BOSTON – As the posses of both combatants milled about expectantly in the ring, Luis Collazo’s promoter Don King must have gotten a heads-up on the...
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. – With two rounds to go, Joey Spina not only looked to be on the way to his first defeat, but as if he’d...
WORCESTER, Mass. – A onetime Tijuana street urchin, Alejandro (Terra) Garcia’s Nom de Ring translates into English as “dirt,” and Terra got a few unanticipated mouthfuls...
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. – The Sweet Science scorecard had the fight even after 12 rounds, which might on balance have been a fairer verdict. After all, Acelino...
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The Long-Nigerian Nightmare is over. Samuel Peter required just two minutes and 35 seconds to dispose of gangly Michigan giant Julius Long in...
Monday’s press conference had been scheduled for 11 am, but an hour and twenty minutes elapsed before Ricky Hatton was even called upon. “I had a...
If you thought you knew all about boxing, you are about to be disabused. Just pick up a copy of the May issue of Forbes magazine...
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Montell Griffin, who was 0-for-2 lifetime in title fights at Connecticut casinos going into Friday night’s fight, might have overcome that personal jinx...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – “Can you believe it?” marveled Hasim Rahman. “If I'd lost that last round I'd have lost the fight.” Rahman managed to retain...
“Cosell, you’re a phony,And that thing on your head Comes from the tail of a pony.” – Muhammad Ali, poet Two decades ago I was dispatched...