It had been eight years since I last interviewed “Dynamite” Danny Perez. The San Diegan had just won the NABF welterweight title from Sam Garr and...
When Poland’s Tomasz Adamek wrested the IBF cruiserweight championship from U.S. Navy veteran Steve “USS” Cunningham on a rousing split decision on Dec. 11, in one...
“At the end of the day, I like substance. But style matters. It’s not just whether you win, but how you go about doing it.”—Larry Merchant...
If John Ruiz moved as quickly in the ring as he moves into a legal battle he’d be Muhammad Ali. If Ruslan Chagaev could avoid punches...
Last week WBA welterweight champ Shane Mosley 46-5 (39 KOs) issued a press statement saying that he wanted to meet IBO junior welterweight champ Manny Pacquiao...
GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY, NORTH RHINE OR NO WHINE ZONE – Back almost five years to the day before Wladimir Klitschko was scheduled to face David Haye, June...
David Haye was injured in training and his June 20 showdown with Wladimir Klitschko is off, Reuters reports. “We are in the unfortunate position of having...
When you conquer the king of the mountain, as Sugar Shane Mosley did a little more than four months ago, then you presume that the mountain...
“Though the fury's hot and hard I still see that cold graveyard There's a solitary stone that's got your name on.” ~Elvis Costello, “Complicated Shadows” “LISTON”...
For many Americans – too many – Memorial Day means a backyard barbecue, or a pleasant day spent at the beach or a ballpark when they...
Hearing people question his heart is nothing new for Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero. But the two time featherweight champion is ready to show his worth. Earlier...
Joan Guzman may be the world's best pound-for-pound fighter. He just hasn't had the chance to prove it yet. For the past year and a half,...
Israel Vazquez is finished as a super bantamweight champion but he believes he’s far from finished. If he was no one would blame him after the...
I can’t say I knew Greg Page or that we were friends, but for a week or so in October of 1979 our lives intersected when...
The venerable old Philadelphia trainer George Benton used to bark out advice to Pernell Whitaker with a voice that sounded like Barry White on steroids. Mid-fight...
Andre Berto is in a tough spot. He’s got high end hand speed, some pop, a decent personality, good cardio, solid coordination and movement. All of...
In the HBO Boxing After Dark show opener on Saturday night, 29-year-old Kermit Cintron met 26-year-old Alfredo “Perro” Angulo in a meaningful 154 pound clash. The...
Andre Berto gets it. That doesn’t mean he’s got the Big Fight Saturday night because he doesn’t but if he keeps going the way he has...
“An’ the dawn comes up like thunder…” ~ Rudyard Kipling Dick the Bruiser was built like the Hoover Dam. A former lineman for the Green Bay...
***Chagaev unable to fulfill local medical requirements, WBA heavyweight title fight called off*** The rematch between WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev and Ruslan Chagaev has been...
