“It is easy to become a professional fighter. But it is hard to be a champion.” I'm reminded of those sagacious words of wisdom spoken by...
“The eyes of Roberto Duran. There’s a sinister look there…. even now.” ~ Al Bernstein, 1989 On the evening of February 24, 1989 a thirty-seven year...
LOS ANGELES-Leave it to Jorge “The Hyena” Barrios to scavenge the first shot of the lightweight tournament, though he’s not the top bill. Barrios nearly enticed...
NEW YORK (Feb. 23, 2009) — SHOWTIME caught up with legendary trainer Hall of Famer Emanuel Steward on Monday for his thoughts on this Friday’s International...
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...
Despite being an iconic figure in his native Indonesia, featherweight world titlist Chris John has experienced relative anonymity in Houston during the build-up to Saturday’s defence...
There’s nothing quite like fighting in your hometown, in front of a mad throng of well wishers who cheer themselves hoarse at the site of you....
Miguel Cotto’s people were not sure exactly what Antonio Margarito had done to him last July, so for his first fight back after suffering his first...
Fans waiting to see Miguel Cotto in his comeback fight, eager to see if the ghost of Antonio Margarito haunted the Puerto Rican hitter, took in...
Mexican middleweight contender Marco Antonio Rubio claims to have a “secret plan” to knock out Kelly Pavlik on pay-per-view Saturday night. But most of the betting...
As a youngster Maureen Shea’s cousins in Guadalajara, Mexico called her “la traviesa” because of her fiery red hair and mischievousness. Shea’s fiery red hair turned...
I could have used one of those body language “experts” the NY tabloid papers always trot out to examine the mannerisms in speech and movement when...
Your past is not always easy to escape. Sometimes you can shake it. Other times you can never let it go. That is what Miguel Cotto...
LOS ANGELES-Across the street from the arena where one legend recently spanked a rising star a few weeks ago, two of the most avoided prizefighters, Winky...
“I HAVE A SECRET PLAN TO KNOCKOUT PAVLIK” – Marco Antonio Rubio, No. 1 Contender YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO (February 18, 2009) – No. 1 contender and mandatory...
Michael Jennings has an interesting view on the upside of a victory over Miguel Cotto on Saturday night. “Hopefully, if I beat Cotto, it will be...
If Antonio Margarito fights anywhere, inside or outside the United States, for the next year, the California Athletic Commission should ban him from boxing for life....
If I was Michael Jennings, I wouldn’t know whether to quietly cheer in a corner or stand up and demand more air time. I mean, Jennings...
Psychologically speaking, losing can be contagious. It doesn’t take Sigmund Freud to understand that suffering that first loss can be numbing to the mind and psyche....
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...
