December is not only Santa’s month to stir the reindeer; it’s also a month chockfull of boxing, with fighters around the world getting some end of...
Today in The Times Ricky Hatton reflects on his fight with Kostya Tszyu. Hatton is, The Times says, the boxer who conquered the world, but did...
This guy is a well-kept secret. It’s not his fault, that’s just the way it is. You fight at cruiserweight, you have to expect to be...
Ron Borges reports in the Boston Globe that heavyweight John Ruiz has fired longtime manager Norman “Stoney” Stone. Stone’s act has apparently grown old for Ruiz...
Longtime boxing scribe Jeff Jowett turns up at the most unusual fight venues. He is the first to admit that he’d much rather see a fight...
WILMINGTON, Mass. (December 22, 2005) – Colorful boxing manager Norman “Stoney” Stone announced his retirement from boxing today from the comfort of his Massachusetts home. Stone...
NEWS ITEM: Legendary promoter Don King said he would like to host a morale-boosting boxing exhibition in Iraq featuring world champion boxers he represents. King made his...
During his 60+ years in the fight game, legendary trainer Angelo Dundee has been involved with five heavyweight champions: Muhammad Ali, Jimmy Ellis, Pinklon Thomas, George Foreman...
Interesting developments this week with heavyweight Joe Mesi. Today in the Buffalo News TheSweetScience.com’s own Tim Graham reports Mesi has been cleared by a Nevada judge...
In 1977, Everett M. Skeehan published Rocky Marciano: Biography of a First Son, the first full-length and long overdue treatment of the great undefeated heavyweight champ....
I arrived at Joe Miceli’s Long Island home shortly after rush hour. Our journey would take us into New York City and I didn’t have the...
The first Saturday of every month belongs to SHOWTIME, and 2006 promises to be no different for America’s No. 1 boxing network, now in its 20th...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legendary promoter Don King said he would like to host a morale-boosting boxing exhibition in Iraq featuring world champion boxers he represents. King made...
NEW YORK (Dec. 21, 2005) – Not yet 21 years old, the talented, hard-hitting Joel Julio already is a budding star in the welterweight division. “Julio...
PROVIDENCE (December 20, 2005) – USNBC cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (10-0, 4 KOs), already rated No. 27 by the World Boxing Council, has outgrown...
Next time the fight talk turns to egos, throw in the name Zab “Super” Judah. He belongs up there with the rest of the Brash Crew,...
The last time Corrie Sanders, 40-3 (30 KOs), was in the ring he stopped Russian fighter Alexei Varakin in two rounds in Austria. That was December...
There were no shortage of local celebrities from the sporting and entertainment industries at the “Back to the Future” boxing show, which was promoted by Main...
A brawl broke out between Hasim Rahman and James Toney on Monday evening in Cancun, Mexico. Below is a first-person account provided to Don King Productions...
LAS VEGAS– As the last mega-fight card of 2005, the Jermain Taylor-Bernard Hopkins II event held decisive action that impacted year-end rankings, and the early planning...
