Professional boxing is a maze of sanctioning bodies, promoters, and government overseers in an international, year-round sport. While frequently (though figuratively) spat upon by critics who...
The date is August 1, 1975. The place is the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two of the top middleweight prospects are meeting in a...
Never before had I watched it. Not in person. Not on television. I frankly didn't have a smidgeon of concern if I ever saw an Ultimate...
Shortly after being on the wrong end of the judges’ scorecards this past Saturday at Madison Square Garden, John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz put an end...
Nineteen months after being destroyed in one round by Joe Mesi, heavyweight DaVarryl Williamson of Aurora, Colorado, reemerged as a top-flight prospect with a sensational second...
LAS VEGAS, NV (May 2, 2005) – Fifty years ago today, Las Vegas hosted its very first big-name fight. Light heavyweight champion Archie Moore moved up...
For most of Saturday night’s fight, James “Lights Out” Toney looked like a guy patiently waiting to catch a bus. He knew he was at the...
When he sat down with Mike Tyson last month after the Washington press conference announcing his June 11 fight against Kevin McBride, ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap mentioned...
What happens when the unstoppable force meets the unmovable object? Let me rephrase that. What would have happened if Joe Frazier and Ron Lyle would have...
Mhikiza “Showtime” Myekeni claimed the WBC international flyweight title on Friday night at the Graceland Casino in Mpumulanga in an exciting fight which deserves an encore....
