In the second installment of our new feature “Rising Stars in Boxing”, fight writers Matt Andrzejewski and Kid Hersh zoom in on two hot up-and-comers with...
Is Daniel Jacobs the forgotten middleweight? – Last December 5th, Daniel Jacobs knocked out Peter Quillin in 85 seconds at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The fight was...
Hail Virgil Hill – A “hometown hero” in athletic parlance can mean different things to different people, depending on the hometown and the sport. Few fans...
Heavyweight Erkan Teper – On Sunday in Luneburg, Niedersochsen, Germany, Erkan Teper kept his undefeated record intact with a 10-round unanimous decision over sturdy but limited Derric...
By Matt McGrain First writing about cruiserweight prospect Oleksandr Usyk in 2014, I named him “the fighter the classicists have been waiting for,” a future world...
Saturday Recap – In the United States, the Fourth of July weekend was historically a great weekend for sports. Baseball doubleheaders and important boxing matches were...
Oscar Negrete Leads Civil Wars – Oscar Negrete didn’t necessarily cruise to victory but hit some road bumps in his victory on Friday to maintain a...
When Things Get Queasy – When Orlando Salido and Francisco Vargas went toe-to-toe in a back and forth war on June 4, the pulsating action was...
LA – Tijuana Blazing – Summer in two cities brings a lot of heat. First a charity event in downtown L.A. brings L.A.P.D. facing N.Y.P.D. in a...
Greatest Heavyweight Champs Since Muhammad Ali – On June 27th 1979 Muhammad Ali announced his retirement from boxing. At that time he hadn’t fought in nine months....
