He is the only undefeated heavyweight champion in boxing history and retired with a sterling record of 49-0 (43). On Sunday night, August 31, 1969, former...
The game of boxing is back this Saturday night, after its late summer hiatus, with a doubleheader from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas that features...
Special to TheSweetScience.com ATHENS — American Andre Ward's win over the immortal Magomed Aripgadjiev came in what turned out to be the 271st and final bout...
Why do some people feel they have more in the way of moral authority to decide what is best for Riddick Bowe than the ex-champ himself?...
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,...
