Remember the tale of King Midas? Everything he touched turned to gold, which in a sense was his blessing. But if he touched someone he loved,...
Luis Ramos out of Santa Ana, California defeated the very tough Justo Vallecillo by unanimous decision at Roy Englebrecht’s “Battle in The Ballroom” in front of...
Hasim Rahman is the perfect opponent for heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. He looks more fearsome than he is. Two weeks before Christmas, the unified IBF and...
Two heavyweight world title fights are taking place: one in Europe and the other in the good old U.S. of A. You can imagine where James...
Welcome Versus. You’ve been a presence in the boxing world this year, but only in a decidedly mediocre fashion. Your cards have been irregular, and of...
HOBOKEN, N.J. (December 11, 2008) – Integrated Sports will distribute the December 20th heavyweight showdown between 2-time and reigning World Boxing Association champion Nikolay “The Russian...
Boxing gyms are rarely located in the most welcoming neighborhoods. The surroundings can often seem intimidating, but for Yuri Foreman the journey to the gym was...
LOS ANGELES-If your name is Antonio Margarito you wished like crazy for a match against the only recession proof fighter in the game today. That didn’t...
BOXERS CANIZALES, LEWIS AND MITCHELL ELECTED TO INT'L BOXING HALL OF FAME Bob Goodman, Akihiko Honda, Hugh McIlvanney and Larry Merchant also enter Hall of Fame...
Thursday Before leaving for Las Vegas I checked the weather schedules continuously to see if rain or snow was predicted for my journey to and from...
The stitches over the left eye and swollen right hand are temporary souvenirs Carl Froch will take away from his epic encounter with Jean Pascal. When...
A fairly compelling little club show took place last Thursday, but I held off on writing about it, knowing everyone would be fixated on the forthcoming...
A sophomore jinx is a term that refers to a second (sophomore) effort that fails to live up to the first effort. This can happen in...
LAS VEGAS – Ricky Hatton was in Las Vegas for one reason over the weekend. He was there to look at his next opponent. What he...
The great revelations that shape our way of thinking almost never come in the form of a burning bush or dreams in which angels imprint some...
Weeks of monastic discipline and physical torment, years of voracious ambition and superior athletic endeavour merged on Saturday to produce an exhilarating contest between Carl Froch...
LAS VEGAS – As things turned out, it was over before it started. For eight long rounds Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao beat the bejesus out of...
The Oscar De La Hoya/Manny Pacquaio clash which took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night was tabbed by promoters, with fingers...
Is this a precursor to a larger shocker to come? HBO’s scale showed Oscar weighing 147 pounds, and Manny weighing 148 ½ pounds several hours before...
There is no more useful trialhorse in and around the welterweight division than David Estrada. He’s been matched up with the best and the brightest in...
