PHOENIX– There has never been a major league no-hitter thrown at Chase Field, the Arizona Diamondbacks' baseball stadium. Boxing fans almost saw one in the heavyweight...
PHOENIX– If Sergei Liakhovich and Shannon Briggs show up to throw punches like they barked about heading into their November 4th contest at Chase Field, downtown...
It’s been said that the weighting is the hardest part. That might have ended up being the case for Diego Corrales, who started his star-crossed weekend...
LOS ANGELES – Maybe the heavyweights ain’t hopelessly stuck in Eastern Bloc high water after all. In the interest of fair play and a finer fistic...
He walked tall into the glowing green MGM casino from the grey, dawning strip. The early morning air smelled good. One of the few times it...
TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION – Sometimes the boundary of a neighborhood’s fistic devotion spreads across social and national borders, extending beyond miles, kilometers, whatever. David “The Destroyer”...
TUCSONTV LAND – There’s a lot to be said for a little basic durability. In everyday situations far removed from the surrounding strands of a boxing...
In boxing, if you’re only as good, bad, or ugly as your latest fight, there could be plenty of justifiable hope left for Evander Holyfield. Holyfield...
MAINSTREET, USA(Overheard at various points cross-country) – Toward the roar of the crowd we go. For the masses who enjoy watching pugilistic pursuits, there’s been a...
LAS VEGAS– You could tell how good a job Shane Mosley was doing against Fernando Vargas when the crowd of 9,722, which seemed overwhelmingly behind Vargas...