The May 29, 2015, fight between Amir Khan and Chris Algieri at Barclays Center surprised a lot of people. Khan made his mark in boxing as...
On September 30, 2014, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez attended a luncheon at HBO to announce a multi-fight contract with the network. His red hair and green pullover...
Ranking great fighters from different eras, when done seriously, is a daunting task. It’s easy to sit down and put together a shoot-from-the-hip list. But that...
There was a time when the public at large stopped to watch, read, and listen whenever the heavyweight champion of the world entered the ring. Those...
Boxing is in the midst of a remarkable run that has seen major fights on HBO, Showtime, CBS, NBC, and/or Spike virtually every week. April 18...
Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions venture is a marathon, not a sprint. The latest installment of the race was run on Saturday, April 11, when NBC...
The unveiling of Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions continued on Saturday afternoon with a two-hour presentation on CBS. Haymon has pursued ring hegemony so aggressively as...
On March 16, it was announced that Mitt Romney and Evander Holyfield will square off at a charity fundraiser to be held at the Rail Event...
The rollout of Premier Boxing Champions continued on March 13 with Haymon Boxing’s inaugural show on Spike. First the fights, which were contested at Citizens Business...
The first time I met Sam Simon, I didn’t particularly like him. I was at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, for the February 2, 2002,...