In August of last year, Anthony Yarde went into Sergey Kovalev’s backyard in Chelyabinsk, Russia, and almost left with Kovalev’s WBO light heavyweight title belt. He...
The Top Ten Bantamweights of the Decade: 2010-2019 Bantamweight has not yielded a legitimate, lineal champion since Bernardo Piñango became too big for the division in...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 104: Collaborative Endeavors, Canelo’s Lawsuit and More It’s the strangest of times with seemingly all sports engaged in playoffs or fighting for berths...
On March 16, 1980, Alan Minter became the first British fighter to win a world title on American soil in 63 years. Minter won both pieces...
In a story first broken by Mike Coppinger of the Athletic, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez — boxing’s biggest draw and the consensus #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the...
A TSS CLASSIC: Bill Shoemaker was born to ride thoroughbred race horses. Pablo Picasso to paint. Tony Bennett to sing. Marlon Brando to act. John Schulian to write. Schulian has written for six newspapers including the Washington...
Premier Boxing Champions was at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles tonight for a televised boxing card. The main event matched Yordenis Ugas against Abel Ramos...
Sept. 6 marks the 25th anniversary of the death of former heavyweight contender Buster Mathis, who was 51 when he took his earthly 10-count in 1995....
Bob Arum’s Top Rank organization, which has done more than any other promotional group to keep boxing alive during these challenging times, was back at their...
Beat The Press: Awkward Moments With Problematic Boxers (A TSS Classic) “Get him a straitjacket!” That’s how all this craziness started. In 2002, boxing writer Mark...