Writers
Rick Assad
Rick Assad has covered sports in Southern California for nearly three decades and has written for the Pasadena Star-News, Glendale News-Press, Los Angeles Times (Valley Section), numerous websites and several weeklies including The Tolucan Times, where he is the lead sports columnist.
He graduated from UCLA with a political science degree and Cal State Northridge with a journalism degree and saw his first live fight between Mando Ramos and Chango Carmona at the Coliseum in 1972.
You may contact him at yankeespride55@gmail.com.
Don King – 2 Samuel 1:19, 1:25, 1:27 “How are the Mighty Fallen”
Muhammad Ali, Major Coxson, and the Mafia
The Night the Boxing Judges Took the Spotlight
Collecting “Rookie” Cards of Boxing’s Biggest Stars: A Guide for Investors
Trevor Bryan Stops Bermane Stiverne in the 11th at the Seminole Hard Rock
Boxing Odds and Ends: Return of the Overweights and More
Rustico Torrecampo’s Historic KO (Historic in Hindsight)
Leon Spinks, Dead at 67, Fell Far and Fast After Shocking Muhammad Ali
Leon Spinks Passes Away at Age 67
Ali-Spinks I: A Trip Down Memory Lane in Search of the Elusive Betting Line
R.I.P. Davey Armstrong, Two-Time U.S. Olympian
Caleb Plant Retains IBF Super Middleweight Title in LA
Oscar Valdez KOs Miguel Berchelt in a Torrid Mexican Battle
Boxing Odds and Ends: The Return of Otto Wallin, Bad Judging, and Obits
A Boxing Match is at the Heart of David Albertyn’s Widely Praised Debut Novel
Another IBHOF Induction Boxing Weekend Goes by the Wayside
Boxing Odds and Ends: Caleb Plant, a Romanian Heavyweight and More
Odds and Ends: Boxing’s ‘Ordinary Joe’, the late Stan Hoffman and More
Fast Results from Connecticut: Broner, Wallin, and Easter Win Dull Fights
Jojo Diaz and Shav Rakhimov Battle to a Draw Plus Undercard Results
The Canelo-Yildirim Travesty was Another Smudge on ‘Mandatory’ Title Defenses
Canelo Pummels Yildirin Into Submission in Three One-Sided Frames
Results from Auckland: Parker UD 12 Fa; Ahio KO 7 Long
The Winning Purse Bid for Teofimo’s Next Fight has the Boxing World Buzzing
Avila Perspective, Chap 125: Canelo and other 4-Division Title-holders
Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup
Joseph Parker vs. Junior Fa Has Marinated into a Kiwi Blockbuster
HITS and MISSES: Oscar Valdez, Adrien Broner and More
The AB (Always Boorish) Hustle
Oscar Valdez KOs Miguel Berchelt in a Torrid Mexican Battle
Fast Results from Connecticut: Broner, Wallin, and Easter Win Dull Fights
Surging Avanesyan TKOs ex-Olympian Kelly
Irish phenom Paddy Donovan, a Top Rank Fighter, Wins Impressively in Bolton
Avila Perspective, Chap. 124: Super Featherweights Collide and More
Bocachica, Shishkin, and Montoya Emerge Victorious on ‘ShoBox’
Boxing Odds and Ends: The Return of Otto Wallin, Bad Judging, and Obits
HITS and MISSES: Boxing is Back!
Rustico Torrecampo’s Historic KO (Historic in Hindsight)
Stan Hoffman and Mitchell Rose: Anecdotes from the Pen of a Veteran Boxing Writer
Jojo Diaz and Shav Rakhimov Battle to a Draw Plus Undercard Results
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Featured Articles4 weeks agoDon King – 2 Samuel 1:19, 1:25, 1:27 “How are the Mighty Fallen”
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Featured Articles4 weeks agoMuhammad Ali, Major Coxson, and the Mafia
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Featured Articles4 weeks agoThe Night the Boxing Judges Took the Spotlight
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Featured Articles4 weeks agoCollecting “Rookie” Cards of Boxing’s Biggest Stars: A Guide for Investors
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Featured Articles4 weeks agoTrevor Bryan Stops Bermane Stiverne in the 11th at the Seminole Hard Rock
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Featured Articles4 weeks agoBoxing Odds and Ends: Return of the Overweights and More
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Featured Articles2 weeks agoRustico Torrecampo’s Historic KO (Historic in Hindsight)
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