Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t a boxing fan. But she did something that no other British monarch ever did. She bestowed knighthood on a professional boxer. Now,...
On January 6, 1971, Earnie Shavers, a well-touted heavyweight prospect from Warren, Ohio, fought Lee Estes at the Silver Slipper in Las Vegas. Shavers’ team on...
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...
Boxing, baseball, college football and horse racing once ruled the American sports landscape. Of course, that was in the 1940s and 1950s when men wore suits...
Ponder this for just a moment: Jerry Izenberg has written about sports for seventy-one years. No, this isn’t a misprint. Behind a righteous conscience, a clear...
Bill Russell, an inspirational figure and one of the most important athletes in the history of sports, died on July 31 at age 88. Russell revolutionized...
Bob Arum Perseveres as Many of His Old Stomping Grounds Bite the Dust Someone once said that the only constant in life is change. That goes...
Boxing and the Splendor of Cuban Sports: An Interview with Author Tim Wendel Cuba is an island nation of roughly 11.4 million inhabitants and while sugar...
Harvey Araton Reflects on the Odd Coupling of Ali-Liston II and Lewiston, Maine It’s rarely the case, but in a few instances a heavyweight championship fight...
It’s Canelo time again. Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez once again arrives in Las Vegas during Cinco de Mayo week to continue the celebration with countrymen, friends...