Hank Aaron, one of the greatest players in baseball history, died today (January 22) at age 86. Aaron is best known for breaking Babe Ruth’s mark...
Hall of Fame boxing writer Jack Fiske passed away 15 years ago this coming Sunday, Jan. 24, 2006. Fiske was 88 years old. Fiske was one...
Although it wasnât a world title fight, the match between Joe Joyce and Daniel Dubois which took place in London on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, attracted...
On February 25, 1964, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. defeated Charles “Sonny” Liston in Miami Beach over the course of six remarkable rounds to claim the heavyweight...
She laughs about it now, but back then it wasn’t all that funny. Boxing champion Holly Holm was competing in her first professional MMA fight, and...
Britainâs Martin Murray has fought the very best and has now closed out a heartbreaking if not admirable and old school career. Others are just beginning...
At the Moment Boxing is Dormant, but There Will Be Fireworks Aplenty in February The month of January has been quiet on the boxing front and...
Prizefighting actually dipped underground for the past nine months with professional boxers training illegally in darkened gyms behind shuttered windows and locked doors. It still remains...
This coming Sunday, Jan. 17, marks the 100th anniversary of the pro debut of one of boxingâs most interesting characters. On this date in 1921, Young...
Word arrived yesterday, Jan. 12, that boxing promoter Mike Acri died this past Sunday at age 63. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer. Acri was...
The Oct. 3 bout at the MGM Grand âBubbleâ between Jose Zepeda and Ivan Baranchyk was a rip-snorter, a runaway choice for the 2020 Fight of...
Goodbye To All Of That: A Review of Mike Silverâs âThe Night the Referee Hit Backâ Mike Silver has been writing about boxing since the 1970s,...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 120: Boxingâs Best Pound for Pound When Saul âCaneloâ Alvarez first stepped into a prize ring in the USA in 2008 it never...
The decade of the 1950s has held a particular fascination for boxing historians. This was the decade in which the sportâs dominant player was the International...
HITS and MISSES: Ryan Garcia, Kazuto Ioka and More Boxing shut down for the Christmas holidays, but the sweet science got back to business as usual...
 Not everything in 2020 revolved around Teofimo Lopezâs surprise win over Vasyl Lomachenko or Tyson Furyâs destruction of Deontay Wilder. And yes, fighting in a Bubble...
When Canelo Alvarez flew the coop, Ryan Garcia became the most valuable property in the Golden Boy Promotions stable. This afternoon in Dallas, Golden Boy sent...
Can Luke Campbell Dim Ryan Garciaâs Bright Star? Texas hasnât been a very hospitable place to boxers from across the pond. Liverpoolâs Callum Smith didnât fare...
In 2010, I wanted to get back into boxing. After enjoying the unforgettable 80âs and 90âs, my rooting interest in the cruelest sport waned in the...
In what proved to be a very happy new year for fight fans, Kazuto Ioka scored a sensational eighth round knockout of wonderkid Kosei Tanaka in...
