As the curtain was set to come down on the month of July, two big heavyweight matches loomed. One was Danny Williams vs. Mike Tyson. You...
Fighters aren't the only people in boxing with a lot of heart. There is one week of my life I can guarantee you I'll never forget....
With WBC #1 ranked pretender ‘Baby’ Joe Mesi in heavyweight limbo due to concerns about concussions suffered in the ring, the WBC was forced to go...
There used to be a time in the United States that if you wanted to see boxing's future champions and stars, you'd watch the Summer Olympics....
This past Saturday Acelino ‘Popo’ Freitas quit in a fight he was within a point or two – according to the scorecards at the time –...
What do Lennox Lewis, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Wladimir Klitscko and Felix Savon have in common? They are all former Olympic boxing gold medal winners. While...
Missing: one tiny heart, last seen beating in the chest of lightweight contender and fallen hero Acelino “Popo” Freitas. Organ mysteriously disappeared late Saturday night following...
This past weekend Acelino Freitas did the unforgivable in the game of boxing. He quit. After taking his third knockdown from a hard-charging Diego Corrales, Freitas,...
As a long time critic of Roy Jones, I finally started to accept that maybe I was missing it on him and he really is an...
Sharmba ‘Little Big Man’ Mitchell keeps busy, keeps winning and keeps sharp as his inevitable date with Kostya Tszyu creeps closer. And with each time out...
Philadelphia, Pa. – Prior to Friday night's opening bell Greg Robinson and his Power Productions had reason for concern. The hard working promoter's top fighter, Luis...
I’ve never shaken hands with either Diego Corrales or Acelino Freitas. I’ve never put a bet down on either fighter, watched them workout or asked them...
According to any governing body in boxing without a financial bias towards a particular fighter, Acelino ‘Popo’ Freitas is The Man at 135 pounds. With all...
Major props must go out to British Heavyweight, Danny Williams. Until his stunning upset over former Heavyweight champ Mike Tyson this past July 30th, Williams had...
While the boxing world still ponders the value of the Tyson brand, which I believe will still sell better than the next guy despite his recent...
An open letter to Danny Williams: Nice fight. You beat a legend Friday night, caught the world napping, looking past you and onto bigger and better...
Willie Pep turned pro in 1940 at the age of 18, coming off an outstanding amateur career in his home state of Connecticut. Pep had won...
Over the next couple of weeks many will write the obituary on Mike Tyson's career and evaluate his place in Heavyweight history. Since I've already written...
You can call a doctor, but there's no saving it now. It's over, dead, deceased, gone toes up. Left the building. The heavyweight division died a...
Mike Tyson wasn't high on Kentucky bluegrass Friday night. He hadn't smoked any Panama Red either. At least that's what trainer Freddie Roach believes. Most others...
