I saw one of today’s more talked-about heavyweight fighters this past weekend. His name is Chris Arreola. He fought former fringe contender Jameel McCline, winning by...
Since being stopped by Manny Pacquiao in his last fight on December 6th, 2008, Oscar De La Hoya's advancing age, rapid weight cut and lack of...
It was nice to see a documentary on the Ali-Frazier trilogy shot from the Frazier perspective as was the case in the one presented by HBO...
This past Saturday night I watched the rebroadcast of the Wright-Trinidad middleweight elimination bout. For me, this fight was somewhat ironic. On December 13, 2003, Don...
In 1988, after serving 56 months of an 18 year sentence for being convicted of strong-arm robbery, 22-year-old Bernard Hopkins was released from Graterford Prison. Hopkins...
As a high school junior during the winter of 1982, Bernard Hopkins was convicted for strong-arm robbery. He was sentenced to 18 years in the state...
He calls himself the “Magic Man,” but Antonio Tarver is one lackluster fight away from being most remembered as a one trick magician in my mind. That...
On March 15th 1996 at the Convention Center in Atlantic City, Samoan bomb thrower David Tua (22-0) knocked out heavyweight prospect John Ruiz (25-2) in 19...
It was March of 2003 and four-time world champion Roy Jones was at the apex of his boxing career. In his last fight he had won...
On April 30, former IBF middleweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight titleholder James “Lights Out” Toney (68-4-2) challenges John Ruiz (41-5-1) for the WBA heavyweight championship. With a victory,...