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On the surface, Juan "Iron Twin" Urango (21-1-1, 16 KOs) appears to be an excellent test for the fast-rising Andre Berto (24-0, 19 KOs) in their upcoming WBC welterweight title fight. Urango has faced good competition in Mike Arnaoutis (D 12), Ricky Hatton (L 12) and Herman Ngoudjo (W 12). He has a good knockout ratio (70%).

And he’ll be fighting Berto at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Why is this significant? Well, Urango has fought there a whopping eight times in his career. He should be very comfortable in the ring and with the local crowd.

On the surface, all cooked steak looks well-done but if you poke hard enough you will find bloody leaks. And there are leaks here for sure. One, Juan Urango is the naturally smaller man, fighting most of his career at junior welterweight. Most people forget that Berto started his career at 154 pounds. Size advantage Berto.

Two, although he’s faced good competition, Urango’s an ordinary 1-1-1 in his three biggest fights. In his biggest tests against Cosme Rivera, David Estrada and Luis Collazo, Berto is 3-0. Competitive advantage Berto. And lastly, the apparent fight venue advantage for Urango may be minimal because Berto fights out of Florida himself. Advantage, no one.

Sticking with the steak analogy, the promotional job by Lou DiBella was well-done. As Berto’s promoter, his primary goal is to maximize his fighter’s reward (exposure and money) and minimize his risk (of losing). Mission accomplished.

Expect Berto to look spectacular in this fight and stop Urango in the late-to-middle rounds.

I’m writing this post because my boy Diallo asked me to. I’m glad that he did. I’m not into video games like I used to be, but after visiting EA Sports’ Fight Night promotional site and watching a pre-fight simulation of Pacquiao vs Hatton on ESPN.COM, I now understand why he told me to write a post about Fight Night Round 4.

One of the main reasons this game stands out to me is the inclusion of "Iron" Mike Tyson for the first time in the Fight Night series. It’s been a a re-birth of sorts for the pride of Brooklyn, NY. The documentary Tyson has garnered a lot of critical acclaim and he also appears in the upcoming comedy The Hangover. The jury is still out on the comedy, but there is no denying the impact that Tyson has had inside the ring and in the video gaming universe.

For my money, Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!! is still one of the best boxing video games ever but if Fight Night keeps this up I’ll have to update my Best Boxing Video Games of All-Time list pretty soon. It’s not just about Tyson though. As in previous versions of the game, "FNR4" features top fighters past and present. Past ring greats featured for the first time include: the "Raging Bull" Jake LaMotta; middleweight legend Carlos Monzon, Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, and the late Diego "Chico" Corrales.

The series also welcomes the following active fighters: Yuiorkis Gamboa, Fernando Montiel, Jorge Arce, and Paulie Malignaggi. I would have liked to see Chad Dawson, Juan Manuel Lopez and Edwin Valero, but that’s nitpicking.

While so many things have regressed in the past several years, video game technology is not one of them. The line between film and video game special effects is increasingly blurring. I don’t know how much more realistic these games can get, but the Fight Night series seems like its end goal is to make you actually feel the punches thrown on-screen.

One last thing: the game doesn’t come out until July 1. My boy Diallo failed to tell me that.

First off, I’d like to apologize to my readers for my often negative posts about upcoming fights that do not interest me. But I hope you respect my honesty. Simply put, this heavyweight matchup makes Dawson-Tarver II seem like Holyfield-Tyson II in terms of anticipation. Why do I feel this way?

The challenger Nikolay Valuev (50-1, 34 KOs) is the main culprit. Besides being a novelty in the ring, standing 7′ 0", he is simply a mediocre fighter with a very boring style. Even worse, he is coming off a narrow victory over the shopworn Evander Holyfield in his last fight. It’s a victory he did not deserve.

