154lbs had a fascinating decade. The first generation that came through with Saul Alvarez and Miguel Cotto soon made way for a younger generation made up...
A Message from Teddy Atlas to his Countrymen regarding COVID-19 The other day, I had wanted to tell this fighter, my favorite fighter of all time,...
The Internet has changed sportswriting, particularly when it comes to writing about boxing. Very few newspapers or magazines now have a writer on staff who understands...
“Nicaragua is a poor country and boxers have to eat,” said promoter Rosendo Alvarez by way of justification for the 8-fight card that he presented last...
There’s something special about attending an important boxing match where one of the principals is a British fighter with a large fan base. The crowd will...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 93: Best of Prizefighting Boxing powers are suggesting a return could be imminent but minus the clatter and chatter of a live audience....
The Silver Slipper gambling saloon opened in 1950. Unlike its neighbors on the dusty highway that came to be called the Las Vegas Strip, it was...
Test your knowledge of boxing history in our latest TSS trivia quiz. There are 20 multiple-choice questions, each worth five points. A score of “60” or...
Sometimes the loser of an athletic competition performs so far above his level of expectation that he is credited with a moral victory. Twenty-nine years ago...
Most boxing careers reflect a variation of a bell-shaped curve. The downward slope on the right-hand side indicates the decline of the fighter in question. Sometimes,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another member of the boxing fraternity. Referee Eddie Cotton died this morning, April 17, in a Paterson, New Jersey hospital. A...
It was like a duel between two Old West gunslingers as Paulie Ayala a little-known Texas southpaw stood poised to greet New Mexico’s Johnny Tapia, the...
Few could battle in the pocket like Paulie Ayala the Texan from “Cow Town” U.S.A. His pit bull mentality and ability to apply pressure to the...
The Boxing Writers Association of America has announced the winners of the 18th annual Bernie awards. The awards acknowledge outstanding writing in six categories: Event Coverage,...
Looking over the 160lb division of the last decade was tough. A concrete top three was difficult to order for reasons that will become apparent and...
Boxing Odds and Ends: Looking Back 50 Years, Terence Crawford and More Fifty years ago this month, the most alluring fight was a clash between two...
The Friends of Tony Veranis, Part Two During the period between 1966 and 1976, New England’s criminal underworld included many ex-boxers from the Boston area, many...
Some moments transcend all sports for example Diego “Chico” Corrales’ come-from-behind knockout victory over Mexico’s super tough Jose Luis Castillo. SHOWTIME will be televising both the...
With boxing currently at a standstill, now would seem to be an ideal time for the powers-that-be to initiate reforms. Something good will actually come out...
The Friends of Tony Veranis: Part One I suspect that every writer at one time or another wished that some playwright or film maker took a...
