OKEMOS, Mich. — Brad Wright is a paint contractor who once said his sense of authority as Michigan Athletic Board of Control chairman sometimes feels like...
The De La Hoya – Hopkins super-fight on September 18 carries with it all the ingredients of a legendary confrontation, with one unusual twist. The underdog...
On June 7, 2003 the epic Arturo Gatti/Micky Ward fight trilogy culminated with both warriors trading vicious punches in front of a frenzied, sold-out Atlantic City...
The last time boxing fans heard from Wladimir ‘the other’ Klitschko he was gasping for breath, and shortly after began grasping at straws. After dominating Lamon...
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...
