They just don't make them like they used to, do they? The modern athlete bears little resemblance to athletes of old. Top athletes of today are...
The importance of a trainer can be overstated. After all, the boxer is the one that has to decide, when his lungs burn chipotle hot and...
It’s been about a year since I put out my first Top Ten Mexicans list and I got some interesting responses. There were those who felt...
Chapter 1: A Promise Made What mother wants her son to be a fighter? But considering that my grandfather Vicente was a fighter, my father, Joel,...
CAYMAN ISLANDS-Surrounded by serene water, it’s difficult to imagine that in a few days super middleweight hopeful Andre Ward will be under fire from an opponent...
Writers aren’t supposed to root for athletes they cover. We are supposed to be totally impartial, and totally objective, so our coverage is as honest as...
In the weeks leading up to Shaun George’s bout against former heavyweight champion Chris Byrd on May 16 in Las Vegas, George felt like the invisible...
Good things don’t come to all who wait in boxing, but patient and steadfast David “Destroyer” Lopez might soon find himself on the lucky side of...
We marvel at the fantastic fights men like Pacquiao, Marquez, Pavlik or Cotto provide for us, but tend to forget about the vulnerability of the sweet...
Juan Manuel Lopez once described himself this way: “I go forward.’’ Unfortunately for Daniel Ponce De Leon, he is a young man of his word. The...
WBC Youth Featherweight champion Matt Remillard easily defended a title he will soon outgrow by being what he claims to be – a sharp shooter. Annie...
It was ladies night as Holly Holm pulled out a unanimous win over Mary Jo Sanders and kept the IFBA junior middleweight title among several other...
The headline bout on Friday Night Fights featured Patrick Lopez and Juaquin Gallardo in a junior welterweight square-off that unfolded at Lackawanna College in Scranton, PA....
A Chad Dawson/Antonio Tarver scrap has been in the works for a couple of years. The fans want to see the old lion take on the...
Female Boxing Pound-4-Pound List By David A. Avila Today boxing fans can see a few of the best female fighters in the world if they tune...
How long before the rumors start? How long before some promoter with deep pockets or, more likely, some promoter with pockets that are inside out but...
Los Angeles, CA (June 12, 2008) – In a classic crossroads battle of two former champions trying to sustain their careers for one last shot at...
I think we've located boxing's equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle. It is the junior middleweight division. Several years ago, the 154-pound weight class was ripe with...
Bob Arum was relaxing over a pile of onion rings at Johnny Rocket’s on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City late Saturday night when he looked at...
Sechew Powell saw himself as the most talented junior middleweight in the world, bar none. Better than champions Sergio Mora, Joachim Alcine, Sergeii Dzinziruk and Verno...
