I personally don’t admire the skills of most boxers, but there are a few who have my respect. Pernell Whitaker, Michael Carbajal, Tommy Hearns and James...
If there is anything more difficult in boxing than accepting your first loss, it’s learning how to cope with it in the months leading up to...
Felix 'Tito' Trinidad has retired from professional boxing for a second time after losing a lopsided decision to Winky Wright Saturday night in Las Vegas. Trinidad...
I recently saw Tex Cobb sitting ringside at the Blue Horizon and asked him for an interview. “I don’t do interviews,” he said. Then Tex laughed....
FELIX “TITO” TRINIDAD VS. WINKY WRIGHT FELIX “TITO” TRINIDAD“The fighter who beats me in the ring has to be one of the best in the world...
LAS VEGAS – By the end of the sixth round the only mathematical chance Felix Trinidad had to win was a puncher's chance. And he hadn't...
I had the opportunity to see both Felix Trinidad and Winky Wright very early in their careers. In fact, I called some of their early fights...
Saturday on HBO-PPV, Felix “Tito” Trinidad and Ronald “Winky” Wright each take a step up in class at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas when they...
The Sweet Science is proud to present the Hank Kaplan Classic Series, a collection of stories reproduced from several sources, among them “Hank Kaplan's World-Wide Boxing...
No longer an outlet for has-been champs and never-will-be pretenders, ESPN2 has offered a major upgrade in terms of competitive matchups for its Friday Night Fight...
Dominic Pesoli's 8 Count Productions, home of THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING and Bob Arum's Top Rank Inc., along the Miller Beer and La Raza Newspaper,...
LAS VEGAS (May 12, 2005) – Upon reading today’s press release from the WBC which stated it was “naming a committee to review the [Diego Corrales-Jose...
Hot on the heels of the fight of a lifetime (Corrales-Castillo), expectations for Felix Trinidad vs. Winky Wright have been scaled back. But both men are...
Cosme Rivera:Born on July 19, 1976, in Huatabampo, MexicoFormer IBA Americas, WBF, WBC Continental AmericasWelterweight Champion; Ex-WBO NABO, UBF International, Baja CaliforniaStateLight Welterweight ChampionRecord: 28-7-2, 21...
Undisputed World Welterweight Champion & Three-Time World ChampionBorn on Oct. 27, 1977, in Brooklyn, New YorkHeight: 5’7” Weight: (Welterweight) 147Record: 33-2-1 NC (24 KOs) Even though...
PHOENIX, Arizona (May 12, 2005) – Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson worked the slip bag, sparred and shadowboxed before cooling down after a spirited 90-minute...
The memories linger, drifting in and out, simply refusing to vanish forever. This week, with Felix Trinidad preparing to fight Winky Wright, the memories float to...
Fights aren’t settled in the gutter when you’re the center of a growing financial empire. One’s cut to ribbons without blood being spilled. It’s done with...
LAS VEGAS—Undisputed world welterweight champion Zab “Super” Judah will meet his IBF mandatory challenger Cosme “Chino” Rivera in a world championship co-feature as part of the...
You have to hand it to Winky (“Don’t call me Ronald!”) Wright. Very few have exuded as much patience as has the consensus junior middleweight champion...
