It’s a little early to erect a statue. He’s not a legend yet or a superstar or even a household name that might be discussed over...
The story of Ike Quartey’s career is a simple one: always a bridesmaid, never a bride. From the controversial decision defeats against Oscar De La Hoya...
WBO welterweight titleholder Antonio Margarito and welterweight contender Miguel Cotto appear on separate boxing bouts on Saturday for the final buildup in Atlantic City, a town...
In this our young, convulsive millennium, we struggle with meanings of the past and the implications of our possible futures. We live with and via machines...
A vicious, looping left hook caught Israel Vazquez in the sixth round and dropped him for an eight-count. It seemed to be the punctuation mark for...
Sweden ends 36-year ban on boxing sort of Sweden, birthplace of former heavyweight champion of the world Ingemar Johansson and one of the more enlightened countries...
Sweden ends 36-year ban on boxing sort of Sweden, birthplace of former heavyweight champion of the world Ingemar Johansson and one of the more enlightened countries...
I have a special place for Tony Dodson, the Liverpool super-middleweight who lost to Carl Froch. That place is the Everton Sports Park Centre, April 13,...
Peter Manfredo Jr. of Providence, Rhode Island, will become the first fighter from “The Contender” reality television series to challenge for a world title when he...
After spending several years off-Broadway, Timothy Bradley finally hits the big stage Friday when he faces Colombia’s Jaime Rangel. Bradley, aka Desert Storm, makes his first...
Seven. Seems to be the magic number here. Seven stubborn pounds that former WBO junior-welterweight champ Miguel Cotto doesn’t have to lose now that he‘s eating...
It’s official: Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins is back Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins, 41, to the surprise of no one, has decided to cut short his retirement...
There is an old boxing cliché that says, “Savagery sells tickets, artistry sells hot dogs.” Whoever said that never saw Willie Pep fight. Willie Pep, the...
He is seventysomething, but looks younger. An athletic regimen that includes ample time on the ski slopes probably has a lot to do with it, but...
I tell you that the day is coming when the champions of the roped arena will be intellectual as well as physical giants. They will have...
There are not many heavyweights around today who can be described as having an exciting boxing style, and in all honesty Corrie Sanders is the only...
WBO featherweight champion fit as a fiddle after stint in jail Troubled WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison, 29, who is set to defend his title against...
I’m a tough nut to crack. I don’t like “Rocky,” love “Raging Bull,” must be a dark side of the moon kind of guy. I remember...
Former world featherweight champion dies in Connecticut Former featherweight champion of the world Willie Pep died Thursday at West Hill Convalescent Home in Rocky Hill, Connecticut,...
In the 1950s a Mexican featherweight boxer named Kid Campeche won only seven of his 31 pro fights, but nevertheless achieved a certain immortality for what...
