There was a fight card at the Hammerstein Ballroom last night and while the ambiance and attitude of the event was decidedly Manhattan, the fighting was...
Detroit’s Kronk Gym is arguably boxing’s most well-known institution. Many champions, including Thomas Hearns and Michael Moorer, have trained and sparred there. However, Olympic Medalist Andre...
It’s too bad one of these guys has to lose. They both sound like someone you’d want to invite to a ball game if you had...
After a teasingly protracted negotiation, a no-contest plea to an offense he vehemently denies, an imposed deadline which seemed to render moot the purpose behind his...
The two boxers widely recognized as the most talented in the exciting cruiserweight division will square off when undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Wayne “Big...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (March 10, 2005) – After feverish discussions and intense negotiations between the fighter's campsm WBC super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have agreed...
Jake LaMotta was one of the toughest middleweight boxers in the 20th century. Besides being able to absorb an incredible amount of punishment, Jake was also...
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, it seems only fitting to chronicle some of boxing’s most colorful Irish or Irish-American boxers. This week’s profile is of “Irish” Bobby...
Erik Morales has a stern test come March 19 – perhaps the toughest of his career – as he tries to derail the Manny Pacquiao Express...
PROVIDENCE – Promoter Jimmy Burchfield (Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc.) has announced that Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Paz, Marlon “Magic Man” Starling and “Irish” Micky Ward...
Undisputed 147-Pound Champion Will Take On Arturo Gatti at Any Weight BROOKLYN, N.Y.—Newly crowned undisputed world welterweight champion Zab “Super” Judah has learned that World Boxing...
The 1976 heavyweight title bout between champion Muhammad Ali (50-2) and challenger Jimmy Young (17-4-2) is most remembered for the decision rendered by the referee and...
It was worth waiting for. Round One of “The Contender” was a smash hit. NBC’s boxing reality series—hosted by pugilistic icons Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray...
Record: 26-4-1, 13 knockouts Trainer: Bob Jackson, Gleason's Gym, Brooklyn The Skinny: Was inactive for more than two years after losing to Vernon Forrest in a...
One of the key elements which attract fans to the sport of boxing is the fact that they can relate to the challenge faced by the...
Wisdom comes in all shapes and sizes and inhabits all professions. “Ring sense is an art, a gift from God that flows out of a fighter...
TheSweetScience.com has learned that boxing's undisputed middleweight king Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins has agreed to fight Jermain Taylor on the third weekend in July. The proposed...
“About two years ago, some IRS guy came by my house and said they were going to subpoena my contracts with promoter Don King. I said,...
What did “Million Dollar Baby” do for the sport of women's boxing? It set the stage for what could be the biggest and most lucrative fight...
Felix Sturm (23-1) has fought most of his professional career behind the spotlight rather than in front of it. And judging by the way he’s been...
