Marquez vs Bradley is an extremely intriguing match up with no clear favorite as both are premier fighters with superb skills.
Marquez is the more experienced, more technical counter-puncher with one-punch knockout power.
And Bradley, on the otherhand, is the younger, more agile, volume-puncher with elusive speed and quickness.

This is a match-up where proper and strict strategy application will be essential to both fighters.
Marquez is one of the most intelligent fighters in the sport today and outsmarting the veteran wizard surely won't be easy.

No one can question JMM's knowledge of the game and his ability to make adjustments in the ring without missing a beat. The biggest question most are asking is: How will Marquez's 40 year old reflexes will hold-up against the elusive 30 year old speedster?

But Marquez fully understands the disadvantage he holds and has been sparring with Bradley-esque fighters who can, to some degree, mimic Bradley's speed and movement.

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NABO junior welterweight champion Karim Mayfield wanted his HBO debut to be memorable.He achieved his goal, overwhelming Mauricio Herrera en route to a unanimous decision Saturday night on the Thomas Dulorme-Luis Carlos Abregu undercard at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.

The three judges scored the fight for Mayfield, 96-94, 98-92 and 97-93. Mayfield also won the fight, 98-92, on ESPN.com's scorecard.

Through much of the fight, Mayfield found Herrera's chin with hard overhand rights. In the latter rounds, Mayfield forced Herrera against the ropes where he controlled the action inside.

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There’s cause for concern in the Manny Pacquiao camp these days.

Although the always proud Pacquiao never would admit he’s worried about his slippage in his past three fights, his words and actions during the media tour for his Dec. 8 fight vs. Juan Manuel Marquez suggest as much.

This will be Pacquiao’s fourth fight against Marquez, 39, and he has two narrow victories and a draw to show for the first three. If you ask Marquez and many ringside observers of those fights, the ring-smart veteran from Mexico City could be 3-0 and would seem to have Pacquiao’s number.

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NEW YORK - This past Saturday night, September 15, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada, The Thomas and Mack Center and the MGM Grand hosted two sold out professional boxing events, which further proved that the sport is not only doing well, but also actually thriving in the sports community.  "With over 30,000 tickets sold for both events just a short distance from each other and millions watching around the world, these two promotions truly displayed how well the sport is doing" said Joe DeGuardia, President of the Boxing Promoters Association. "Boxing remains a worldwide attraction. It's rewarding that our sport continues to defy the odds and pull in fans. Congratulations to everyone involved in those two shows."  The SHOWTIME card was their highest rated boxing event and the HBO Pay Per View numbers are expected to exceed 500,000 in this country. Continued DeGuardia, "With the fans coming out in record numbers we hope and expect our broadcast partners to increase their support of boxing across the board, and further ensure that the sport of boxing will continue to thrive for many years to come. "