Avila Perspective, Chap. 333: Jake Paul, JC Chavez Jr, Zurdo and More Happy Fourth. Let’s start off with the arrest of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. for...
The Knockout by Andy Clarke (published by Aurum) is a thoughtful book that encourages readers to think more deeply about boxing’s most violent spectacle, described by...
Oleksandr Usyk flipped the heavyweight division onto its head this past Saturday night in the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, travelling a long way from home to seal...
At Long Last: Marvelous Marvin Hagler to Finally Get His Statue in the ‘City of Champions’ Not much good news comes out of Brockton, Massachusetts these...
A Closer Look at Weslaco ‘Heartbreaker’ Brandon Figueroa and an Early Peek at Inoue vs Nery Brandon Figueroa returns to the ring on Saturday after a...
Boxing in the Pages of Sports illustrated: A Short History Last week, Sports Illustrated laid off virtually its entire staff. This would seem to presage the...
“Of all his assignments,” said the renowned sportswriter Dave Anderson, “[Jimmy] Cannon appeared to enjoy boxing the most.” Cannon would have sheepishly concurred. He dated his...
Holiday Reading 2023: Best Books About Boxing By Thomas Hauser Each year during the holiday season, I publish a list of what I consider to be...
Archie Moore’s Toledo Phase The most attractive boxing card on this weekend’s docket is being staged in Toledo, Ohio. Jared Anderson and Arslanbek Makhmudov, fast-rising heavyweight...
In the build-up to Rocky Marciano’s first confrontation with Ezzard Charles, The Miami Herald cast an eye back to The Rock’s heartbreaking 1951 destruction of Joe Louis. In...