’s Ring Promotions will present the “Holiday Hits” pro boxing show in Manhattan for the third consecutive year on December 4. Co-headlining will by Jaffa Ballogou taking on Daniel Judah for vacant IBF International 175 lbs. title as well as heavyweight Nagy Aguilera versus TBA.

Former unified junior middleweight champion Ronald “Winky” Wright will return from nearly an 18 months layoff to take on Michi Munoz, December 4 at the Snoqualmie Casino in Seattle, WA. Versus will televise.

By Paul Upham: It wasn’t a world title fight win but for Jermain Taylor, but at this stage of his boxing career, it may have been more important than that. A unanimous twelve round points win over his former Olympic team mate and former world champion Jeff Lacy has got Taylor’s career back on track, after back to back losses to Kelly Pavlik.

By Paul Upham: It wasn’t the return to knockout form that Kermit Cintron would have been hoping for, but it was an important twelve round points win over fellow former world champion Lovemore Ndou on Saturday night in Nashville, Tennessee, USA in the main support to Jermain Taylor-Jeff Lacy.

By Jason Pribila: One week ago, Spanish-language network Telefutura announced that it would be canceling its Friday Night boxing series “Solo Boxeo” due to the high production costs and the current ailing economy. On Friday Night the series returned to Philadelphia and it seemed like the fighters on the card were determined to cut costs by closing the show early.

It’s a special edition of WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING when HBO Sports presents Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones, Jr., the exclusive replay of their highly anticipated light heavyweight showdown along with super middleweigts Jermain Taylor vs. Jeff Lacy, live, tonight, Saturday, November 15, on HBO.

In an exclusive video interview with FoxSports.com’s Mark Kriegel, ten-time world champion Oscar De La Hoya, at his training camp in Big Bear, California coolly countered trainer Freddie Roach’s prediction of a ninth-round knockout victory by Manny Pacquiao on December 6.

There was a time when they were both world champions and friends. Not now. It is “All Or Nothing” in this match as these two boxers try to get back to the top, at the expense of the other’s career. That hasn’t stopped SecondsOut’s team of fearless writers from making their confident picks for Saturday’s WBC super middleweight world title eliminator between Jermain Taylor and Jeff Lacy, televised in the USA on HBO’s World Championship Boxing.

Sakio Bika scored a third round tko win over Peter Manfredo Jnr to claim the IBO super-middleweight title in Providence, Rhode Island on Thursday night.

Jermain Taylor and Jeff Lacy came face to face on Thursday during their final press conference at the McGugin Center in Vanderbilt University, Tennessee. The two former USA Olympic team mates will clash in “All or Nothing” on Saturday night in a WBC super middleweight world title eliminator on HBO World Championship Boxing.

Olympic Gold Medalist and ten-time world champion in six weight classes, Oscar De La Hoya opened his training camp on Wednesday to over 100 media members who made the trip up to the secluded mountains of Big Bear, California to observe the boxing legend’s training regiment first hand as he prepares for his December 6 “Dream Match” against The Ring magazine pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, live in the USA on HBO Pay-Per-View.

An open letter from Glen Johnson to Joe Calzaghe for the Welshman and the whole boxing world to see.

WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev will return to the ring on December 20 when he faces Evander Holyfield in Zurich.

Check out the latest Training camp notes from Steve Cunningham and Tomasz Adamek.

The boxers have weighed-in and final pre-fight statements have been made for tonight’s (Nov. 13) “Tough & Tested” card at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI, featuring Peter Manfredo vs. Sakio Bika and Grady Brewer vs. Cornelius Bundrage. VERSUS will televise.

On December 13, heavyweights James Toney and Tony Thompson will square off at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, CA, to be seen on VERSUS. The card, dubbed "Now or Never," will also include NABO super middleweight titlist Andre Ward.

By Matthew Hurley

After losing in his bid to claim the WBC welterweight title from Floyd Mayweather in 2007 Ricky Hatton finally came to the reasonable conclusion that he was not and never will be comfortable at 147 pounds.

Promoter Cedric Kushner has cancelled his Gotham Boxing show, scheduled for the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on November 21-following the withdrawal of contender John Duddy.

By Derek Bonnett

If Joe Calzaghe is indeed done fighting after last Saturday’s bout against the aged Roy Jones Jr. in New York, then 2008 will have seen two long standing world champions make their exits from the sport unbeaten. However, Floyd Mayweather Jr. will have made his exit with far more prestige bestowed upon his name than the thirty-six year old Pride of Wales.

By John Lumpkin

Joe Calzaghe did what was expected of him this past Saturday when he dominated the badly faded Roy Jones Jr. The difference between these fighter’s capabilities at this stage in their career is staggering.

By Paul Upham: After fifteen years facing the best at lightweight and junior welterweight, there are not many names around his weight that Lovemore “Black Panther” Ndou hasn’t fought in his 57 fight career. This Saturday night in Nashville, Tennessee, the 37 year-old faces his toughest test when he moves up to welterweight to face knockout artist Kermit Cintron in an IBF world title eliminator on the Jermain Taylor-Jeff Lacy card.

Host Eddie Goldman discusses how the November 8 card in New York, headlined by the one-sided drubbing by Joe Calzaghe of Roy Jones Jr., was yet another sign of the long decline of American boxing.

SecondsOut’s New York City, USA reporter Jerry Glick is also our resident boxing cartoonist. Check out his latest offering on the unique world of boxing.

