There's nothing easy about managing a professional boxer, if you intend to do it the right way. The feel-good story of the year in this business...
The awards shows have started and the sprouts are on the boil, so the year-end must be almost upon us. Often a time of sadness and...
A year ago, Glengoffe Johnson ended his year the same way as his previous four; with one win or less in the calendar year and a...
Christmas is as good a time as any to remember the things that mean the most. I want to tell you about two of those things...
James Toney is like that crazy knight in the old Monty Python skit who keeps trying to fight even as his limbs are getting hacked off....
WBO World Heavyweight Champion, Lamon Brewster, is set to defend his title in March 2005, against Andrew Golota. Brewster (31-2, 27 KOs) knocked out the highly...
In a matchup the fans, media – and fighters themselves — have been demanding for many months, the two lightweight boxers recognized as the most talented...
Highlights from the best and most memorable fights of the year will be shown when SHOWTIME presents “SHOWTIME BOXING: Best Of 2004” on Saturday, Jan. 8,...
World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz (41-5-1, 28 KOs) has responded to derogatory remarks recently made about him by International Boxing Federation heavyweight...
At the end of his thrilling upset of Antonio Tarver Saturday in Los Angeles, Glencoffe Johnson made those of us who picked against him want to...
There were many who thought he was going to be the next Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali. He was a tall, smooth boxing heavyweight with a world of...
Prizefighters, no matter their religion, change their Christian names, the names they had at birth, into something suited to a hands-on profession. Nicknames, sobriquets, ring monikers,...
Jack Newfield, whose investigative articles and columns for various New York City newspapers earned him wide respect, has died of cancer at age 66. In boxing...
Cestus Management's junior welterweight sensation “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis claimed yet another devastating victory last Friday night, stopping the durable and highly regarded Jauquin “Killer” Gallardo with...
‘Twas a week until Christmas,So Santa went to Reno,To see Foreman fight,And play a little keno.But when he saw the fight poster,He knew something was not...
The Regional Court (Landgericht) of Hamburg ruled in a decision announced today that Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko are no longer under contract with Universum Box Promotion....
In PART 1 of this 2 part series, author Robert Cassidy introduced boxing cutman, Al Gavin. THERE WAS A TIME when a trainer was required to...
This past May 15th, former light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver knocked out undisputed light heavyweight champion Roy Jones in the second round of their rematch. Before...
In the mind of the average boxing fan many things plague the sweet science, not the least of which is the officiating which, in the opinion...
Chicago native, Miami based welterweight David Estrada, 17-1 (8KO's) heads to the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn., on Friday, January 21st for a twelve round...
