HOLLYWOOD, Ca.-Thousands gathered in the streets of Hollywood below the iconic circular Capitol Records building where music legends Frank Sinatra, the Beatles and many others shelled...
It was the signature fight of his career. He fought an undefeated opponent in the opponent’s home country. In spite of being undefeated and two years...
BOXING COGITATIONS: It seems that periodically—maybe every five years or so– I reach a point where my guilty pleasure intersects with my revulsion of this thing...
JOE SMITH JR’S BREAKTHROUGH YEAR — At the onset of 2016, an Irish-American light heavyweight from Long Island was attracting some buzz. His name was Seanie...
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...
THE HAUSER REPORT — HBO and Showtime rang down the curtain on their live 2016 boxing telecasts with a flurry of activity on December 10 and...
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...
RESULTS FROM THE HOPKINS-SMITH UNDERCARD — INGLEWOOD, Ca. – The remarkable career of Bernard Hopkins ended on a sour note on Saturday night at the Inglewood...
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...
HOPKINS AND JONES; THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE — This Saturday night, perhaps the most unique all-time great fighter in history will make his final ring...