SATURDAY’S FISTIC FEAST — What a difference a year makes! In May of last year, boxing fans in North America were moaning over a sport that...
“Will it play in Peoria?” is a phrase widely believed to have been popularized by 19th century American author Horatio Alger. It has come to mean...
TERENCE CRAWFORD vs FELIX DIAZ — This weekend’s title bout between defending WBC/WBO and lineal junior-welterweight title holder Terence Crawford 30-0 (21) and the WBC’s third...
THREE PUNCH COMBO — On Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, undefeated unified super lightweight champion Terence Crawford faces Felix Diaz in an HBO televised main...
THREE PUNCH COMBO — It’s a point I keep harping on but good matchmaking makes good fights. And good fights bring back buzz to the sport...
INDONGO UPSETS BURNS — Julius Indongo has fought only twice outside his native Namibia, but Indongo has become quite the road warrior. In December he burst...
PACQUIAO’S FAREWELL TOUR — Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2) seems to be embarking on his final tour, but like the entertainer Cher, “final” doesn’t seem to mean final....
THE THINNING POOL OF BRAWLERS — “This guy was a real slugger.” With those words, I was introduced to Bennie Briscoe. Before I could say “I...
LOMACHENKO-SOSA ON HBO? — After a slow start to 2017, HBO is in the midst of planning out their spring boxing schedule. Rumors have been circulating...
He is coming off the best year of his 7½-year professional career, a year so memorable that he was named 2016’s best fighter by The Sweet...