Short Jabs

Richard Hoffer

August 21, 2006

Separated at ringside: Old foes Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis were in opposite corners again, Tyson providing commentary for the international broadcast feed for last Saturday night's Oleg Maskaev-Hasim Rahman bout and Lewis doing color for HBO. Unlike during the build-up to their 2002 bout, Tyson (Iron Mic?) directed no biting comments toward Lewis.... Announced beforehand: The third and presumably final fight between legends Manny Pacquaio and Erik Morales will be on Nov. 18 in Las Vegas.... Speculation afterward: Could Maskaev be rushed into the Nov. 11 date HBO is holding for Wladimir Klitschko, which would spare boxing fans the tedium of a matchup with Shannon Briggs?