No one expects fights to be held on river barges as sometimes happened in John L. Sullivan’s day. A little imagination, however, in selecting venues would...
LAS VEGAS, June 22 – Oscar de la Hoya did not pull the plug on boxing. Instead, he offered Floyd Mayweather Jr. enough extension cord to...
NEW YORK (June 19, 2006) – After Gamaliel Diaz shocked the boxing establishment by winning a thrilling, hard-fought, 12-round split decision over then-World Boxing Council (WBC)...
BROOKLYN (June 21, 2006) – Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi (21-1, 5 KOs) had successful surgery last Saturday to repair his fractured right cheekbone, suffered June...
You can’t blame WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (33-4, 24 KO’s) for wanting to make as much money as possible in a sport where the windows...
In 2003, there was an effort by a group of prominent Israelis and Palestinians to come up with a peace accord on their own, outside of...
CALABASAS, Calif. – A pro-Oxnard crowd saw two of its three fighters emerged victorious while popular Crystal Morales was tagged with a loss of her wardrobe...
Oscar de la Hoya made a conference call Wednesday, to give the word on whether he’d retire from boxing after his recent victory over Ricardo Mayorga,...
An American heavyweight contender with a college degree? That’s like a truck driver with season tickets to the opera, a bouncer who moonlights as a concert...
Joe Calzaghe is considered the greatest Welsh fighter ever and on the same level as the legendary champions of the past. After all, Joe’s accomplishments are...
Saturday night at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, 54-fight veteran Ronald “Winky” Wright made a rookie mistake; he gave away a fight he could have...
June 15, 2006 – Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore Black Tie Fight Night – The Drought is Over Daudy Bahari, Indonesia, put in a workmanlike performance, using...
PRE-FIGHT RANDOM THOUGHTS Both fighters have advantages in select attributes (for more, go to the March 27th BIAS on The Sweet Science for more info)… but...
“It's time for the girls to stop being made a sideshow attraction for the men and have a platform of their own. There's a tremendous number...
Time is running out on Oscar De La Hoya. The multi-division world champion has spent the last month contemplating and pondering. He’s done it in his...
“Tear his f—in’ hole open!” howls a hugely pregnant woman jumping to her feet. The crowd at Tampa’s State Fairgrounds Hall follow suit, ducking and parrying...
Convicted child molester released after five years Still insisting on his innocence after serving a five year sentence for sexually assaulting his two daughters, Anne-Marie and...
King’s Kong and the tower of power The WBA heavyweight champion Nicolay Valuev, courtesy his promoter Don King, has a September date at New York’s Madison...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – On June 16th in front of an overflowing capacity crowd at W.C. Handy Park, Anthony Peterson captured the NABO lightweight title with a...
While growing up in the Chicago suburb of Bloomingdale, Illinois, Bobby Hitz was a standout football player who many people believed was destined to play in...
