The passing of Jose Napoles last Friday (Aug. 16) caused hardly a ripple in the English-speaking world. This says something about the current state of boxing...
Dr. Margaret Goodman, the Las Vegas-based neurologist and former chief ringside physician for the Nevada State Athletic Commission, has never seen the tape of the first...
In 1975, sixteen years before the a cappella version of the song became a hit for Boyz II Men, “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to...
Retired HBO boxing commentator Larry Merchant, like a lot of people, took a keen interest in IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr.’s dismantling of Mikey Garcia,...
Comparing fighters from different eras ignites one of the most intensely contested debates among boxing fans and observers. Sooner or later, the discussion evolves
The first time I saw it happen was while reviewing film of Ingemar Johansson’s demolition of crafty Eddie Machen in 1958. Machen was knocked down three...
This time I asked more than two dozen noted boxing buffs to name the nicest person they had met in boxing. One could select a boxer,...
When they eventually fought. Based on Spence's eighth round stoppage of Peterson, that pick is a little shakier now and that's great for boxing!