LOS ANGELES, July 8, 2005 – Reigning undisputed world middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins, who looks to successfully defend his title for the 21st time on July...
Occasionally a fighter comes along who loses way too much to be considered a top fighter, but is, at the same time, a fighter that fans...
“The moment people hear that a fighter is from Tennessee, they automatically think he is some dumb, tough, unskilled hillbilly. It’s a bad stereotype surrounding fighters...
In the latest of my many marathon discussions with legendary boxing historian Hank Kaplan, he happened to mention reports he had heard of a recent upsurge...
NEW YORK (July 8, 2005) – Undefeated Irish middleweight John Duddy (10-0, 9 KOs) faces veteran Patrick Coleman (29-11, 20 KOs) July 20 in the eight-round...
Women’s boxing superstar CHRISTY MARTIN, will appear in-studio on ESPNews’ “The Hot List” at 5:10 P.M. ET and ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights,” 9-11 P.M. ET Tonight!...
Jermain Taylor sounds like a pretty nice guy, though that won’t do him much good when he faces Bernard Hopkins on the night of July 16...
There was definite tension in the air when British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch and his mandatory challenger Matthew Barney came head to head...
New York (July 7, 2005) – Who will be the king of Queens? It will be Queens vs. Queens when undefeated knockout artist Jaidon Codrington (8-0,...
NEW YORK (July 7, 2005) – Ahmed “Hollywood” Kaddour, who recently appeared on “The Contender,” will become the first contestant from the NBC reality series to...
“We’d like to wish a happy Fourth of July to all boxing fans, with a reminder that the REAL fireworks will be happening twelve days from...
Ever since 1840, the first Monday of every year kicks off the “Mule Day” celebration in Columbia, Tennessee. On Thursday, July 7, the city which served...
On May 16, 1996, after a jury trial in the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orange County, Florida, onetime journeyman heavyweight Tim “Doc” Anderson, who had fought...
Lee Meager will attempt to put a tough time behind him when he takes on Scotland’s Martin Watson over 10 rounds on the Hennessy Sports ‘Trailblazers’...
Something not seen in boxing any more is a former world champion acting as a referee, but several great fighters have played a role in boxing...
Middleweight Ian Gardner, 19-2 (7 KOs), Brockton, Mass. (via Canada), cruised to a shutout ten-round decision over Mohamad Said, 16-4 (10 KOs), 162 1/2, Brazil (via...
We all know Johnny Tapia. He’s a five-time world boxing champion and future hall of famer with two of the speediest fists in history, but he’s...
Former undefeated WBA and IBF junior lightweight world champion Brian Mitchell is making a comeback to the center stage. Not in a boxing ring, however, but...
This is the second monthly edition of the Grant Top 25 Heavyweights. Most of the comments on the last ratings were generally favorable, but among the...
Talented freelance boxing writer Joe Rein has a style all his own. And that style now manifests itself in his being named over an accomplished field...
