The calls still come early in the morning during the school year, asking if he’ll be a substitute teacher for the day. Even if Raul Martinez...
Russian born Sultanahmed Ibzagimov, better known to us fans of the pugilistic pursuit as Sultan Ibragimov, follows his dreams of heavyweight grandeur tonight as he defends...
The long awaited grudge match between Anthony “The Man” Mundine and Danny “The Green Machine” Green has been finally made. Both fighters’ teams met on Wednesday...
WOBURN, Mass. (September 15, 2005) – Ireland’s John Duddy (11-0, 10 KOs) headlines Saturday night’s “Mayhem in Mansfield” pro boxing show at the Dana Barros Sports...
Although it is just days away from his September 16 bout at the Palace Casino in Leemore, California, red-hot featherweight contender Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero’s management...
There isn’t a lot of guess work with Antonio Tarver. He’s an open book with block letters, as easy to read as a stop sign. He’s...
There’s nothing delicate or flashy about the Polish-American junior middleweight Pawal Wolak, who expects to up his record to 8-0 tonight at a club show in...
It is a time-honored boxing tradition. It is as routine and standard as two fighters touching gloves before the bell rings. But this occurs long before...
Shocked! That is what I was when Robert Duran, aka “Hands of Stone,” the maestro of machismo, said “no mas” and quit against the Sugar Ray...
CHICAGO (September 14, 2005) – Dominic Pesoli's 8 Count Productions and Bob Arum's Top Rank Inc., along with Miller Lite and TCF Bank, present VIVA MEXICO,...
Boxing promoter Bob Duffy has had a very stressful week. He and Frankie G., who owns the Academy of Boxing in Huntington, Long Island, New York,...
Maybe Robbie Peden should just stay home. After all, according to most bookies, his chances of winning this fight are somewhere between hopeless and gone with...
Robert Hawkins and “Fast” Eddie Chambers touched gloves and immediately fell into a clinch at the start of the 12th round, an unfortunate way for a...
It seems contentious decisions dog the South African boxing scene when it comes to fights going to the scorecards. In another chapter of “what fight were...
NEW YORK (September 13, 2005) – Don King, boxing promoter par excellence, whose rags-to-riches tale embodies the spirit, if not the letter of the law, of...
Carl Froch thought that the hobbits had landed in Cardiff on Saturday night when he tuned in to watch Joe Calzaghe and Amir Khan. “Their opponents...
Byrd began boxing at age 5. Williamson began boxing at age 25. Byrd had his first amateur bout when he was 10 and won 275 fights...
WAYNE, NJ (September 12, 2005) – Who killed the super middleweight fight between Jeff Lacy vs. Joe Calzaghe? “It sure as hell was not the butler,”...
Cestus Management's unbeaten junior welterweight “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis made a successful return to the ring on Friday, September 2nd with a wide 10-round decision over a...
Sadness and joy, wrapped in a ring. There are occasional moments in the sport when the sadness and joy are muted, other times when it is...
