Jameel “Black Gold” Wilson entered the Philadelphia National Guard Armory ring Friday night, wearing his usual gold Everlast boxing trunks, to the eardrum-shattering cheers of the...
James “Lights Out” Toney hung up the phone early on Thursday after stopping by for a brief conference call chat. He tossed out a few insults,...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (April 16, 2005) – Following the cancellation of the Diaz-Elder WBA world championship contest due to a cut suffered by Diaz in sparring, undefeated...
Steroids Kayoed Bob Hazelton – The asterisk is an explicit sticker. That’s why, in the steroid era, it can be stamped on any number of dubious...
HOUSTON, Texas (April 16, 2005) – WBA lightweight champion Juan Diaz has been forced to cancel his April 23 world title defense against Ebo Elder due...
CHICAGO—A world heavyweight championship will be decided in Chicago for the first time in 24 years when WBO heavyweight champion “Relentless” Lamon Brewster puts his title...
My 83-year-old father has been a lifelong airplane enthusiast who, until just a few years ago, was still flying gliders at least twice weekly for recreational...
The hottest topic in sports the past couple of months at water coolers and bars across the land has been athletes taking steroids. I am here to...
Yogi Berra called it deja vou all over again. I had that feeling as I watched Marco Antonio Barrera, in about the same amount of time...
British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch landed in Los Angeles with promoter Mick Hennessy and trainer Robert McCracken on Tuesday, nine days...
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (April 15, 2005) – After stalling out early, the negotiations between IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy and the IBF's top-rated contender Robin...
After vowing I would not buy the fight, there I was last Saturday night plunking down $40 to watch the HBO pay-for-view version of The Titanic,...
New York (April 14, 2005) – The big boys of boxing, WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz (41-51 28 KOs) and three-time world champion James...
New York (April 14, 2005) – Each night next week from 9:00 to 11:00 PM/ET, ESPN Classic will air seldom seen classic boxing matches as part...
Steal his parking space, tease his dog or tell him he couldn’t punch his way out of a grocery bag. Call him a bum, let the...
The writer George Plimpton pitched a baseball to Willie Mays. He played goalie for a day with the Boston Bruins. He was in a pro-am golf...
WASHINGTON, DC (April 13, 2005) – The nation’s capital is abuzz with the prospect of former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson (50-5 2...
I know you have all see me on television, in the ring, putting on classic displays of “power boxing” – a mix of speed and explosive...
The NYPD Fighting Finest boxing team is out for blood. Literally! On Thursday night, April 14th, the Finest will square off against a joint LAPD and...
With fight fans’ pockets still smarting from HBO’s pay-per-view show this past weekend, ESPN.com is offering a live webcast of its April 23 ESPN PPV boxing...
