21.   Bruce Seldon was smiling and dancing in his corner Saturday night before the opening bell sounded for his World Boxing Association heavyweight title fight with Mike Tyson.

22.   Bruno, in fact, had lost his three previous title fights before finally gaining a share of the championship with a decision over Oliver McCall last September.

23.   But De La Hoya may not be fighting that man in what is being called the biggest non-heavyweight title fight in boxing history.

24.   But in a title fight between two powerful heavyweights, small advantages usually make the difference.

25.   But rather than wait for Hopkins to heal for a rematch, the IBF rushed Allen into an interim title fight.

26.   But the Acaries brothers in France got a judge in Paris to overrule the US court, ordering the WBA to continue calling the event a world title fight.

27.   By the time Davis retired, he had lost more than three title fights and the fire inside.

28.   Chavez was supposed to fight a meaningless opponent in hopes of positioning himself for one last title fight vs. World Boxing Council junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu.

29.   Casino bosses were not willing to speculate on the cause and effect of a heavyweight title fight to gambling.

30.   Dallas attorney Spider Bynum, who has judged or refereed several dozen title fights, said he agrees that changes should be made in how judges are picked.