It's amazing how a fighter’s whole career and perception can hinge on the outcome of one fight. When looking at some of boxing's greatest fighters, in...
Early in his pro career, Bernard Hopkins was known more for his bizarre ring entrances than his skills. That “Executioner” get-up was peculiar and a little...
Your anniversary. Your wife’s birthday. Valentine’s Day. Your kid’s birthday(s). These are dates you had best remember. Or, put another way, these are dates you had...
In Hollywood, it's called the “IT” factor. He has it, she has it. The question is, what is “IT?” The closest I can come to defining...
Boxing fans—and most everybody inside the boxing industry—are now counting down the days to Sep. 18, when Oscar De La Hoya finally meets Bernard Hopkins. We...
On September 18th, Oscar De La Hoya will be taking on the most dangerous fighter he has ever come across. The Golden Boy will be challenging...
The city of boxing is for addicts. If it wasn’t boxing it would be booze or women or crack cocaine. Often they can be combined. Not...
The guy promoting the fight card called “Friday Night Fights at the River Edge,” might want to grab a ladder and change one of the names...
Showtime’s tripleheader on Saturday, October 2, will be the first boxing event to take place in the new outdoor Amphitheatre at Caesars Palace. The telecast will...
Oscar De La Hoya has never been blown away in a boxing ring. There is a chance that might happen Saturday. Which is why we'll see...
When Billy Conn turned pro on January 28, 1934 at the age of 17, he was immensely under-rated, certainly a fighter who wasn’t thought of as...
This Saturday night Oscar De La Hoya faces his greatest challenge when he takes on the undisputed middleweight champion of the world, Bernard Hopkins. The prevailing...
Miguel Cotto is a future star. And, though he's just 21-0, that future may be sooner rather than later. The multi-talented junior welterweight blew away a...
Transfixed, I sat there in splendor. If I hadn't been keeping score I might have lost track of the rounds. I was mesmerized, sitting a couple...
As the Hopkins-De La Hoya fight approaches, everyone is trying to formulate the different scenarios as to how the fight will turn out. However, something recently...
Miguel Cotto won the vacant WBO junior welterweight title Saturday night, stopping Kelson Pinto in the 6th round. Cotto dominated Pinto, punishing him with left hooks...
Who's the “Next Great Champ”? I doubt we'll ever find out, after the Fox Network's over-hyped boxing “reality TV” show debuted on September 7. The ratings...
David Payne reports from Ringside Veteran cruiserweight Carl Thompson tore up the script last night, knocking out British boxing pin-up David Haye in the fifth round of a...
World Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko will make the first defense of his title against Danny Williams in a fight that will re-ignite the...
Andover, Ma. – No one has to be told about Micky Ward or Aruto Gatti's character, their blood and guts, or their hearts in the boxing...
