Music was the lifeblood of the youth culture when I was young. I came of age during the “Golden Age of Rock and Roll” and expanded...
Seven weeks after announcing his retirement, Evander Holyfield had an about-face. The impetus was a two-day rally he attended in Philadelphia led by controversial televangelist Benny...
Of all the sequels that boxing could make, Juan Francisco Estrada-Roman Gonzalez II, staged this weekend in Dallas, Texas, is the most fascinating. Superflyweight has been...
The decade of the 1950s has held a particular fascination for boxing historians. This was the decade in which the sport’s dominant player was the International...
The World Boxing Council recently created a new weight division. It’s called Bridgerweight and it’s for boxers weighing not less than 201 or more than 224...
BOOK REVIEW by THOMAS HAUSER — Music was the lifeblood of cultural change in the 1950s and 1960s. Cassius X: The Transformation of Muhammad Ali by...
BOOK REVIEW by THOMAS HAUSER — James Patterson is one of the world’s bestselling authors and a brand unto himself. He has written or co-authored more...
Chicago’s Jessica “Caskilla” McCaskill mauled her way to a majority decision victory over undefeated welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus and delivered one of the biggest upsets in...
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,...
Test your knowledge of boxing history in our latest TSS trivia quiz. There are 20 multiple-choice questions, each worth five points. A score of “60” or...