Our thoughts this time of year tend toward reflection, trying to summarize and evaluate the events that made up the fabric of another year now dimming,...
Not long ago small heavyweights like “Fast” Eddie Chambers were the norm and giants like Wladimir Klitschko were an oddity. “Yeah, some of those guys are...
Light Heavyweight contender Jesus “Chuy” Ruiz begins his day by jogging at 7 a.m. through the East L.A. barrio. The rest of his training, which is...
James Brown, Godfather of Soul, dead at 73 James Brown, aka the Godfather of Soul, a longtime friend of Don King who performed at the Ali-Foreman “Rumble...
Even in Thailand, Santa makes the rounds. Although most Thais are Buddhists, Christmas is practiced with fervor. As in the west, gifts are exchanged and lights...
In 1976, Muhammad Ali engaged in what was arguably the last great fight of his career. Although he would soldier on for another five years, Ali...
This is the season for lists, right? Santa gets inundated with lists. We make a list of things that we will resolve to do, or not...
He didn't achieve his goal of becoming heavyweight champion of the world, but today 73-year-old Buddy Turman is putting up a fight even more impressive than...
Edison Miranda’s Xmas beatings for Gibbs/Taylor/DiBella Uncrowned middleweight king Edison “Pantera” Miranda (27-1, 24 KOs) isn’t the strong, silent type. He’s definitely strong his sensational first round...
The notion of fighting on Christmas Eve or Christmas day reminds me of a story I once heard about a cockfight gone bad. Some years ago...
