Every four years, when people once again start discussing the latest incarnation of the Summer Olympics, he?s touched by the same combination of nostalgia, satisfaction... and lament.

"There's not a day that goes by in my life when I don't think about Montreal," he said, in a recent FitzHitz interview.

But don't think for a second that Paul Williams has lost his sense of humor. In fact, the WBO welterweight champion has come up with what he considers a perfect solution to his absence from the marquee for the next 147-pound mega- event.

"Tell Manny I'll split my purse with him if he lets me take his place in that fight," he said in a Tuesday FitzHitz interview, referring with a laugh to the impending novelty match between ex-welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya and lower-weight dynamo Manny Pacquiao.

The last time Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) fought in Southern California was against Oscar de la Hoya in 2000 at the Staples Center in a fight that catapulted him to boxing stardom.

Eight years later, on Saturday, September 27, Mosley will face Mayorga (28-6-1, 22 KOs) in a bout contested at the 154-pound limit.

Pavlik (34-0, 30 KOs), the current undefeated middleweight champion, will move up in weight to face Hopkins (48-5-1, 32 KOs), a Philadelphia native, at 170 pounds on October 18.

"I am preparing to fight a legend and take him down in his own backyard," said Pavlik.

I've never been a Mexican. I've never been a Mexican-American. I've only been to Mexico four times, in fact, and the last trip ended with me throwing up in the Cancun airport on the way to an overnight hospital stay when I finally returned home.

I've also never been a Filipino. I've never been to the Philippines. And I freely admit that most of what I know about the island nation comes from two sources -- my 11th-grade Social Studies teacher, Anthony Franc; and a former co-worker in my former home state, Annie Marcelino.

Larios of Mexico (62-6-1 39 Knockouts) stopped his Nicaraguan challenger (17-5-1) in the seventh round.

Larios originally won the interim crown with a technical knockout win over Feider Viloria of Columbia in May.

At the 1:22 mark of the ninth, referee Robert Byrd ruled a cut above Judah's right eye was a result of an accidental head butt, and the decision went to the scorecards, which read 86-85, 86-85, 87-84, all in favor of Clottey (35-2).

Neither fighter landed many power punches through the first six rounds. Judah (36-6) appeared to throw more haymakers in the early going, but Clottey's quickness made those attempts futile.

A left by the 32-year-old Darchinyan (30-1-1 24 KOs) sent Kirilov (29-4-1 9 KOs) to the mat for the second time in the fifth round, and Kirilov was unable to get back to his feet.

The bout at the Emerald Queen Casino ended at the 1:05 mark of the fifth.

The match, which will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 22, will be for Hatton's Ring Magazine junior welterweight championship and Malignaggi's IBF title belt.

Hatton (44-1, 31 KOs), a two division world champion, fell short of the mythical pound-for-pound crown and world welterweight championships in his 2007 super fight against Floyd Mayweather. However, the 29-year-old bounced back impressively at his natural weight of 140 pounds in May as he scored a near shutout 12-round unanimous decision over Juan Lazcano.

The New Jersey-based organization will take one giant leap toward self- inflicted insignificance this weekend, when it somehow recognizes the winner of a 147-pound bout between Joshua Clottey and Zab Judah in Las Vegas as the "welterweight champion of the world." Not sure if the good folks in East Orange caught it or not, but there's recently been a title fight in that very weight class under the bright desert lights of Nevada.

In fact, it took place just a week ago and ended with Antonio Margarito staking an inarguable claim to kingpin status in the contentious niche between 140 and 154 pounds.

Naito (33-2-3) was on the ropes early in the bout, and was behind on points with all three judges. However, he came out swinging in the 10th round and stopped Shimizu (13-3) with a flurry of punches.

The victory was his third title defense, and came a little more than a year since Naito first claimed the crown by stopping Pongsaklek Wonjongkam's streak of 17 consecutive successful title defenses.

On July 16, Toney won in a questionable TKO, capping a rematch that stirred more controversy than the first time the fighters met.

An accidental head-butt from Toney early in the third round caused a cut over the left eye of Rahman. At the end of the round, Rahman went to his corner and told the ring doctor he couldn't see due to the blood streaming into his eye.

Dear Floyd, Hey Money, how's it going? How's retirement working out? You staying busy? I hope the summer in Michigan is treating you better than the winter will be in a couple months.