By Jerry Glick at ringside: One thing that was very apparent about Joe Calzaghe that may or may not have been noted before, he is not only fast and an endless well of endurance and punch output, but he is immensely strong. By that I don’t mean that he is a huge puncher, just overall stronger than just about everyone at his weight.

Undefeated IBF/IBO light heavyweight world boxing champion “Bad” Chad Dawson wants to be the first to congratulate Joe Calzaghe on his dominate victory over Roy Jones Jr at Madison Square Garden, New York on Saturday night.

Joe Calzaghe spoke to the media after his unanimous twelve round boxing points decision win over Roy Jones Jr on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York, televised in the USA on HBO Pay-Per-View.

In the end, the workrate of Joe Calzaghe proved the main difference. There were glimpses of the best days of Roy Jones Jr in the first two stanzas, but after twelve rounds, the Welshman defended his light heavyweight boxing world title with a unanimous points decision win on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York, televised in the USA on HBO Pay-Per-View.

By Clive Bernath: Junior Witter returned for the first time since losing his WBC junior-welterweight title to Tim Bradley with a third round knockout win over Victor Hugo Castro at the York Hall, Bethnal Green on Saturday night.

It is the champion of the past versus the champion of the present and we are always told that every great champion has one great fight left in them, but that hasn’t stopped SecondsOut’s team of fearless writers from making their confident picks for Saturday’s light heavyweight world title between champion Joe Calzaghe and challenger Roy Jones Jr at Madison Square Garden in New York, televised in the USA on HBO Pay-Per-View.

By Jason Pribila: Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson was hoping to make a statement this month by traveling across the Atlantic to take on David Haye.

By Michael Coppinger: For the greater part of the past 15 years, Roy Jones Jr. was the unquestioned pound-for-pound king. Every time he fought, you knew he was going to win; it was just a matter of how spectacular he would look. He was a man among boys.

By Craig Phillips at ringside: Akaash Bhaatia was the star of a 10 fight undercard at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan as he easily dismantled the experienced Mark Callaghan in two impressive rounds.

By Wayne Bartlett: After 12 rounds that wouldn’t have looked out of place in the World Wrestling Federation, Lee Haskins emerged victorious in his challenge for Andy Bell’s British Super Flyweight title at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan on Friday night.

Former heavyweight world title challenger Ray Austin made short work of Andrew Golota on Friday night after he, and an apparent arm injury, combined to force the inconsistent Pole to quit after the first round at Sichuan Stadium in Chengdu, China.

By James ‘Smitty’ Smith: Before I get to this weekend’s big fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Joe Calzaghe, let me state how profoundly proud I am to say that Barack Obama is 44th President of the United States.

Enzo Calzaghe, the father and trainer of Joe Calzaghe says his son will kick Roy Jones Jnr’s "ass" when the two clash at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night.

As the Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr showdown gets nearer, some of the best boxers in the sport from both sides of the Atlantic give their analysis and predictions on Saturday night’s big fight.

By Jason Pribila

To say that the Pay-Per-View numbers were disappointing would be an understatement. Top Rank’s Bob Arum, chose not to sugar coat the numbers when he spoke to ESPN.com. “The Pay-Per-View numbers sucked. It did only about 190,000. It’s very disappointing.”

Jerry Glick reporting: On Wednesday at midday in Midtown Manhattan Roy Jones Jr. and Joe Calzaghe faced the media for their final press conference before their November 8th date at Madison Square Garden. The conference took place at BB Kings on 42nd Street.

The big boys for this Friday’s (Nov. 7) boxing card in Chengdu, China, have weighed-in. The DKP-promoted event will feature, among other stars, heavyweights, Andrew Golota (WBA #4) vs. Ray Austin (WBC #10) and Jameel McCline vs. Mike Mollo.

With less than two weeks of preparation to go, Jermain Taylor is reportedly calm, cool, confident and anxious to get in the ring. Taylor will leave his Miami-based training camp soon before shifting to Nashville, Tennessee, site of his 12-round super middleweight eliminator fight with Jeff Lacy on November 15, to be seen on HBO.

By Thomas Hauser

When Paulie Malignaggi steps into the ring to face Ricky Hatton on November 22nd, two fans with unique perspectives will be at ringside. Anthony Catanzaro and Chris Santos are part owners of restaurants that are as different as the styles of the fighters they’ll be watching in Las Vegas. But they share a passion for the sweet science and for Paulie.

By John Lumpkin

First, Hopkins upsets Pavlik and then Darchinyan trumps Mijares. It was a surprising turn of events for most writers in the sport. The question is how is it that so many people who know the game so well were so wrong?

This Saturday, October 8, fight fans in York, Pennsylvania will be treated to professional boxing as Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions returns to present "THE BATTLE AT YORK II” at the historic Valencia Ballroom.

Click through to the next page to get an invaluable insight into how Roy Jones Jr has been preparing for his November 8 ‘Super Fight’ against Welshman Joe Calzaghe

Leading up to the light heavyweight showdown between Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Jr., set for this Saturday, Nov. 8 on HBO PPV, HBO Sports will present the exclusive replay of both fighters’ previous ring action from 2008.

This Friday, November 7 at the Bally’s Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing will present WBA No.5/WBC No.14 heavyweight Kevin Johnson vs. Matthew Greer and welterweights Terrance Cauthen vs. Shamone Alvarez.

Enzo Maccarinelli will take on American Jonathon Banks for the vacant WBO cruiserweight title at the Excel Arena in London on December 6.