As a first-semester freshman at Shelton Community College in his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Deontay Wilder had the same dream that many boys and young men...
If all goes according to plan, Saturday’s showdown between undefeated heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury at the Staples Center will be buttressed by 12 preliminary...
Southern California has long been a bastion for prizefighting since the beginning of the modern boxing era in the 1880s. Yet, very few heavyweight world title...
“Excuse me, Holyfield, but I am the real deal, too.” Deontay Wilder is a fascinating individual, so there’s never a shortage of reflection-worthy material available after...
They are, by consensus, the two greatest fighters in the 39-year history of the largely ignored cruiserweight division. Evander Holyfield, who already held the IBF and...
Heavyweights are like dinosaurs, so-called “thunder lizards” capable of ending life by accidentally stepping on their smaller brethren. They’re a different breed of prizefighter unique in...
A shoulder injury prevented Kubrat Pulev from challenging world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in October of last year. As we recall, Pulev was forced to pull...
One of boxing’s biggest secrets, Danny “Baby-Faced Assassin” Roman, hit Chicago last weekend to defend the WBA super bantamweight world title for a third time. And, once again, Roman picked apart...
Maybe he should be referred to as the quiet man, because WBO welterweight titlist Terence Crawford 33-0 (24) is very much understated. He doesn’t say much...
In boxing it is a common practice for fans and those that cover the sport to constantly excoriate a contender pertaining to who they fight when...