Floyd Mayweather Jr. Disappoints » Ride or die. • The phrase is the ’hood equivalent to “for better or for worse.” A vow. It means if your person’s ship is going down, you are going down with it and them. As the great Bernie Mac would say, it signifies “Who You Wit.” • Floyd Mayweather Jr. has always been one of my ride-or-die cats. Regardless of how thick the hate got, I was ridin’ with him. ’Til death do us part. Except now I’ve come to a part in his boxing career where faith begins to fade… Scoop Jackson, sports.espn.go.com

Dawson Ready To Slug It Out With Pascal » Chad Dawson’s confidence doesn’t seem rusty, even if it’s been nine months since he was last protecting his WBC light heavyweight title in a comfortable, if routine, unanimous decision over Glen Johnson at the XL Center in Hartford… Dave Solomon, www.nhregister.com

Q&A: Jean Pascal » Fightnews met up with WBC light-heavyweight champion Jean Pascal as he put the finishing touches on his preparations for this Saturday’s showdown with undefeated Chad Dawson… Dave Spencer, www.fightnews.com

Mayweather photo by SCOTT DUKES PHOTOGRAPHY

Detroit’s Cornelius Bundrage: Ready For Boxing’s Big Names » Cornelius (K9) Bundrage, Detroit’s newest world boxing champion, would like a bite at the fight game’s major players, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. • Bundrage, an ex-participant on “The Contender” reality TV series, showed he’s for real by stopping Cory Spinks (37-6, 11 KOs) in St. Louis on Saturday night for the International Boxing Federation junior middleweight crown… MIKE BRUDENELL, www.freep.com

Devon Alexander Marches On » It was not Alexander’s best night, but the hard-fought (and deserved) victory against the tough-as-nails former titlist from Ukraine may have served an important purpose… Dan Rafael, sports.espn.go.com

Miami’s Johnson Must Deal With A Scorecard Loss Again » Ever since he became a light-heavyweight contender eight years ago, Glen Johnson has dealt with the short end of scorecards in many important fights the Miami resident believed he deserved to win… SANTOS A. PEREZ, www.miamiherald.com