Detloff on Mosley, Codrington, Johnson, Pavlik, Marquez...funny stuff

It almost seems a waste for Showtime to make Al Bernstein and Steve Albert fly out to Arizona to call the Juan Manuel Marquez-Rocky Juarez fight live. They should be allowed to call it during the 1:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) re-airing, which is when the rest of us will be watching it.

Question: Why does Shane Mosley look so happy in every picture you see of him promoting his fight with Miguel Cotto? Answer: He’s out of the house.

In a matter of 67 seconds, Wayne Johnsen undid all the hard work Kelly Pavlik put into advancing the cause of balding, skinny, white fighters everywhere. Thanks, Wayne. Seriously, Johnsen’s first-round knockout loss to Jaidon Codrington was the most predictable outcome of any fight in Contender history. Where did they find these guys?

Speaking of Pavlik, the news that Jermain Taylor will seek an immediate rematch is great for John Duddy fans, who can go on a while longer deluding themselves that Duddy is a world-class fighter. The full 50 percent of me that’s Irish also would like to see Duddy do well. Unfortunately, that’s the same half that thinks Sam Adams is a food group and Pat Lawlor would’ve beaten prime Duran.