This may be a little late, but as they say, better late than never. After watching the boxing competition at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in...
On March 17, 1897, in Carson City, Nevada, Bob Fitzsimmons kayoed James J. Corbett in the 14th round to win the heavyweight championship of the world....
Oscar De La Hoya has an uphill battle come Sept. 18. For the first time in his career, he'll be an underdog, and he's expected to...
He wasn't supposed to beat the free-swinging, trash-talking Ricardo Mayorga, but he somehow put it all together this past December to temporarily silence Mayorga's busy mouth....
On October 2nd Syd “The Jewel” Vanderpool will enter the ring as the underdog against Super Middle sensation Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy at the Mandalay Bay....
It's been just about a month since British heavyweight Danny Williams scored one of boxing’s major upsets of the year when he knocked out Mike Tyson...
Young Cruiserweight contender Enzo Maccarinelli makes the fifth defence of his peripheral WBU belt next week, and his handlers clearly hope to steer the big Welshman...
While there have always been boxers who have transcended the need to hold world titles to receive acclaim, a world title was still always a factor...
That's it? There's no bad blood between these guys? Where's Hopkins or Toney or Mayorga to put this fight in its proper perspective? Where are the...
The streets of Las Vegas will remain a little safer for the city's working girls now that Ike “The President” Ibeabuchi has been denied parole. The...
For most athletes, comebacks are usually not successful, unless you are talking about an athlete who left for medical reasons, took care of the medical problem,...
Former heavyweight contender Ike Ibeabuchi has received an unfavorable decision from the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners. The board announced Tuesday morning Ibeabuchi would not be...
As we close the book on August we can look forward to the fall, which means two things: the beginning of football season and the resumption...
After watching the Olympic boxing for over a week at the 2004 Summer Games, I feel somewhat enlightened on the current state of boxing. I believe...
ATHENS — It was six in the evening in a Greek TAVERNA near the Peristeri Boxing Hall, and Mittelman the Middleman occupied a table surrounded by...
I caught up with nine-time world champion Rocky “Bam Bam” Ripley recently and tried to find out what makes the legendary fighter and former bantamweight, junior-featherweight,...
With the heavyweight division in desperate need of a knight in shining armor to ride up and challenge any and all comers, it might seem ironic...
‘If you wish to be a success in the world,promise everything, deliver nothing.’ Napoleon The old general would have made a decent boxing promoter by the...
I think Andrew Golota has a very good chance of finally realizing his dream of becoming a world titleholder. Based on his performance and his condition...
One of the most exciting aspects of the Olympic Games is seeing people from clear across the world competing against each other in their chosen sports....
