The opening words of Norman Mailer’s King of the Hill, Mailer’s treatise on the “Fight of the Century” between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1971,...
WORCESTER, Mass. (March 10, 2005) – Don King Productions held a press conference today at the DCU Center in Worcester to officially announce its April 2...
There was a fight card at the Hammerstein Ballroom last night and while the ambiance and attitude of the event was decidedly Manhattan, the fighting was...
Detroit’s Kronk Gym is arguably boxing’s most well-known institution. Many champions, including Thomas Hearns and Michael Moorer, have trained and sparred there. However, Olympic Medalist Andre...
It’s too bad one of these guys has to lose. They both sound like someone you’d want to invite to a ball game if you had...
After a teasingly protracted negotiation, a no-contest plea to an offense he vehemently denies, an imposed deadline which seemed to render moot the purpose behind his...
The two boxers widely recognized as the most talented in the exciting cruiserweight division will square off when undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Wayne “Big...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (March 10, 2005) – After feverish discussions and intense negotiations between the fighter's campsm WBC super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have agreed...
Jake LaMotta was one of the toughest middleweight boxers in the 20th century. Besides being able to absorb an incredible amount of punishment, Jake was also...
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, it seems only fitting to chronicle some of boxing’s most colorful Irish or Irish-American boxers. This week’s profile is of “Irish” Bobby...
