Late in his career, Jesse James Leija was involved in two fights that ended in controversy under eerily similar circumstances. The first came in July of...
The cut was in a troublesome spot, in Jamel Herring’s right eyelid, an area that had been bloodied before, in his most recent fight seven months...
On this day twenty-eight years ago, mighty-mites Michael Carbajal and Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez engaged in a fight for the ages at the Las Vegas Hilton. It...
On a blustery autumn afternoon in October, 1979, Johnny Bos stepped off the elevator into my office at Ring Magazine. He was wearing a full-length white...
When a man retires after a lengthy career in an interesting occupation, he feels a tug to write his memoir. If he happened to be a...
The Case for Marlon Starling: Why “Moochie” Belongs in Canastota A TSS CLASSIC — It’s hard for the typical fight fan to understand exactly what the...
The anniversary date is approaching of the best boxing match I ever saw live and in person, the epic first meeting of lightweight champions Diego Corrales...
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,...
Emanuel Navarrete Showing Valero-Like Traits Inside the Ring The Edwin “Dinamita” Valero story has been well told. In fact, books are now being written. Who can...
Boxing’s Thrill Factory: Then and Now Through the years — going back even before Jack Dempsey — some fighters included maximum aggression and violence in their...