Avila Perspective, Chap. 182: Fantasy Springs Fights and Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte While a massive music festival takes place in Coachella, just down the street,...
The Hauser Report: A Club-Fight Card in Philadelphia Prentiss Byrd worked as a trainer with Emanuel Steward at the Kronk Gym in Detroit from 1978 to...
When Hall of Fame boxing writer Bernard Fernandez set about compiling his anthology (Championship Rounds, published in 2020) he had some hard decisions to make. During...
Lyle Alzado played in the 1978 Super Bowl as a member of the Denver Broncos and in the 1984 Super Bowl as a member of the...
William Nack came late to sportswriting, but once he did, it was gangbusters. Nack, who would have celebrated his 81st birthday on February 4, spent 11...
There was bad news today on the boxing front. World class ring announcer David Diamante was critically injured in a motorcycle accident. Earlier in the day,...
Over the course of five-decades-plus, Leigh Montville has delivered books on the careers of Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Dale Earnhardt, Jim Calhoun, Manute Bol, Evel Knievel,...
It may not always be apparent to those with untrained eyes, but there is genuine art in boxing for those who understand the beauty and majesty...
“I didn’t have the skills to be a world champion, but thanks to Eddie I accomplished that dream. There wasn’t a trainer in the world that...
Close the book. And it’s a thick one on Filipino superstar Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao. When Pacquiao first arrived in the late 90s it wasn’t with great...