In 2001, the University of Arkansas Press released Thomas Hauser’s “A Beautiful Sickness: Reflections on the Sweet Science” and a tradition was born. Decades from now,...
Eloy Perez had 27 pro fights and lost only one. That came in his final bout when he challenged Adrien Broner for the WBO world super...
Pacquiao vs. Thurman: A Case Study on Two Types of Atrophy Manny Pacquiao’s historic welterweight showdown against WBA titleholder Keith Thurman on July 20 is a...
Before his death at the age of 75 on Feb. 3, 2016, Richie Giachetti, the longest-tenured of longtime heavyweight champion Larry Holmes’ chief seconds, proudly spoke...
In a twisted development a couple of East Coast guys are headed to Los Angeles to battle while another pair of West Coast guys are headed...
Anytime someone mentions the city of Chicago visions of skyscrapers, baseball and good food come to mind, but seldom does anyone envision world champion prizefighters. Surprisingly,...
“Get him a straitjacket!” That’s how all this craziness started. In 2002, boxing writer Mark ‘Scoop’ Malinowski stood at the back of a Mike Tyson press...
George Foreman was 14-0, all of his victories by knockout, 22½ months into the comeback he had launched to much derision after a 10-year retirement, when...
LAS VEGAS-After a slow start the Manny Pacquiao train picked up steam and might have jump started the flooded welterweight division while retaining the WBA world...
Every time it rains in L.A. I think about the Doors song “Riders in the Storm.” On Sunday a brief window of dryness blanketed as I...