James Lawton calls boxing “the world’s oldest and most embattled sport.” A Ringside Affair (Bloomsbury Publishing) recounts his sojourn
The third fight card in as many weeks at Madison Square Garden was contested at The Theater on December 9. The promotional hook was the occasion...
Each year during the holiday season, I publish a list of what I consider to be the best books on boxing. That list, updated to accommodate
On Thanksgiving Day, November 23, this writer reported that the Arkansas State Athletic Commission had allowed a fighter to compete in Arkansas
November 25 marked the start of a unique fifteen-day period. The current Madison Square Garden opened in 1968. This will be the first time
On Wednesday, November 22, Association of Boxing Commissions president Mike Mazzulli sent a letter to Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson
What does a journalist do when he retires following a long and storied career that includes 25 years as sports editor for the Los Angeles Times?...
Ferdie Pacheco, who died on November 16, was a doctor, author, artist, and television commentator. He’s best known for having been Muhammad Ali’s personal physician and...
are at the top. After that, it’s anyone’s ballgame. Twenty-nine-year-old Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (now 20-0-1, 18 KOs) wants the ball.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (now 39-0, 38 KOs) has one-punch knockout power. How much power is unclear since, for the most part, he has steered...