Regardless of what happens during the remainder of their careers, both Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis have made their mark in heavyweight history. Holyfield and Lewis...
The 88th Round As I touched upon in the last chapter, I have undergone something of a metamorphosis over the course of the last fifteen months....
The 87th Round Certainly I wouldn't laugh you out of the room if you concluded that the last 186 chapters of the “Operation Cleanup” series provided...
A couple nights past, I was having a conversation with someone who I hold in high regard when it comes to boxing insight. We were going...
Winky Wright must be wondering what he has to do to pick a fight with this guy, what it takes to get him riled enough that...
It was a tougher than anticipated scrap for Acelino Freitas when he took on plucky Argentinian Jorge Barrios this past weekend in Miami, Florida. It was...
The 86th Round (We'll start this thing out with a little disclaimer – I am currently involved with the subject of this piece, Scott Wagner, in...
On Oct. 2, 1980, former three time heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali came out of a 25-month retirement and fought undefeated heavyweight champion Larry Holmes. During Ali's...
Bert Sugar was close. “Mike Tyson has gone from the bizarre to the tragic,” the writer, publisher, philosopher and boxing goodwill ambassador said on TV recently....
The 85th Round Ladies and gentlemen, I want to be as brief as possible today. If you would, please consider the following hypothetical: A fighter, who...
I usually don't root for or against any fighters being in the position I'm in. I cover and write about the sport of boxing and it's...
What if in this corner was Carlos Monzon (11-7-70 thru 7-30-77) from Santa Fe Argentina, the middleweight champion of the '70s, and in this corner was...
The 84th Round I heard a story once about a promoter who, in what could best be described as a highly unusual move, went about approaching...
Scott Harrison is a small man with big plans. He plans to rule the talent rich featherweight division before too many more suns set on his...
Reports are starting to appear that Undisputed World Middleweight Champion Bernard Hopkins is going to fight current WBA Champion William Joppy sometime in mid to late...
The 83rd Round In the sport of professional boxing, promotional contracts are what make the world go 'round. You will rarely find an instance on national...
The 82nd Round If you were following us toward the end of “Operation Cleanup: A Blueprint for Boxing Reform”, you're familiar with our media poll for...
In case we didn't know already, Tuesday night in Indiana Angel Manfredy showed us that his last title shot was exactly that – his last. At...
Vassiliy Jirov’s long, slow journey back to boxing fame and fortune begins Aug. 7 when the former IBF cruiserweight champ faces “Mad Dog” Ernest Mateen at...
The 81st Round his is the official definition of a PROMOTER, according to the Professional Boxer Safety Act: “(9) Promoter. The term 'promoter' means the person...
