Avila Perspective, Chap. 269: Beterbiev-Smith, Golden Boy and More Lumberjacks abound in Canada. A lot of chopping down is about to happen on Saturday with two...
Boxing Odds and Ends: Roiman Villa’s Remarkable Rally and More Through the first 15 rounds of Saturday’s Showtime pay-per-view, the “A-side” had won every round. Demetrious...
Beware Fearless Freddie Some fighters launch and sustain long winning streaks; others engage long losing streaks. Some, like Mexican cult legend Quirino Garcia (40-28-4) and the...
Most boxing careers reflect a variation of a bell-shaped curve. The downward slope on the right-hand side indicates the decline of the fighter in question. Sometimes,...
When Bernard Hopkins rummages around in his closet today for a Halloween costume, he will have two choices. For most of his career he was “The...
BOXING IN DANTE’S INFERNO — Harry S Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, had a lot of pet phrases, probably the most enduring being...
THE CIRCUS IS SHUTTING DOWN — Two definitions of “tradition,” as listed in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, describe it as “cultural continuity in social attitudes, customs and...
Antonio Margarito And His Comeback – The world of boxing is full of many clichés. The retired fighter who can’t stay away even though his peak years...
Margarito Makes Super Welterweight Limit – Former IBF, WBO and WBA Welterweight world champion Antonio Margarito weighed in at the Super Welterweight limit of 154 pounds (69.7...