THE BOXING SCENE; RANDOM THOUGHTS — It’s early January, which means every boxing publication and web site has probably alerted readers as to who and what...
CARL FRAMPTON NAMED FIGHTER OF THE YEAR — Back in the bad old days when the Chicago Cubs were still dreadful and the great Ernie Banks...
THE SWEET SCIENCE HONORS SHANE McGUIGAN — Boxing history is filled with tales of celebrity sons attempting to follow in the footsteps of their famous fighting...
JAMES KIRKLAND REUNITED WITH ANN WOLFE — You’ve heard all the putdowns, and for the most part they would appear to be justified. Puerto Rican legend...
THE VALUEV-HOLYFIELD HEIST — There is a line from one of Elvis Presley’s lesser-known songs, Big Boss Man, that could apply to the deceptively impressive record...
SMITH SPOILS B-HOP’S FINALE — INGLEWOOD, Calif. – A few years ago, when Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins was in one of his periodic periods of extended...
BERNARD HOPKINS, AGELESS WONDER — They are billing it as “The Final One,” which strongly suggests that Saturday night’s HBO-televised farewell to boxing by ageless wonder...
B-HOP’S TEMPORARY TATTOO — When former middleweight and light heavyweight champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins finally lowers the curtain on his incredible 28-year professional boxing career...
CHARLO vs WILLIAMS — Avid movie-goers know the drill. You have a sudden urge to go to the neighborhood multiplex, only to find out that none...
EVANDER, BARRERA, TAPIA CANASTOTA-BOUND — You say the outcome of last month’s Presidential election was a stunner? That the pollsters and pundits all (most, anyway) had...