Some fighters routinely brush off knockdowns and continue fighting. Johnny Tapia routinely cheats death and goes on with his life. You see, Tapia never does anything...
The 22nd Round For those of you who don't understand what it means to open a “Pandora's Box”, I hope you won't mind if I bring...
This Friday night former heavyweight challenger Michael Grant takes on journeyman Carlton Johnson. Outside the couple of thousand folks that are expected to show up at...
Why don’t we call this fight “Felonious Fury in Memphis,’’ or “Night of the Ex-Cons,’’ or “Sing Sing Saturday Night?’’ The name should hold meaning. It...
The 21st Round I normally don't like to disparage Nevada – they usually get things right, and are constantly under tremendous pressure to do so, since...
The 20th Round Hey – would you like to be a mover and shaker in the world of boxing? Controlling world ratings? Pulling the strings on...
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:...
