The troubling thing about Oscar De La Hoya’s one-sided sparring session with Steve Forbes Saturday night was not that he came out of it with a...
A man who can laze away the day on one million thread-count sheets, as his interest accrues into a pile large enough to live on does...
CARSON, CA. – Steve Forbes’ nickname is 2 pounds because that’s what he weighed at birth. Saturday night it was emblematic of the two pounds of...
Let's look on the bright side. At least they didn't put it on PPV. Oscar De La Hoya looked sharp, in shape and rust-free in a...
To those that were impatient with the progress of 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Andre Dirrell, it may be time to back off. Dirrell, the ambidexterous hitter...
CARSON-Seeking to improve on his last outing Vicente Escobedo wasn’t holding anything back including that lightning left jab against Argentina’s Roberto Arrieta (27-13-4, 10 KOs) on...
The best laid plans of mice and men sometimes go awry. On Saturday, could the mouse expected to be caught in a trap instead spring an...
Whenever I hear boxing fans or experts say a fighter has no chance it makes me hesitate, especially when both fighters are former world champions. Oscar...
THE FRINGE: Johnny Tapia steps back between the slamming strands of fate Friday evening, to find a place in the negative space, back somewhere between glory...
In the opinion of some, Oscar De La Hoya is not fighting the right man Saturday night to prepare him for his Sept. 20 rematch with...
Trainers, don't let your students grow up to be the guy who throws fewer punches than his foe. That was the lesson learned at the River...
Imitation is flattery and for more than a decade more than a few copied every move of high-flying Michael Jordan including his tongue wagging and the...
Once upon a time, there was a handsome prince who entered the boxing kingdom. His smile, his charm, and, most importantly, his fists were impossible to...
Used to be the heavyweight champion of the world came from city slums, broken homes and hard times. He was the kid who thought he could...
It was supposed to be a discussion between two trainers about their fighters and the upcoming showdown between them and eventually they got around to that,...
The glamorous side of boxing will be on display at the Home Depot Center on Saturday when superstar Oscar de la Hoya returns to the welterweight...
For a division that was lacking a pulse a year ago, the light heavyweight division sure has come to life as of late, becoming one of...
In 1996, Zab Judah was supposed to represent the United States in the light welterweight division at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. Somebody got in his...
Andrey Tsurkan scrapped with Jesse Feliciano in the main event of Friday Night Fights, held at the Utopia in the Bronx, New York and by the...
Las Vegas seems a long time ago and the fight between Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins seems equally distant. But with time comes perspective. It was...
