DUBLIN, Ireland — The harsh Irish wind and subzero temperatures greet Dan Henderson as he leaves his hotel en route to a nearby gym to put...
Imperious sportscaster Howard Cosell was openly contemptuous of ex-athletes who were handed prominent roles as broadcasters based primarily, if not solely, on the name recognition they...
BIG BEAR LAKE, CA.-The 60-minute drive through the winding snowy mountainous roads of Big Bear Mountain can be a perilous journey, especially during the winter, as...
It’s easy to tell someone how to do their job, and it’s easy to play Monday-morning quarterback. Hindsight vision is, after all, 20-20. But what isn’t...
Fight fans, I need to hear from you. The economy is on our minds too much here in the US, and with that context in mind,...
For boxing the new year has opened with some good days and some bad daze. Naturally, the good days haven’t come in the heavyweight division. In...
There comes a moment for every young boxing prospect to take a step up in competition. For Andre Ward, his time is near. The undefeated super...
Marvin Hagler and Bernard Hopkins were undoubtedly the two best middleweights of their respective generations. Hagler (62-3-2) dominated the 1980's with a ferocious southpaw style that...
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...
Can it really be 11 years since we first laid eyes on Max Kellerman’s Fonzi jacket? Indeed it has been more than a decade. Welcome back,...
The center of women’s boxing has shifted to Europe with the most lucrative bouts occurring in places like Germany, France and Bosnia. But despite the struggles...
When Teddy Atlas watches Yuriorkis Gamboa fight he knows exactly what he’s looking at. He’s looking at a future world champion. For how long? Who knows?...
Props must be given to Larry Merchant, that professor of pugilism. He after all hatched the concept of Pacquaio vs. De La Hoya, and suggested that...
While many things have been projected for Manny Pacquiao this year one thing is set – he won’t ever defend the WBC lightweight title he won...
MONTEBELLO, CA.-A decade has passed since Antonio Margarito first arrived in Southern California as an unknown lanky boxer out of the rough streets of Tijuana. Now...
Male boxing and female boxing are almost incomparable. As men’s pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, now world-famous for his thumping of Oscar De La Hoya in December,...
Boxing officially begins the New Year this week and while the sport continues to have its problems there remains much to be hopeful about. Frankly, the...
It’s 99.9% done. Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton will throw down on May 2nd, in Las Vegas, with only the venue yet to be determined. Expect...
Some careers get started in the most peculiar ways. For 21 year-old “Vicious” Victor Ortiz, it was his father’s words that sent him on his way...
If you have read any of the boxing news wires over the past week, you might have come across the sighting of a ghost. On January...
