DORTMUND, GERMANY – It wasn’t pretty by any means, but for dozens of raucous Latvian fans who made the trip, Mairis Briedis did a beautiful job...
WORCESTER — When boxing last laid eyes on Matt Remillard in a professional prize ring, the year was 2011. The then undefeated Connecticut featherweight prospect was on HBO...
LAS VEGAS-Antonio Orozco won the battle of undefeated super lightweights by knockout of Keandre Gibson to win the vacant WBC USNBC title on Saturday. San Diego’s...
Most boxing fans remember the late Zachariah “Zack” Clayton as the third man in the ring for Muhammad Ali’s stunning eighth-round knockout of George Foreman on...
THE GOLDEN ERA OF CRUISERWEIGHTS – Once upon a time in fightland, the cruiserweight division, with it’s first title tilt in 1979, was the most maligned...
It’s a battle of brains when undefeated Antonio Orozco and Keandre Gibson clash inside the boxing ring. St. Louis native Gibson (16-0-1, 7 KOs) meets San...
To say that former world bantamweight champion Richie Sandoval had a boxing career marked by highs and lows would be a great understatement. Sandoval was on...
THE THINNING POOL OF BRAWLERS — “This guy was a real slugger.” With those words, I was introduced to Bennie Briscoe. Before I could say “I...
Like a ghost from the recent past Tim “Desert Storm” Bradley showed up at the recent heavy-loaded fight card in Indio. “I’ve been laying low,” said...
THE 2017 YEAR IN BOXING, A QUARTERLY REPORT — The first quarter of the year is complete. Here are a few nuggets and observations I have...
You had to have seen it to really appreciate it. If you love offensive boxing blended with technical mastery, then I suggest you watch a replay...
THE HAUSER REPORT: Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission executive director Greg Sirb is on the short list of administrators who have a full understanding of how to...
GREATEST FEATHERWEIGHTS, PART V: It is possible that the Top Five listed below is the single finest collection of fighters I have assembled in running down...
JORGE LINARES RETAINS HIS TITLE — Jorge Linares was in hostile territory last September when he opposed Manchester’s Anthony Crolla in Manchester with Crolla’s WBA world...
PHILADELPHIA — It would have been a great story, if not a unique one. A boxing-obsessed father, maybe even a former fighter himself, names his son...
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE’S TALE OF THE PRIZE RING — Arthur Conan Doyle is known throughout the world as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, the most famous...
INDIO, Calif.-Ireland’s Jason “El Animal” Quigley stormed to an early lead and despite an injured right hand held off the late rally from New Jersey’s Glen...
POUND-FOR-POUND TOP 10 — In the last few days, three tribunals – The Ring, ESPN, and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board – issued a new set...
GOLOVKIN-CANELO IN LIGHT OF GOLOVKIN-JACOBS — If you’ve been a follower of the sport of boxing or, say, even the NFL, hopefully you’ve gleaned that no...
A NIGHT OF UNBRIDLED VIOLENCE — Sometimes—not very often—but sometimes the intensity, ferocity and even cruelty that fighters like Mike Tyson, Nigel Benn, Tony Ayala Jr.,...
