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Some last a minute. Some last a bit longer and others, like Floyd Mayweather, even continue for an hour or more.  

For the most part, what transpired in Atlantic City on Saturday night between Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson was not a very painful sight to behold.  

The term paradox cannot be tied directly to an individual... Especially Floyd Mayweather Jr.  

Brandon Rios vs Richard Abril was supposed to be a walkover.  

Not once...not twice...a great lot to count.  

Life...Age...Occupation...Status...Preferences.... and Kelly Pavlik. Tonight, the fighter known as "The Ghost" takes his first step on the path to redemption when he faces unheralded Aaron Jaco (15-2, 5 KOs) in San Antonio, TX.  

On occasion, the followers of boxing can find themselves mired in the dissatisfaction associated with the incessant nonsense between rival fighters, networks, promoters and the like.  

Life can hand one less than their fare share of deserved accolades. However, when such accomplishments are earned through muscle and sheer grit, the public can conveniently forget the journey taken to reach the proverbial mountain's peak.  

The crowds swell, the anticipation builds and the walk to the octagon begins. The walk itself is sponsored by whomever, as is the final "checkpoint" into which the fighters pose prior to stepping inside the cage.  

Enough already. The headache-inducing, pass me the Excedrin before I ask for a pistol instead annoyance that is the Floyd Mayweather Jr versus Manny Pacquiao soap opera has reached the pinnacle of agony.  

Justice, injustice or temporary satisfaction?  

How interesting. How fitting. How convenient.  

Quite often, it is in the stubborn nature of many of us, most notably males, to move forward without regard to the instruction manual which accompanied our latest project. The desire to push ahead and pay no mind to the…