That brings us to Ruslan Chagaev (25-0, 17 KOs). I believe that he is a decent fighter but this fight will do little to confirm or advance my belief. He owns a noteworthy decision victory over perennial WBA alphabelt contender John Ruiz and decent wins over then-undefeated prospects Vladimir Virchis and Carl Davis Drumond.  And I can not forget his memorable victory over the aforementioned Nikolay Valuev in their first match two years ago. I’m kidding about the memorable part.

Now that I am finished ripping the fight, I’ll leave you with my prediction. Its simple. Chagaev will win the fight by unanimous decision because he knows how to defeat Valuev and is a better overall fighter. Like many of my fellow boxing fans, I doubt the Klitschkos will lose any sleep over this one.

Knockout: 1 a: the act of knocking out b: the condition of being knocked out. This is the definition of knockout, according to Webster’s Online Dictionary. Edison "Pantera" Miranda (32-3, 28 KOs) may as well be a synonym for the term. Typically, his fights end up with his opponent knocked out or him separated from his senses.

What more can you ask for as a fan? Andre Ward (18-0, 12 KOs) will be shooting for the second definition - hoping to drop a third knockout loss on Pantera’s record.

Who has the advantage?

Miranda clearly has the power advantage. He’s one of the hardest punchers between 160-175 pounds. He also has a huge advantage in experience and competition. The latter advantage is the biggest hurdle that Ward will have to overcome. Miranda has fought and lost to the two best middleweights in the world in Kelly Pavlik and Arthur Abraham. He competed well against both men, but got knocked out in two of three of those fights (more on that later). But he’s also defeated former middleweight contender Howard Eastman and rising super middleweight contender Allan Green.

Ward clearly has the superior boxing skills and hand speed. We all know the importance of hand speed in all fights, but I think foot speed will also be pivotal. Not that I’d advise Ward to turn this into a track meet, but he’d be wise to use angles and movement to keep Miranda off-balance. Ward should also have the "home fight advantage," fighting in his hometown of Oakland, California. However, if he chooses to try to impress his fans more than win the fight, he may find himself on the wrong side of the knockout definition.

Ward’s chin has been checked a couple of times early in his career against lesser competition. He’d be wise to protect it against a puncher like Miranda. I trust that he will. As has been the case before in Miranda’s biggest fights, I expect to see Miranda, not Ward, on the wrong side of the knockout.

Last night, I almost slept through the Pacquiao-Hatton fight. After a few glasses of Bacardi rum I was nearly knocked out on my couch. The good news: I was able to sleep through most of the underwhelming undercard. The (almost) bad news: I nearly missed the main event.  Maybe it was the nightmare that I had about getting taken for $50 that woke me up (hopefully you got that joke). After I got up, I did not know what to make of what I had just seen.

Hatton had just met the same fate that I met "post-Bacardi rum." Indeed, he was put to sleep. It was the most violent conclusion that I had seen in a fight of this magnitude since Tyson-Spinks (’88). I felt the same way that night about Tyson as I felt about Pacquiao last night - no fighter on this particular night would have been able to defeat him. Like Spinks 21 years ago, Hatton never really had a chance.

Technically, my Pacquiao-Hatton fight prediction was correct, but I damn sure didn’t expect to see Hatton get KTFO‘d in the second round! Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach didn’t seem too surprised, as he predicted that Hatton would not last three rounds with his man. Well I guess Roach was technically wrong too, as Hatton didn’t last two rounds.

Pacquiao and Roach also accomplished another unlikely feat. They managed to shut up Hatton’s boisterous trainer Floyd Mayweather, Sr. Absolutely nothing that Mayweather said pre-fight came to fruition. Hatton fought as reckless as ever once he realized that he was no match for Pacquiao’s speed. So much for the vaunted Mayweather-Hatton makeover. On this night, Roach’s game plan (lead right hooks to set up the left hand) and Pacquiao’s talent carried the day.

Last year I stated that Pacquiao was the world’s best boxer. Until someone defeats him, he still is. It looks like boxing is in good hands, even in the wake of Oscar De La Hoya’s recent retirement. All I can say is, "Pacqui-Wow!"