LAS VEGAS-Las Vegas always looks different after a mega fight, like the day after a hurricane hits town. Gervonta “Tank” Davis left Ryan Garcia and the...
The Sweet Science Rankings: Week of April 24th, 2023 Changes this week at 130, 135 and 140lbs. 130: Joe Cordina claims the number one spot at...
There are very few boxing personalities who turn heads when they walk down the street or stop a room when they enter. I can think of...
It’s still in print. You can log on to Amazon right now and buy one for yourself, renamed, repackaged, all shiny and new. But I like...
As if there were any doubt, Gervonta “Tank” Davis proved once again last night that he is among the best fighters on the planet. Davis was...
LAS VEGAS-It was a slow burning fuse that saw Gervonta “Tank” Davis explode with an almost invisible blow to stop a dangerously quick Ryan Garcia to...
Tonight, in a sold-out Cardiff International Arena, Wales, a partisan crowd roared hometown boy Joe Cordina (now 16-0) to a well-deserved split decision against the brutal...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 234: Once-in-a-Generation Mega Fight: Tank Davis vs King Ry Garcia LAS VEGAS-In my 38 years covering prizefighting I’m calloused at mere hype jobs...
As the eyes of the boxing world shift to Las Vegas and the stirrings of the undercard for the Tank Davis-Ryan Garcia showdown this Saturday night,...
Igor Vysotsky competed in an era when Russian boxers, like their Cuban counterparts, were barricaded from turning pro. But as an amateur, Vysotsky’s accomplishments made him...
The Shigeoka brothers Yudai and Ginjiro have both delivered on the biggest nights of their careers in Tokyo, and as per last week’s preview, in impressive...
In a battle between two six-foot-six former Olympians in their late-30s, Zhilei “Big Bang” Zhang, an 8/1 underdog in man-to-man betting, turned away previously undefeated Joe...
A crosstown battle between Los Angeles featherweights saw Omar Cande Trinidad finish strong in defeating Adan Ochoa by unanimous decision after eight rugged back and forth...
“Lionell ‘Lonnie B’ Thompson is a former professional boxer…” So reads the opening sentence of a blurb about him that popped up on the internet. Except...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 233: The Rocket Rise of Ryan Garcia Waiting in the Tuesday sunshine, atop a lush green Beverly Hills cliff, reporters of all shapes...
Japan’s Shigeoka Brothers Fight for Titles This Weekend For the experienced Sweet Scientist, the early manifestation of a Japanese prospect among the world-class is hardly a...
Book Review by Thomas Hauser — Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century (Liveright Publishing Company) with art by Youssef Daoudi...
Once again Brian Mendoza toppled the favorite and ended Sebastian Fundora’s undefeated streak by explosive knockout to win the interim super welterweight title fight on Saturday....
When Japan’s undefeated Junko Nakatani abandoned the WBO flyweight belt to campaign at 115, San Antonio’s Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez was inspired to go in the other...
Kenshiro Teraji TKOs Late Sub Anthony Olascuaga; Inoue Wins Too Kenshiro Teraji, in his second reign as the WBC world title-holder at 108 pounds and now...
