The streets of New York, or, at least, the ones close to an Irish pub, are dense with revelers at 1 PM. Wearing all shades of...
After Marco Antonio Barrera had his tush handed to him by Amir Khan on Saturday, he lamented the fact that the cut he suffered from an...
It seemed strangely familiar as Great Britain’s young phenom Amir Khan in a red hooded robe walked to the prize ring amid boos and cheers to...
The forthcoming book “Brute” follows two Sacramento boxers: Mike Simms, a cruiserweight who trained with the Olympic team in 2000, who when I found him had...
Much will be made the next few days about the brilliance of young British lightweight contender Amir Khan and his esteemed trainer, Freddie Roach, who will...
PRESS RELEASE Undefeated IBF middleweight champion King Arthur Abraham outclassed Lajuan Simon in Kiel on Saturday night to clinch the 29th victory in as many fights...
Marco Antonio Barrera had intentions of surpassing his idol Julio Cesar Chavez by one-day becoming the first Mexican fighter to win world titles in four weight...
Marco Antonio Barrera had called it quits, determined that his best days were far in the rear view mirror, and walked away from the cruelest sport...
It is a thing of beauty, the perfectly placed shot to the solar plexus. We don’t see it enough these days, that old-school selection. But for...
Goody Petronelli, the only trainer Marvelous Marvin Hagler ever knew, always used to say, “You can’t train a chin.’’ That is what Freddie Roach has to...
In the past six months or so the young upstarts have been knocked for a loop by the ageing master boxers like Bernard Hopkins, Sugar Shane...
Marco Antonio Barrera understands the scenario that has been laid out for him. He is walking a path trod by so many great champions before him...
IBF SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LUCIAN BUTE vs. FULGENCIO ZUNIGAFINAL QUOTES AND WEIGHTS Thursday, Mar. 12, 2009 La Cage Aux Sports, Montreal, Canada “SHOBOX: THE NEW...
During the HBO BAD event in San Jose this past weekend, I witnessed one of the strangest scenes in my 27 years of existence as a...
SIX QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH LUCIAN BUTE ____________________________________________________________________________________ Montreal hero defends IBF title against hard-hitting Fulgencio Zuniga Friday, March 13, On a Special Edition of ShoBox:...
Images appear like electric ghosts when the knob is pulled on the Philco console. Eventually white letters shimmy on the television screen -“Gillette Cavalcade of Sports”-...
When Amir Khan tests himself Saturday night against three-division world champion Marco Antonio Barrera, it will not be a physical test. It will be an intelligence...
ATOP THE EUROPEAN HITTING HILL- Even if you're an undefeated champion, as the old saying goes, sometimes it's lonely to be the King. After stopping Raul...
A few of the best prizefighters in the world today have all mentioned one fighter who they’d like to challenge. That person has been retired for...
In the Bay Area sluggers dominated as James Kirkland and Victor Ortiz scored knockouts while Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero was forced to stop due to a...
