This is a sad time. On February 14, Felix Figueroa (chief inspector for the New York State Athletic Commission) died. Now comes word that, one day...
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are scheduled to enter the ring again this spring. When that happens, historical comparisons will fill the air. Last year, TheSweetScience.com...
Something horrible happened on Valentines Day. Felix Figueroa died. Felix was chief inspector for the New York State Athletic Commission. On fight night, inspectors are the...
After a while, the big arenas where fights are held start to feel the same. The spectator areas, dressing rooms, and ringside corrals have a homogenous...
Boxing fans know all about the rivalry between Top Rank and Golden Boy. Also, HBO versus Showtime. But in New York, there’s another nascent competition: Madison...
Gordon Marino has written, “You can’t get into boxing without an ego. But you have to keep an eye on it.” Self-control has never been 24-year-old...
Each year during the holiday season, I publish a “top forty” list of what I consider to be the best books on boxing. That list, updated...
Paulie Malignaggi would have been more appreciated in an era other than his own. Yeah, I know; he wouldn’t have beaten Henry Armstrong. But in an...
Times Square in New York City is often referred to as “the crossroads of the world.” On November 2nd, the crossroads moved nine blocks south to...
WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez had just fought twelve hard competitive rounds at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Both...