Boxing; the sport, the business, the promotion – all come naturally to British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion Carl Froch. Relaxed and confident in conversation, the loquacious...
At the arena on a day that dawned spotlessly clear and with a promise of searing temperatures, as an army of drunks stumbled into the sap-perspiring...
Mike Marley, who has worn many hats in the sweet science, has squeezed an awful lot of living into his 55 years. His love affair with...
When I heard that Pat Putnam died Sunday afternoon due to complications from surgery, it felt like someone drilled a hole through the middle of my...
NEW YORK (Nov. 28, 2005) – The first Saturday of every month belongs to SHOWTIME, and 2006 promises to be no different for America’s No. 1...
The idea of putting a 20-year-old in the ring with the heavyweight champions of any era is more than just bad managing. Not only would doing...
Sam Soliman isn’t well known on this part of the planet. Mention his name in places like Topeka or Omaha and they’ll scratch their chins, shake...
SHEFFIELD, England (Hallam FM Arena) – Junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton, 40-0 (30 KOs), England, 139½, stormed through Colombian Carlos Maussa, 20-3 (18 KOs), 140, to...
ROME, Italy (November 26, 2005) – The fight between WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson and Vincenzo Cantatore had been much anticipated in Italy. Everybody wanted Cantatore...
NOGALES, AZ– Just how far Julio Cesar Chavez will get involved in the promotional side of boxing is still undetermined. But for now, all he has...
Last November 19, Semmy Schilt won the K-1 World Grand Prix tournament held at the Tokyo Dome, in front of 58,213 spectators. The Dutchman also won...
The date was March 19, 1963. The place was Sunnyside Garden and the fight card was filled with a bunch of New York prospects. The main...
Training for his fights was his life, defending his IBF middleweight championship his vocation. His mature mission in life was to prove himself to the world,...
“Former champ Agapito Sanchez dies from gunshot wounds,” the headlines read last week. “Oh, typical,” you sigh. “Yet another fighter scraps his way to glory, but...
WEDNESDAY Providence — Super Middleweights JOE SPINA -550 JOSE SPEARMAN +500 This is a decent, veteran test for 17-0 Spina Providence — Heavyweights JASON ESTRADA -1400...
In the beginning For nearly 50 years, actor Charles Bronson was the classic cinematic tough guy. He’ll probably always be one of my favorite actors and...
When consensus heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko hung up his boxing gloves for good, he, like his predecessor Lennox Lewis, left a big void at the top...
The way undefeated featherweight prospect Matt Remillard of Manchester, Connecticut, sees it, boxing found him – he didn’t find it. In fact, it wasn’t even his...
Undaunted by the fight’s banishment from California, Rickard, who had already sold $133,000 worth of tickets, with the strong backing of Nevada Gov. Denver S. Dickerson,...
Giorgio Campanella had an outstanding amateur career, winning four Italian titles (in the lightweight and super lightweight divisions) and the European championship (at super lightweight). Between...
