1.   And right there, without really intending to, Marcus enunciated the mystery and majority appeal of the sold-out heavyweight championship unification bout.

2.   And win or lose, that could be his first and last heavyweight bout, according to Greg Fritz, his publicist.

3.   Another heavyweight bout on that card, Andrew Golota against Jimmy Thunder, is more interesting.

4.   A heavyweight bout, without a true loser.

5.   A guy named Joe Hipp will replace George Foreman in a WBA heavyweight bout against champion Michael Moorer.

6.   A heavyweight title bout ended by a bite.

7.   A tape of that fight, along with a heavyweight bout between Jorge Luis Gonzalez and Cliff Couser, will be televised Sunday on Fox Sports Net.

8.   A third heavyweight title bout on Saturday pits the World Boxing Organization ruler, Henry Akinwande, against Alexander Zolkin.

9.   All three states have a tradition for major heavyweight bouts.

10.   Also on Thursday, on DirecTV, Tim Witherspoon faces Ron McCarthy in a heavyweight bout in Raleigh, N.C. ...