Identifying bad judges is pretty easy, but that’s not the purpose of this essay. To the contrary, the emphasis here is on fine judges and the...
Being a third man in the ring is a difficult and oftentimes thankless job, but like airline pilots and doctors, referees must strive to avoid off...
Boxing in 2019: Great Moments but Also Dark Days Fifteen years from now fans might look back at 2019 as they do a fine wine. It...
The first quarterly survey of 2020 is in the hopper. We asked our respondents this question: “If you were writing about the year 2019 in boxing,...
The “Clash on the Dunes” between Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz and Anthony “AJ” Joshua– a highly anticipated rematch– took place in Diriyah, a suburb of Riyadh,...
In the last 12 months, super bantamweight Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete has fought five times. That’s close to Old School-type activity. No one in Mexico gave Navarette...
Boxing’s Thrill Factory: Then and Now Through the years — going back even before Jack Dempsey — some fighters included maximum aggression and violence in their...
When serious fans discuss the Fighter of the Decade, Gennadiy Golovkin (more often referenced as “GGG” or “Triple G”) must be part of the discussion as...
With the decade drawing to a close, it’s time to acknowledge the Fighter of the Decade. There are plenty to choose from; it’s not an easy...
Victor Oganov, now 43 years old, just won’t go away. On Nov. 9, Oganov is scheduled to fight Ben Sila (8-0) in St Marys, New South...