This past Saturday night I watched the Antonio Tarver-Montell Griffin fight. The fight was for the vacant WBC/IBF light heavyweight titles vacated by Roy Jones. At...
The 57th Round As dangerous as Toughman contests may potentially be, the company, headed by Art Dore, probably provides the “gold standard” for events of its...
Yory Boy Campas isn’t a warm-up for Oscar De La Hoya as much as he’s a break in the monotony, a little million-dollar side trip on...
Xtra, Xtra, read all about it! Xtra, Xtra, read all about it! Mike “the Myth” Tyson signs to fight another weak-chinned opponent, who lacks confidence and...
The 56 Round As dangerous as Toughman contests may potentially be, the company, headed by Art Dore, probably provides the “gold standard” for events of its...
April 27th of this year will mark the 35th anniversary of one of the World Boxing Association's crowning achievements. The grand finale of their eight man...
For a boxer who had crossed gloves with the likes of Sam Langford, Joe Gans. Philadelphia, Jack O'Brien, Mysterious Billy Smith, Kid Lavigne, George Gardner, Dixie...
At the end of HBO's telecast of the Bernard Hopkins-Morrade Hakkar Middleweight Championship fight on March 29, 2003, HBO commentators Larry Merchant and George Foreman left...
This past weekend I was making my way to my assigned seat in press row for the massacre that was Marco Antonio Barrera- Kevin Kelley at...
Vassily Jirov is taller than James Toney, younger than James Toney and hits harder than James Toney. The reigning IBF cruiserweight champ, Jirov has always been...
The 55th Round Years ago, when I was doing a little matchmaking, both on the pro and amateur level, in the Tampa Bay area, I was...
The 54th Round Last Thursday, the Texas state Senate approved a bill to ban “elimination boxing tournaments” – a measure squarely aimed at those events referred...
Every once in awhile a few thoughts get into my mind that get me wondering. No, not thoughts like, 'why is the sky blue?' but more...
Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather Jr., is calling out junior-middleweight champ Oscar De La Hoya, which is like Barney Fife calling out Atilla the Hun. Before it’s...
Over the past couple years, boxing fans have heard many commentators talk about the size of today's heavyweights. The announcers make a big deal over how...
Seven and a half years ago the very personable and popular Ken Norton was enshrined in Boxing's Hall of Fame. It couldn't have happened to a...
The 53rd Round Doug Morris, an attorney for Greg Page, sat while deposing Dr. Manuel Mediodia and quickly came to the conclusion that Mediodia, in the...
This past weekend in Philadelphia, the undisputed middleweight champion of the world Bernard Hopkins successfully defended his crown by chasing Morrade Hakkar out of the ring...
The 52nd Round (NOTE: The “Q & A” passages in these reports, as well as the direct quotes, are a product of a deposition taken from...
The 51st Round (NOTE: The “Q & A” passages in these reports, as well as the direct quotes, are a product of the deposition taken from...
