There are no certainties in life - less so in the unpredictable world of professional boxing - a sport once described by Larry Merchant as “the theatre of the unexpected”.

Somebody should probably let the sport of boxing know. Yeah, it’s been a slow January in our sport. Real slow. Like, Nicolay-Valuev-loading-up-on-an-overhand-right slow. Larry-Merchant-pondering ...

Larry Merchant (born Larry Kaufman) is an American sportswriter, a longtime commentator for HBO sports presentations of HBO World Championship Boxing, Boxing After Dark and HBO pay-per-view ...