Earnest appeals for prizefighters to quit their profession are a regular occurrence. As is the case with Jermain Taylor, the retirement calls are usually driven by...
Mixed martial arts tries once again to conquer Los Angeles. This time they’re bringing the big guns to do some damage to a boxing-crazy town. Welcome...
Kessler & Ward Weigh In On Saturday’s Results Mikkel Kessler and Andre Ward were just spectators and fans on Saturday night as their fellow Super Six...
During the modern era of professional boxing 1890 through the present there have been a few fighters who were so prepared for their opponent physically and...
It’s too bad that Showtime’s Super Six tournament doesn’t have a provision for getting rid of fighters—regardless whether they win, lose, or draw—who are so terrible...
Earlier this year, ESPN revealed plans to simultaneously celebrate its 30th anniversary and expand its cultural horizons with a season-long film festival that would showcase the...
On May 16th Edison Miranda lost a lopsided decision to Andre Ward in Oakland, Ca. Although the fight was exciting, Miranda did not have an answer...
This coming December 12th, WBC heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko 38-2 (37) will fight for the third time this year when he defends his title against American...
At the Froch-Dirrell post-fight press conference, Gary Shaw tried to put a positive face on the night. “I know I had the youngest fighter in the...
Sitting in front of TV cameras and facing a world still fascinated with him, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson wasn’t the tragedy we remember. There were...
First Klitschko World Championship in Switzerland Vitali Klitschko vs. Kevin Johnson in Bern After his tremendous victory against Chris Arreola, WBC Champion Vitali Klitschko steps into...
It's over for Jermain Taylor. Having been stopped in a devastating fashion in consecutive fights in the 12th and final round by Carl Froch and Arthur...
Jermain Taylor is about to find out who his friends are, assuming he has any in boxing. For the third time in five fights, the former...
Sometimes a loss is a good thing. The beginning of the super six super middleweight tournament showed European boxing stands up to American pugilism and also...
No matter what the judges were to say after the main event at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England on Saturday night between Carl Froch...
Anyone familiar with Murphy's Law and boxing had a feeling that it wouldn't be too far into the Showtime Super Six super middleweight series before something...
The beauty of being Andre Dirrell is you don’t know what you don’t know. Tonight he’s about to find out. Whether the lesson is a harsh...
No one really believes in Jermain Taylor any more. Why would you? SHOWTIME’S Super Six tournament, designed to crown one super middleweight champion and create a...
Arthur Abraham has a style that can make certain types of fighters look very good. If you’re not familiar with him and are watching him for...
FROCH AND DIRRELL HURL INSULTS IN NOTTINGHAM The Two Super Six Fighters Meet Face-to-Face NOTTINGHAM, England (October 15, 2009)—Tensions mounted in Nottingham on Wednesday during the...
