Lopez vs. Vazquez Jr – Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez and fellow Puerto Rican Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. tangle on Saturday, Oct. 29 in San Juan Puerto Rico in...
By Matt Andrzejewski Golden Boy Promotions announced this week that Bernard Hopkins will face Joe Smith on December 17th. This is being billed as Hopkins’...
By Frank Lotierzo The biggest mistake Evander Holyfield made during his stellar 27-year career was, like Roy Jones, fighting beyond his prime. He suffered a...
There were no men’s world title fights on the next-to-last weekend of October, at least none sanctioned by any of the major sanctioning bodies, but...
By David A. Avila ONTARIO, CALIF.-The north beat the south as San Francisco’s LaRon Mitchell out-hustled Moreno Valley’s Scott Alexander to win the vacant junior...
By Arne K. Lang All told, nineteen U.S. boxers competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. Only one brought home a gold medal. That would...
Amanda Serrano – On the throes of Amanda Serrano’s record-breaking fourth world title in four weight divisions, her win could also break the barrier that has...
Elude Anthony Joshua – This time last week it looked certain that IBF heavyweight title holder Anthony Joshua 17-0 (17) was going to defend his title against...
By Matt McGrain Welcome to the final part of this series and to the top ten at lightweight. #10 Lou Ambers (91-8-7) The hook Ambers...
Joseph Parker vs Andy Ruiz Jr Set – The World Boxing Organization’s 29th annual convention is in full swing this week in Puerto Rico, and today...
Frampton vs Santa Cruz 2 Set – Undefeated WBA “super world” featherweight champion Carl Frampton (23-0) has taken to social media to announce that there is an...
Klitschko Facing Lucas Browne – The ongoing negotiations to make an Anthony Joshua versus Wladimir Klitschko heavyweight title bout for December are apparently over. The news is...
Bernard Hopkins – When most boxing fans think of former middleweight and light heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins, they reflect on how shrewd, tough, smart and adaptable...
Book Review THE GODS OF WAR In “The Gods of War,” author Springs Toledo takes boxing writing to a level beyond boxing writing, and to a...
Evander Holyfield was born on this day, Oct. 19 1962, in Atmore, Alabama and spent most of his childhood living in a crime-ridden housing project in...
By David A. Avila Heavyweight fights can sometimes move along like molasses running down a tree trunk. But on occasion heavyweights can be explosive and...
By BERNARD FERNANDEZ Some TSS readers (hey, you know who you are) are enthused about the recent uptick of interest in women’s boxing. Others (you...
By Kid Hersh Thomas “Hitman” Hearns was born on this day, Oct. 18 1956, in Memphis, Tennessee. He grew up in Detroit and — as illustrated...
By Ted Sares The pendulum between like and dislike (or even love and hate) moves noticeably in a negative direction. One aficionado I respect...
By Matt Andrzejewski Danny Garcia and Tune-Up Fights It was announced this week that Danny Garcia would face journeyman Samuel Vargas in a PBC televised main...
