Boxing Odds and Ends: Thurman-Barrios, Cuadras-Rodriguez and More Two fighters made great gains this past weekend — a veteran who recaptured lost luster and a newcomer...
Former IBF lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr tweeted from his hospital bed in Cincinnati that he was in terrible pain. The good news is that Easter...
LAS VEGAS-Inactivity was not enough to dull the hyper experience of former world champion Keith Thurman who seemed somewhat sluggish but still too strong for Mario...
Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing was at the NBA arena in Phoenix tonight with a card that took a back seat to a Showtime ppv card in...
Boxing returned to the U.K. tonight following the January lockdown and Chris Eubank Jr made an impressive showing in the main go of a Sky TV...
Not too long ago, Keith “One Time” Thurman, with his speed, power and precision was considered among the three most dangerous fighters in the world. But...
The glimpses are not as sharp as they once were, but they still provide me with guilty pleasure. Now closing in on 85, I’m not about...
William Nack came late to sportswriting, but once he did, it was gangbusters. Nack, who would have celebrated his 81st birthday on February 4, spent 11...
The fictional Rocky Balboa lost a split decision to Apollo Creed in the first installment of the fecund “Rocky” series. Thirty-five years later in Warren, Ohio,...
Glimpses from the Past (Part One) As this writer approaches 85, yes 85, some of the boxing memories are not as clear as they once were,...
The Hauser Report: “The Greatest Show on Earth” Comes to Warren, Ohio On January 29, Don King promoted a six-bout card headlined by Trevor Bryan defending...
Congo’s Ilunga Makabu won the battle of southpaws against Thabiso Mchunu by split decision to retain the WBC cruiserweight world title and keep his place in...
Top Rank was at the Hard Rock in Tulsa tonight with a card that aired on ESPN and ESPN+. In the main event, three-time Olympian Robson...
Once upon a time a Don King Productions was synonymous with big boxing events on a regular basis. Think Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe, Mike...
Maybe former welterweight contender Percy Pugh would have gotten his chance to deliver the acceptance speech he had rehearsed who knows how many times in his...
“Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte confirmed…” begins the headline over a story in the sports section of today’s Manchester Evening News. That pronouncement takes a different...
If all the pieces come together, the PBC card on Feb. 5 at Mandalay Bay will have a distinct Arizona flavor. Welterweight Abel Ramos, the pride...
Dear Governor Hochul — I received several text messages earlier this month from someone I don’t know who wrote to me about a problem at the...
Evan Holyfield, the middle child of Evander Holyfield’s 11 children, made his pro debut on Nov. 2, 2019. His opponent lasted 16 seconds. Last night, Holyfield,...
SHOWTIME was at the Borgata in Atlantic City tonight with a tripleheader. In the main go, WBC featherweight champion Gary Allen Russell Jr, who had the...
