Manuel Avila Survives – Featherweight contender Manuel “Tino” Avila expected a test but did not figure he would be in a pseudo MMA bout when he...
By BERNARD FERNANDEZ Man-on-the-street surveys and best-of (or worst-of) lists reflect public opinion of the moment, not necessarily incontrovertible reality. Still, it is notable that Fox...
By David A. Avila Rev up the engines. Plenty of boxing takes place this weekend from Las Vegas to Los Angeles and in between. In...
As most know, ballots for the International Boxing Hall of Fame were recently submitted. As usual some of the choices require no thought because a particular...
By BERNARD FERNANDEZ Some would say it’s just a coincidence, but the fact that the next ring appearance by the Philippines’ slammin’ Senator, Manny Pacquiao,...
By Diego Morilla October 31st was the last day for boxing scribes, observers and historians worldwide to cast their ballots to choose the 2017 inductees...
Pacquiao Vargas – Here we go again. It’s the same old story. When are the fanboy media members going to stop fawning over trainer Freddie Roach?...
By Matt Andrzejewski Will Pacquiao Be Upset? Manny Pacquiao returns to the ring on Saturday night to face WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas. Though Pacquiao is...
By Arne K. Lang How often have we heard that boxing is on the ropes? This pronouncement, or some variation of it, was heard even...
By Kid Hersh Reigning WBC 168-pound titlist Badou Jack was born on this day, Oct. 31, in 1983 in Stockholm, Sweden. He came to America...
Call it the lull before the storm. A slew of important fights are headed our way in the coming weeks. The last weekend of October...
By BERNARD FERNANDEZ Donovan “Razor” Ruddock was, nearly everyone agreed, destined for greatness. Twenty-four years ago there was widespread opinion that he was the best...
By David A. Avila Earlier this week Showtime Executive Vice President Stephen Espinoza said to the female boxing web site www.thePrizefighters.com that the television cable...
By Frank Lotierzo Danny Garcia fights Samuel Vargas 25-2-1 (13) on November 12th in his hometown of Philadelphia. The undefeated Garcia, who holds the...
by Thomas Hauser In 1998, Ian Probert authored a book entitled Rope Burns that took readers on an autobiographical journey through the prism of boxing....
By Arne K. Lang On Saturday, Nov. 5, WBO world welterweight champion Jessie Vargas risks his title against Senator Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines....
By BERNARD FERNANDEZ Now that his incredible, 28-year boxing journey is approaching its end, ageless wonder Bernard Hopkins took time to recall some of his...
By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was...
James DeGale vs Badou Jack Finally Set – The long awaited super middleweight title unification bout between IBF world titlist James DeGale and WBC champion Badou...
INGLEWOOD, CALIF. – When it was announced Bernard Hopkins was going to engage in his final fight, that was reason enough for me to drive the...
