It started in the early morning hours of April 27, 2009, when former WBA heavyweight champion Greg Page, 50, died at home in Louisville. His death...
THE RICKY WOMACK STORY — Thomas Boswell, the respected sports columnist of the Washington Post, once predicted that the 1984 U.S. Olympic boxing team showed promise...
One of the most bizarre events in the history of heavyweight boxing took place 42 years ago this week. On April 26, 1975 in Toronto, George...
KNOCKOUT ARTIST JHONNY GONZALEZ — His name resulted from a misspelling on his birth certificate, relatively few know about his career, and you need to dig...
PACQUIAO’S FAREWELL TOUR — Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2) seems to be embarking on his final tour, but like the entertainer Cher, “final” doesn’t seem to mean final....
A NIGHT OF UNBRIDLED VIOLENCE — Sometimes—not very often—but sometimes the intensity, ferocity and even cruelty that fighters like Mike Tyson, Nigel Benn, Tony Ayala Jr.,...
I recently wrote that I have always had a special affinity for fighters from the United Kingdom. Maybe it has to do with their grit or...
MALIGNAGGI VS EGGINGTON — Paulie Malignaggi has more cross-currents and back (and side) stories than most boxers—one of them being that he is an outstanding and...
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT JOE SMITH JR. — Back in April 2008, Joe Smith Jr. defeated Seanie Monaghan in the final round of the New York Daily News...
NIGEL BENN: THE DARK DESTROYER — I have always had a special affinity for fighters from the United Kingdom. Maybe it has to do with their...