Frampton vs Santa Cruz 2 Set – Undefeated WBA “super world” featherweight champion Carl Frampton (23-0) has taken to social media to announce that there is an...
Bernard Hopkins – When most boxing fans think of former middleweight and light heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins, they reflect on how shrewd, tough, smart and adaptable...
Evander Holyfield was born on this day, Oct. 19 1962, in Atmore, Alabama and spent most of his childhood living in a crime-ridden housing project in...
By David A. Avila Heavyweight fights can sometimes move along like molasses running down a tree trunk. But on occasion heavyweights can be explosive and...
By BERNARD FERNANDEZ Some TSS readers (hey, you know who you are) are enthused about the recent uptick of interest in women’s boxing. Others (you...
By Kid Hersh Thomas “Hitman” Hearns was born on this day, Oct. 18 1956, in Memphis, Tennessee. He grew up in Detroit and — as illustrated...
On Oct. 17, 1969, at the Forum in Inglewood, California, Emile Griffith took on Jose Napoles in hopes of recapturing the welterweight title. A three-time...
By Arne K. Lang There were no megafights on the third weekend of October, unless one counts the WBC cruiserweight title tilt in Liverpool between...
By Frank Lotierzo Sometimes when a fighter hits the high note that he’s been chasing his entire career, he loses his drive and is never...
Campbell Dissects Mathews – In Liverpool, 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist and WBC Silver lightweight champion Luke Campbell showed the next level of his “game” as he...