Little did I know, not everyone was taught how to jab at three years old or put in boxing rings to spar other kids. Welcome to...
Boxing in 2019: Great Moments but Also Dark Days Fifteen years from now fans might look back at 2019 as they do a fine wine. It...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 79: Boxing 101 (Part One) In a dusty room in a loft-style apartment in Montebello began my adventure into the world of prizefighting...
The first quarterly survey of 2020 is in the hopper. We asked our respondents this question: “If you were writing about the year 2019 in boxing,...
As Canelo Alvarez was advancing into boxing’s biggest attraction, there were always critics disparaging his accomplishments. To the fault-finders, noted Thomas Hauser, it was always something:...
The TSS 2019 Fighter of the Year will be announced later this week. It’s plain that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr isn’t in the running. Indeed, his...
In 2005, the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez had his final fight at America West Arena in Phoenix. He was matched against Omaha journeyman Grover Wiley. El...
Years ago a legendary fight manager once advised “don’t be a guy who prepares fighters, be a professor who teaches boxing.” Those words forever guide our...
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...
All eyes were on Deontay Wilder this weekend and the undefeated WBC heavyweight titleholder delivered in fine form via a sensational one-punch knockout of veteran contender...