» WHO YOU LIKE? Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito. Check out my pre-fight coverage from the NYC press conference (Wednesday, September 1, 2010.) I received some good quotes from Harold Lederman (HBO), Chris Mannix (SI.com) and boxing aficionado Pablo Santiago. I like Manny. Enjoy! —LC

»» Dana White video blog with Mike Tyson leading up to UFC 118 this Saturday night.

» “I feel him and his trainer should be banned for life.” —Freddie Roach. Antonio Margarito vs Manny Pacquiao? Looks like Roach is singing a different tune now.

Bad Chad Dawson’s Loss Is Light-Heavyweights’ Gain » From most boxing reporters’ accounts Chad Dawson fought his usual safety-first fight and paid the price for his frustrating lack of gusto against Jean Pascal on Saturday night. Chad had been talking up the contest in the lead-up; saying he knew he had to be more aggressive because of the Montreal (Pascal’s adopted homeland) location. • Sadly for him, he didn’t seem to realize the urgency of the situation until it was far too late in the day, and even then, he didn’t pull the proverbial trigger when Pascal slipped groggily into the firing line in round 11. A big chance to leap on a wounded Pascal was also passed up in round nine… Source: www.boxingnewsonline.net

Boxing Needs Another Mike Tyson » It’s no secret that outside of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., boxing’s mainstream popularity has been in a downward spiral. The sport’s efforts (or lack thereof) of breeding new stars has failed. This past weekend saw Chad Dawson—who Floyd Mayweather Jr. coined as one of the best pure boxers in the sport—get soundly defeated by Canadian Jean Pascal. The weekend before that, Devon Alexander had a tougher than expected challenge when he defeated Alexander Kotelnik. Both fights saw boxers who played it relatively safe. In Dawson’s case, he paid dearly by losing… Andreas Hale, live.drjays.com

Boxing Vs. MMA Or Boxer Vs. Reality? » The Ultimate Fighting Championship was originally sold on the concept of fighting style against fighting style. Masters of kung fu, karate, Muay Thai and jiu-jitsu would battle to prove which fighting discipline was superior. • The elephant in the room during MMA’s discipline versus discipline days was the sport of boxing. A few boxers did compete in the UFC. Most memorably, Art Jimmerson wore one boxing glove for his bout with Royce Gracie at UFC 1. But a topflight boxer never competed in the UFC, and for many years top MMA fighters such as Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn would field questions about how they would fare against a Mike Tyson or Evander Holyfield… Todd Martin, sports.espn.go.com

Toney photo by Matthew Felix Rosenthal

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Disappoints » Ride or die. • The phrase is the ’hood equivalent to “for better or for worse.” A vow. It means if your person’s ship is going down, you are going down with it and them. As the great Bernie Mac would say, it signifies “Who You Wit.” • Floyd Mayweather Jr. has always been one of my ride-or-die cats. Regardless of how thick the hate got, I was ridin’ with him. ’Til death do us part. Except now I’ve come to a part in his boxing career where faith begins to fade… Scoop Jackson, sports.espn.go.com

Dawson Ready To Slug It Out With Pascal » Chad Dawson’s confidence doesn’t seem rusty, even if it’s been nine months since he was last protecting his WBC light heavyweight title in a comfortable, if routine, unanimous decision over Glen Johnson at the XL Center in Hartford… Dave Solomon, www.nhregister.com

Q&A: Jean Pascal » Fightnews met up with WBC light-heavyweight champion Jean Pascal as he put the finishing touches on his preparations for this Saturday’s showdown with undefeated Chad Dawson… Dave Spencer, www.fightnews.com

Mayweather photo by SCOTT DUKES PHOTOGRAPHY

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Taking A Field Trip To Canada For Chad Dawson Vs. Jean Pascal » Chad Dawson-Jean Pascal on Saturday is about as meaningful a bout as there is on the 2010 schedule. It offers Dawson, a strong contender for the best young American fighter there is today, and Pascal, a Canadian all-action highlight reel who very well could defeat Dawson. It’s being staged in the biggest city in Quebec, where they root loudly for their Canadian fighters but where the classy fans appreciate good performances by all. And it offers something that’s rarer than it should be: a chance to crown an honest-to-God, real division champion, in this case, the light heavyweight division… Tim Starks, queensberry-rules.com

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Deal Is Near To Bring Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito Fight To Cowboys Stadium » Apparently Manny Pacquiao hopes to make it back-to-back bouts at Cowboys Stadium. And if promoter Bob Arum is correct, the crowd for a Nov. 13 fight against Antonio Margarito would dwarf the 50,994 that watched Pacquiao easily handle Joshua Clottey in March… BARRY HORN, www.dallasnews.com

» Devon Alexander disappointed with his performance against Andriy Kotelnik. After successfully defending his WBC and IBF 140-pound world titles, Devon Alexander spoke with NewsChannel 5’s Katie Felts about his win. • Alexander addresses what he calls a “D-minus performance” and why even the best fighters in the world find a way to get by on an off night.

Detroit’s Cornelius Bundrage: Ready For Boxing’s Big Names » Cornelius (K9) Bundrage, Detroit’s newest world boxing champion, would like a bite at the fight game’s major players, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. • Bundrage, an ex-participant on “The Contender” reality TV series, showed he’s for real by stopping Cory Spinks (37-6, 11 KOs) in St. Louis on Saturday night for the International Boxing Federation junior middleweight crown… MIKE BRUDENELL, www.freep.com

Devon Alexander Marches On » It was not Alexander’s best night, but the hard-fought (and deserved) victory against the tough-as-nails former titlist from Ukraine may have served an important purpose… Dan Rafael, sports.espn.go.com

Miami’s Johnson Must Deal With A Scorecard Loss Again » Ever since he became a light-heavyweight contender eight years ago, Glen Johnson has dealt with the short end of scorecards in many important fights the Miami resident believed he deserved to win… SANTOS A. PEREZ, www.miamiherald.com