If ever a boxer was a victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, it was Puerto Rico's Esteban De Jesus. This former...
The 95th Round In the last chapter, I left you with this question, as it concerned the efforts of the Association of Boxing Commissions to intimidate...
A few weeks back I wrote about my remembrance of the day a plane crashed carrying former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano, killing him instantly. Growing up...
The 94th Round For those of you who thought the institution of the “United States Boxing Administration” might make the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) obsolete,...
For one, a win over the other guarantees him a high spot among the all-time best pound-for-pound fighters in boxing history. And for the other, a...
The Foul Pole Strikes Back. Joey Knish ( IBOPboxing.com ) Tuesday October 14, 2003 ? ???? What makes a 35-year old former fringe contender (actually he was always...
OK, did you hear the latest from the WBC? No, you have to hear this one, it's actually pretty funny. The 'BC has decided to name...
Recently The Ring magazine published a Collector's Annual on “The 50 Greatest Fights You Never Saw!” I must commend them on this issue. It was very...
The Klitschko brothers might be available, though it’ s going to be tough to book them both on the same night. And that’s probably how IBF...
The 93rd Round Any day now, Senate Bill 275, otherwise known as the “Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2003”, which would create the “United States Boxing...
Saturday night in Las Vegas, Diego “Chico” Corrales was chopped down for the second time in his pro career; and once again it occurred on his...
Mesi is the man to beat in the heavyweight division. Toney will beat Tyson if they fight. Sound familiar? These are the overreactions and the after...
James Toney did exactly what he said he would do. The James Toney did exactly what he said he would do. The brash native of Ann...
If you're anything close to being a serious boxing fan, you have to have a lump in your throat about now. I know that I do....
Being a boxing junkie my entire life, I've formulated some major pet-peeves over the years. However, one of the ones that has to rank at the...
If there’s a bad guy in this big-time showdown, it’s James “Lights Out” Toney, the jokester with the quick mouth and the even quicker hands. Toney...
On Saturday a decent card was put together in Buffalo which was set to showcase “A Night of Young Heavyweights”, featuring Buffalo’s own “3rd Franchise” –...
This past Saturday night a trio of heavyweight fights took place in Buffalo, New York. The goal: to create some fresh new faces on the heavyweight...
In his last fight, heavyweight Joe Mesi scored a first round knockout over DaVarryl Williamson. This was supposed to be an indicator fight for Mesi. Viewers...
The 92nd Round Bob Arum has acquiesced to not having evidence of a “conspiracy” in the scoring, judging, or selection of judges for the Oscar De...
