Floyd Mayweather’s ambition has always been an authentic coefficient of his grand talent. “I’m a living legend,” he decreed, then liberally repeated, before his November 5th...
The first thing that I remember noticing about Lauren Bacall was that she was as tall as she sounded. That sultry, breathy voice was a perfect...
Super featherweight Chevelle “Fists of Steel” Hallback of Tampa, Florida, is quick to tell you that she is a superstar just waiting to be discovered. While...
Maybe. Maybe not. Ricky Hatton’s journey had answers. But it also left questions. His journey to the United States, his journey to the welterweight division was...
In a huge upset and against the flow of the fight Sebastian “The Soldier” Rothman was knocked out on Friday night in Secunda by Ghanaian Aloryi...
As far as British Invasions go, HBO was hoping for a Beatles type performance and reception. For Ricky Hatton, it was more of a Dave Clark...
Dozens upon dozens of memories adorn the walls of my new gym, “Randy’s Ringside,” in Oyster Bay, New York. On one of those photos I am...
BOSTON – As the posses of both combatants milled about expectantly in the ring, Luis Collazo’s promoter Don King must have gotten a heads-up on the...
Great Britain’s Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton finally hits American shores when he meets WBA welterweight titleholder Luis Collazo of New York for his title at the...
After super-middleweight Jesse Brinkley, made famous from “The Contender” series, dominated undefeated Joey Spina for 10½ rounds, it all came to a sudden end from a...
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. – She’s had plenty of title shots and, apparently, plenty of time to contemplate more. Eva Jones-Young hasn’t stepped foot in the women’s...
While the weather outside may have been unseasonably chilly and wet, the action inside the venerable Schuetzen Park Hall in North Bergen, New Jersey kept over...
Not that long ago, Prince Badi Ajamu was just taking fights to pay the bills. Without a promoter, Ajamu was offered fights on short notice. He’d...
LAS VEGAS, May 12 – Floyd Patterson was a flawed fighter and a flawed man, which could be why he was so popular. He was Every...
This Saturday night live from Boston in a fight broadcast on HBO, Ricky “Hitman” Hatton moves up in weight to challenge Luis Collazo for his WBA...
Nicolay Valuev is one of the most famous boxers in the world. That’s because of his exceptional size (7 foot tall and 325 pounds) and for...
At the age of nineteen and with only sixteen professional bouts under his belt, Jhonny (not Johnny, more on that later) Gonzalez was thrown into the ring against...
NEW YORK (May 11, 2006) – Mark Breland, the former Olympic gold medalist, two-time world welterweight champion and New York Golden Gloves champion, has been signed...
May 6, 2006 – Senayan Indoor Tennis Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia IBF minimumweight champion Muhammad “The Rockbreaker” Rachman, behind on all cards, landed a huge right hook...
LOS ANGELES – Jack is back. No, not Nicholson, but Jack Mosley. During the Shane Mosley and Fernando Vargas press conference to kick off their rematch,...