Not long ago, I posted a story here at The Sweet Science entitled “For boxing, here’s the problem….and maybe the solution” which, in part, talked about...
Former light heavyweight contender “Irish” Bobby Cassidy, fight analyst for The Sweet Science, is instantly identified with the legendary fight venue of Sunnyside Garden in Queens,...
It was El Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, a time in these southwestern parts where many pronunciations and traditions honor the deceased....
Well, the reign of heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko is over before it really got started. The giant Ukrainian was supposed to fight former titlist Hasim Rahman...
Back in the early- to mid-nineties, Orlando Fernandez of Queens, New York, earned his bones as an assistant trainer to such local championship caliber fighters as...
UNCASVILLE, CT (November 21, 2005) – The first class to be inducted into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame will be honored on Thursday, December 1st...
Fighters are dreamers, men who relentlessly chase the end of the rainbow during those endless hours of solitary work. Two men who caught their dreams last...
“Bring it on, Bring it onDon’t wait until tomorrowBring it onBring it onBring it on” – Seal Last weekend, Kevin Iole (a writer I respect) wrote...
PORTLAND, Oregon – Floyd Mayweather continued his campaign along the way to greatness with a sixth round stoppage of Sharmba Mitchell in the odd setting of...
Sure, Floyd Mayweather is the best fighter in the world, pound-for-pound, but where should he positioned in history? Should he be considered an all-time great already?...