“CELTIC WARRIOR” BOBBY GUNN — In the late 1980s, when a young, seemingly invincible Mike Tyson was widely recognized as the “baddest man on the planet,”...
UNDERCARDS BOLSTER BIG BOXING SHOWS — The undercards are slowly taking shape for some of the big shows coming down the pike in the next few...
ZHAKIYANOV UPSETS WARREN — Zhanat Zhakiyanov, a well-traveled Kazakh making his U.S. debut, went into hostile territory and emerged with a piece of the world bantamweight...
RINGSIDE AT THE DOUBLETREE — ONTARIO, CALIF.-In a night of rugged tests, but no upsets, Giovanni Santillan found Mexico’s Omar Tienda to be a stonewall of...
WILLIE PEP AND SANDY SADDLER — Saturday, Feb. 11, marks the 68th anniversary of Willie Pep’s most celebrated ring performance. It came in the second of...
LENNOX LEWIS WEIGHS IN ON JOSHUA-KLITSCHKO — Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis recently weighed in on the upcoming IBF/WBA title bout between champion Anthony Joshua 18-0...
SANTILLAN vs TIENDA GOES FRIDAY — It’s one of the biggest secrets in boxing, but Thompson Boxing Promotions has long been uncovering some of the best...
JERRY IZENBERG’S “Once There Were Giants”: — Anyone who saw the great 2004 biopic about Ray Charles, Ray, might recall what Jamie Foxx, who won the...
Monday, Feb. 13, is the 100th anniversary of one of the most curious fights in the annals of boxing. On this date in 1917, at Murray,...
NIGEL BENN: THE DARK DESTROYER — I have always had a special affinity for fighters from the United Kingdom. Maybe it has to do with their...