LOS ANGELES (July 11, 2005) – Legendary artist LeRoy Neiman, known by fight fans around the globe for his colorful paintings and vibrant technique, has been...
On the streets of the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, New York, in the 1950s and ‘60s, identical twins Petros (Pete) and Nikos (Nick) Spanakos were...
Following in the footsteps of an all-time great is both complex and difficult. Typically, when a son follows in the footsteps of a great fighter, the...
Whether you loved or hated it, Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby is the most celebrated boxing film of the last 25 years (since Raging Bull). Winner of...
In case you didn’t catch it, this past Thursday the family of Bradley Rone, a heavyweight who collapsed and died in Cedar City, Utah in July...
The boxing world was again rocked last weekend at the news of the death of Mexican boxer Martin Sanchez as a result of serious head injuries...
Telling a man when to fight or not to fight can be tricky business. It gets even harder after he passes the required physical and neurological...
Across from the Atlas Gimnasio, the children were barefoot and laughing as they raced through the drifting refuse of Zarco Street. That is, all the children...
They’ve packed up the bunting, the American and Ukrainian flags, and they sent the high school marching band marching. Despite the clamoring of their fans, despite...
Ruben Galvan told his corner to never, under any condition, throw in the towel. On June 25, circumstances dictated that Galvan was ignored. Galvan, a grizzled...
BOXING CHANNEL RADIO On a cold January night in 1976, Bobby Watts walked into the Spectrum in his hometown of Philadelphia and pinned the first career...
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,...
