Earnie Shavers, Gone at 78, Was The Bambino of Boxing’s Biggest Boppers The technology of sports today, most of them anyway, has become so advanced that...
The Hauser Report: Literary, Medical, and Other Boxing Notes Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn by Ed Gruver (Lyons Press) is what its title says it is...
We’re going way back, but there was a time when the Fourth of July was a big day for boxing in the U.S. The high-water mark,...
On June 7, 1950, Lee Savold defeated Bruce Woodcock before 50,000 at London’s White City Stadium. Savold had all the best of it before Woodcock’s corner...
Tyson Fury announced that his fight with Dillian Whyte would be his last rodeo. Some people were inclined to believe him. “Fury retains heavyweight belt in...
The Hauser Report: Dmitry Bivol Should Not Be Allowed to Fight Canelo Alvarez “The ambition is global domination. It is like a snowball that keeps on...
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...
The true championship distance is 15 rounds insisted Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini when pressed about it. “I have a problem with guys who only had to...
PART ONE OF A TWO-PART STORY — In the 1982 MGM comedy film “My Favorite Year,” a young production assistant is charged with the responsibility of...
When the discussion turns to one punch KO artists, Ernie Shavers comes immediately to mind—and then, upon some reflection, so does Mike Tyson, Sam Langford, Joe...