Many years ago, this reporter overhead ring announcer Chuck Hull gushing over a young boxer who was fairly new to the professional game. “This kid,” he...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 311: Jim Lampley Adds Class to the Benavidez-Morrell Rumble Boxing is the oldest sport. For at least the last 100 years or so,...
Bygone Days: The Largest Crowd Ever at Madison Square Garden Sees Zivic TKO Armstrong There’s not much happening on the boxing front this month. That’s consistent...
On Thursday, Nov. 28, as Americans hunkered down at the dinner table with family and friends for our annual Thanksgiving Day feast, junior welterweight Jaylan Phillips...
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...
A Massive Upset in Detroit Evokes Memories of Eugene “Silent” Hairston On the face of it, last Saturday’s super lightweight contest in Detroit between Shohjahon Ergashev...
“He was a great teacher,” said Billy Conn. “[Fighting Zivic] was like going to college for five years, just boxing him ten rounds…” Fritzie Zivic never...
“The image some people have of me is disappointing,” said Bob Lee in a 2006 interview, “but I also feel I had a positive impact on...
New Mexico native Brian Mendoza seized the moment when opportunity knocked. He has another opportunity next week in Las Vegas when he touches gloves with Serhii...
The Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, was built to house college football games, notably the post-season game that shares the name of the stadium. In 1982...