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While Erik Morales was unable to do enough to oupoint Marcos Maidana, he wildly exceeded everyone's expectations in making this a Fight of the Year candidate.

Despite compiling a 26-0 record with 26 knockouts (the first 17 in the first round!), few boxing fans in the U.S. had ever seen Venezuelan lightweight Edwin Valero in action before last night. Now, after stopping interim champ Antonio DeMarco, his days as an unknown in this country are officially over.

You're the matchmaker. Boil all of the great match-ups that could be made among today's active boxers down to the top twelve. Who would be fighting who?

On May 30, WBA heavyweight champ Nikolay Valuev will get a chance to avenge the only loss of his pro career when he takes on WBA 'champion in recess' Ruslan Chagaev. The bout will likely take place in Helsinki, Finland. It's also likely to be a showcase for much of what's wrong with the heavyweight division today. Find out why.

Light heavyweight Joe Calzaghe remained undefeated with a one-sided beating of Roy Jones Jr. at Madison Square Garden. The crowd 14,152 included many fans from Wales who made Calzaghe feel right at home in his first fight in New York.

Boxing needs to build on a decent 2005. Here are the 12 fights that need to happen in 2006.

Lance Armstrong retired in top after winning his seventh consecutive Tour de France. Rocky Marciano is boxing’s closest parallel to Armstrong in terms of leaving on top. We take a look at how some other all-time great fighters did in their FINAL fights . . .

Undisputed middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins has successfully defended his title an incredible 20 consecutive times. So just where does Hopkins belong among the greatest middleweights of all-time? The answer may surpirse you ...

There’s a new kid on the boxing pay-per-view block and it’s … ESPN! Preview of all four fights on ESPN's first ever pay-per-view boxing card.

It's not uncommon for a professional boxer to fight long past his prime. In fact, it's all too common. So which current fighters fall into this category? Here is an extremely subjective list of a dozen fighters who should retire immediately.

Love him or hate him, everyone watches when "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas fights. Vargas returns on March 26 against Raymond Joval. So how will Vargas fare in his comeback?

Boxing is entering a transition period – a changing of the guard. Which fighters will be among the next generation of boxing superstars? We select 12 young fighters who have what it takes to make the difficult transition from talented prospect to true star.

The heavyweight division is presently on life support and the public scarcely seems to care. The same could be said about the NHL but at least with the heavyweight division there may be light at the end of this long, dark tunnel ...

The junior welterweight division is undoubtedly the hottest in boxing today. And the best news of all is that these guys actually seem willing – if not downright eager – to fight each other!

A review of the latest news in the world of boxing from your About Boxing Guide Andrew Eisele.

About Boxing Guide Andrew Eisele takes a look at what's going on in the frequently wild & wacky world of boxing.

Archived boxing articles from About Boxing Guide Andrew Eisele.

Try to boil all of the great match-ups that could be made among today's active fighters down to the top ten. Not an easy task. We give it a try. From your About.com Boxing Guide.

Latest columns from Alan J. Sorkowitz, Father Steve Sellers, Calixto Gonzales and John Gregg.

Archive of columns from ESPN2's opinionated and passionate studio analyst. Say what you want about Max but he knows his stuff and he loves the fight game.

Pedro Fernandez and others bring you inside news, scoops and insights from the world of boxing. Worth checking out.

Latest from Lyle Fitzsimmons, Contributing Boxing Editor for The Sports Network.