If you really think about it, doing a stand-up comedy routine and boxing are amongst the toughest things in the world to execute. Both are individual...
He comes from a 'Land Down Under'. No, I'm not talking about the band 'Men at Work' or their hit song of the 80's that became...
The 19th Round People often complain that we're wallowing in far too much alphabet soup. OK – I'll buy that. But you've got to keep in...
The 18th Round Just recently, trainer Buddy McGirt signed a contract to work for Main Events, under a set of parameters which, in the words of...
Despite the tough spelling of his name, Kostya Tszyu is an easy guy to listen to. He doesn’t toss out loud adjectives or make false promises...
The 17th Round I get a surprising amount of feedback from people within the boxing industry who believe that it is not a commission's job at...
The 16th Round One of the major complaints on the part of promoters and matchmakers during the normal day-to-day course of putting on boxing shows is...
The 15th Round Q: How does a little story all of a sudden become a big story? For the answer, kindly read on. When I originally...
The 14th Round Along the way, I certainly figured that if I was going to cover the subject of boxing reform, it was necessary to address...
The 13th Round The recent proposal on the part of an Atlantic City councilman to name a street after promoter Don King was met with a...
A new year is upon us, which means it's time for new years resolutions. Yeah, never mind that most resolutions are broken, oh, around the third...
Walk the dog, stroll through the park, have a picnic at the lake. There are safer things for IBF cruiserweight champ Vassily Jirov to do this...
Hey, we can all dream, right? Isn't it our God-given right as boxing fans to think about fights that should happen – but often times don't?...
The 10th Round The following letter was sent to the membership of the Association of Boxing Commissions by its president, Tim Luckenenhoff, on November 14, 2002:...
The 9th Round ESPN had an opportunity, quite some time ago, to put forth a meaningful statement that would have told me they were sincere –...
Time again to update my personal pound-for-pound ratings. I do this every three or four months to get a gauge on just how the game's elite...
The 8th Round This wasn't a very merry Christmas for Greg Page. The former WBA heavyweight champion is still, for the most part, confined to a...
The 7th Round You know, we've heard so much claptrap from John McCain & Co. about the possible conflicts of interest that exist when the same...
The 6th Round A couple of months ago I got this letter from a Dr. Michael Schwartz, who represents something called the “American Association of Professional...
Jr. middleweight Jermain Taylor is one of the most highly touted and recognized young fighters in the game today. Coming out of the 2000 Olympic Games...
