Micky Ward, now 52, never quit on Lowell Mass. It’s the fighting city where in 1978 he first made his name in boxing as a baby-faced...
An interesting array of boxing people responded to our survey. The offshoot was a two-part story. Here are the remaining responses. The irony—or maybe the evolution
When Donald Curry, the “Lone Star Cobra,” was at his best, which was exceptionally good, he gave no thought of someday being inducted into the International...
Name the sport and Dick Enberg likely covered it. Perhaps best known nationally as an announcer of NFL games (he called eight Super Bowls), Enberg also...
What does a journalist do when he retires following a long and storied career that includes 25 years as sports editor for the Los Angeles Times?...
PART TWO OF A TWO-PART SERIES: In previous stories, we asked a set of respondents to name their favorite boxing book, favorite fight, and favorite fighter....
In late June of 1970, Sonny Liston ventured to New Jersey where he dismantled Chuck Wepner in nine gory rounds. For this assignment, the former heavyweight...
It was the signature fight of his career. He fought an undefeated opponent in the opponent’s home country. In spite of being undefeated and two years...
MY HAGLER-LEONARD NOTEBOOK REVISITED — Thirty years later, some people still can’t understand why Marvelous Marvin Hagler walked away from boxing in total disgust after losing...