JERRY IZENBERG’S “Once There Were Giants”: — Anyone who saw the great 2004 biopic about Ray Charles, Ray, might recall what Jamie Foxx, who won the...
Monday, Feb. 13, is the 100th anniversary of one of the most curious fights in the annals of boxing. On this date in 1917, at Murray,...
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...
LOMACHENKO-SOSA ON HBO? — After a slow start to 2017, HBO is in the midst of planning out their spring boxing schedule. Rumors have been circulating...
FIGHT NIGHT AT THE BELASCO — San Antonio’s Joshua “Little Professor” Franco (pictured in the gold trunks) showed how he grabbed the nickname with a textbook...
THE COTTO-KIRKLAND FIGHT IS OFF — On Friday, Feb. 3, it was learned that the match between Miguel Cotto and James Kirkland, scheduled for Feb. 25...
GREEN-MUNDINE II — Although widely lampooned when the match was made, the Feb. 3 encounter between Danny Green and Anthony Mundine was yet a compelling attraction...
CARLOS CUADRAS TALKS IN L.A. — In English, the Spanish word “cuadras” means livery stables and when WBC executive Pepe Sulaiman first met Carlos Cuadras he...
HOW GOOD IS DEONTAY WILDER? — He stands 6-7 and weighs 230 pounds. He’s the WBC heavyweight title holder and sports an impressive 37-0 (36) record....
JAKE LaMOTTA, THE RAGING BULL — It seemed to be a good idea at the time. A few days ago, upon noticing that Feb. 5 would...