Boxing Perspective: The 2009 Final Bell

This has been a turbulent year for boxing in so many ways. We've seen the return of Floyd Mayweather Jr, the end of Roy Jones as a possible serious contender, the fall of old champions and the rise of new.

This year we were dazzled by Manny Pacquiao, who disposed of not only Ricky Hatton but beat Miguel Cotto into submission. We were impressed as Timothy Bradley demonstrated how the pound for pound rankings were not so far off in his future, we watched Paulie Malignaggi right a wrong in his rematch against Juan Diaz by getting the fight on grounds comfortable enough to garner a fair shake.

We have seen the resurrection of men such as Shane Mosley, who was coming to the end of a hall of fame career until he dismantled Antonio Margarito just hours after Mosley’s trainer Brother Richardson found an illegal substance in Margarito’s handwraps.

Those are just a few highlights of our spectacular year.

Also in 2009, for every great moment we fell upon hard times. Young Masatate Tsuji died from in ring injuries three days after his ... Full Boxing Article here...