by Andrew Harrison (Safe Side Of The Ropes)

Like a rock pool in the desert, boxing embraces a stacked Golden Boy card this weekend as Juan Manuel Marquez rematches Juan Diaz at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Vegas. After an annus horribilus for fight aficionados, one which must have Ring Magazine’s team of writers already dabbing away sweat from furrowed brows when looking ahead to their annual year end awards, Saturday’s schedule may well tick a few nomination boxes yet (read more).