OK, listen champ, as much as I'd like for this to be just a "Hey, let's catch up and talk about old times" letter, I've got something a little more important to address.

The fight, which was slated for 12 rounds and was supposed to take place at Dunia Fantasi amusement park, was cancelled since neither fighter appeared for the official weigh-in.

Coming into the matchup, John was 41-0-1 while Asika's record was 22-3.

Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) stalked his rival for much of the bout, backing him against the ropes and into the corners. Finally, in the 11th, he forced Cotto (32-1) to one knee with a hard right hand. The champion returned to his feet, but was quickly staggered again before Cotto's corner threw in the towel and referee Kenny Bayless put a stop to the contest at 2:05 of the 11th.

It was the third straight stoppage victory for the Tijuana, Mexico-based fighter.

It was a perfect recipe for welterweight greatness 27 years ago, but the winner that night in Las Vegas thinks this weekend's Cotto-Margarito follow-up at the MGM Grand Garden will require a dash of something extra to remain salient 147-pound conversation come 2035.

"They need to provide a defining moment somewhere along the way," said Ray Leonard, who rallied dramatically to stop Thomas Hearns in the 14th round of their WBC/WBA showdown on Sept. 16, 1981. "That's what boxing doesn't have so many of anymore, and that's what this fight will need.

The fight, to take place in Madison Square Garden, is likely to be rescheduled for November, according to British newspaper The Guardian.

Calzaghe's The Ring Magazine light-heavyweight title will be on the line when the two hook up.

Solis (27-1-2), who was successful in his seventh title defense, won by scores of 120-108 on two scorecards and 120-107 on another.

Stopped by WBO champion Nelson Dieppa in his first title try in 2004, Solis came back to win the IBF's 108-pound crown with a decision over American Will Grigsby on the Baldomir-Judah undercard at Madison Square Garden in January 2006.

The 6-foot-5 Thompson (31-2), an unorthodox southpaw from Washington, DC, gave Klitschko (51-3, 45 KOs) a challenge in the middle rounds, but the power punches belonged to the 6-foot-6 1/2 Ukrainian, who had the decision locked up before he knocked Thompson out at 1:22 of the 11th round.

Asthe American challenger tried to land a left hook in the 11th, Klitschko ducked and slammed him with a right to the chin, and Thompson collapsed to the canvas.

Dawson contacted the WBC to inform that he will not fight against Adrian Diaconu for the undisputed light heavyweight championship and, therefore, is handing over the title to the Romanian.

The 32-year-old Santos (32-3-1), a native of Puerto Rico, stunned the home crowd after Alcine (30-1), a Montreal native, was unable to pick himself off the canvas 2:10 into the sixth round.

This is Santos' third title having held the WBO welterweight title from 1999-2001 and the WBO light middleweight title from 2002-2005.

The punishing jab, straight right hand and follow-up left hook of universally recognized heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko spring immediately to mind, in fact, as potential causes of distress.

But confidence won't be an issue.

When I stumbled across Wednesday's news that Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Jr. had agreed to terms on a September showdown at Madison Square Garden, I'm not ashamed to say I was thrilled.

In my view, their decade-long standing as signature names and ownership of title belts in five weight classes warrants a palpable level of expectancy.

According to the British newspaper The Telegraph, sources close to the 36- year-old Calzaghe's camp confirmed that the fight -- for Calzaghe's The Ring Magazine light-heavyweight title -- is "99 percent certain" to be hosted at the legendary venue.

Calzaghe, who boasts a 45-0 professional record and has owned the WBO super middleweight title since October 1997, surrendered his WBC super middleweight belt to take the match with Jones. He still holds the WBO and WBC titles at super middleweight, but moved up to light-heavyweight in April and defeated Bernard Hopkins by split decision.

Back in October 2007, Sturm fought to a 12-round draw with Griffin, as the judges ruled the fight 115-114 for Sturm, 114-117 for Griffin and 114-114, as Sturm escaped with his title.

Saturday, though, Sturm (30-2-1) won in more convincing fashion, as the judges scored the fight 116-112, 116-113, and 118-110 in favor of the defender. The fight was more aggressive than the first meeting, and Sturm landed clean shots in addition to putting up a good defense of Griffin (24-2-3).