The fraternity of great athletes from the 1960s who shared a stage with Muhammad Ali keeps getting smaller. Ralph Boston, who died on April 30 at...
This Saturday night in the Stockton Arena in California a fascinating 118lb match will be fought between two of the world’s best bantamweights, Australia’s Jason Moloney,...
As he entered the ring for his 38th professional fight, veteran Philadelphia heavyweight Joey “Tank” Dawejko was clear about his current position in the sport. During...
On March 3, 2023, I posted an article on The Sweet Science entitled “DAZN: Charging More for Less”. The article criticized DAZN’s boxing programming, its decision...
Nestled in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley, Steve Springer, a former sportswriter who for nearly 35 years covered several sports including the world of boxing, is at...
A massive crowd in Guadalajara celebrated the return of their native son as Saul “Canelo” Alvarez battered but could not finish England’s strong John Ryder in...
Light heavyweight Joshua Buatsi, ranked #1 by the WBA, returned to the ring tonight after an absence of one year and scored a wide 10-round decision...
During the Covid-19 pandemic Saul “Canelo” Alvarez ruled the boxing world supremely like an Aztec emperor with super-human powers. Once the face masks requirements were lifted,...
The Afro American was in Johnny Paycheck’s dressing room only minutes after his devastating knockout loss to Joe Louis in the second round of their March 1940...
For the past twenty-one years, the Boxing Writers Association of America has honored outstanding writing with the presentation of what came to be called the Bernie...
TSS Salutes Lance Pugmire, the 2023 Nat Fleischer Award Winner As journalists go, Nat Fleischer was a hack. One would not know this considering all the...
The Sweet Science Rankings: Week of May 1st, 2023 Only one change this week and it takes place at 105lbs where Erick Rosa enters his seventeenth...
In the build-up to Rocky Marciano’s first confrontation with Ezzard Charles, The Miami Herald cast an eye back to The Rock’s heartbreaking 1951 destruction of Joe Louis. In...
Always humble William Zepeda blasted out Panama’s Jaime Arboleda and then saluted Victor Ortiz who he replaced in the main event. But the night was stolen...
An SRO crowd is expected on Saturday, May 6, at a 50,000-seat domed stadium on the outskirts of Guadalajara. The attraction is native son Canelo Alvarez...
When Eric Greene took his seat at a ringside table at Sony Hall on April 27, fans in attendance could have been forgiven for thinking that...
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...
