Boxing in the Pages of Sports illustrated: A Short History Last week, Sports Illustrated laid off virtually its entire staff. This would seem to presage the...
Referee Tony Weeks’ “premature” stoppage of last Saturday’s fight between Vergil Ortiz Jr and Fredrick Lawson at the Virgin (formerly Hard Rock) Hotel in Las Vegas...
It’s absurd on the face of it, but the early favorite for the Breakthrough Fighter of the Year is a 40-year-old man who looks old enough...
It has been written that Bill Haney once hoped that his son Devin would make his mark in football. That all changed when Bill took his...
It’s been a good year for boxers from Australia. Cruiserweight Jai Opetaia and super welterweight Tim Tszyu are widely considered the top fighters in their respective...
Early-Bird Bettors Rate ‘Big Baby’ a Live Dog on the ‘Day of Reckoning’ This Saturday there is a massive boxing show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia –...
Ryan O’Neal passed away last week at a hospital in Santa Monica, California, at age 82. During the 1970s, O’Neal was one of the most well-known...
Ebanie Bridges opposes late sub Miyo Yoshida on the undercard of Saturday’s Matchroom card in San Francisco featuring the WBC lightweight title fight between Regis Prograis...
“Of all his assignments,” said the renowned sportswriter Dave Anderson, “[Jimmy] Cannon appeared to enjoy boxing the most.” Cannon would have sheepishly concurred. He dated his...
There will be a boxing show this Friday at Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena, a low-budget card featuring the return of former IBF 130-pound world title-holder Tevin Farmer....