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...
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...
WHAT’S NEXT FOR MIGUEL COTTO? — As most know, former four division champ Miguel Cotto 40-5 (33) was supposed to fight former junior middleweight title challenger...
WEEKEND BOXING RECAP — There were no mega-fights on the first weekend of February, but there were a number of noteworthy fights scattered around the globe....
BOOK REVIEW BY THOMAS HAUSER — Eight years ago, my good friend Dave Wolf died. Dave was known to boxing fans as the manager of Ray...