Norm Frauenheim
Beauty and the Brawl: Fury-Wilder a classic about winning, losing and...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Classics never end. Look it up. They are timeless by definition. So, too, is Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder.
A sure sign of it is...
Meet The Press: Crawford, Porter talk about friendship, legacy and their...
LAS VEGAS – It’ a fight between friends. It’s a fight for legacy. It’s a fight for all seasons. And all the right reasons.
Finally,...
Wildly Wonderful: Fury knocks out Wilder
LAS VEGAS – It was wild. Wildly chaotic. Wildly sloppy. It careened from reckless to dangerous, from crazy to classic.
Wildly wonderful.
In the end, the...
On The Scale: Tyson Fury 277 pounds, Deontay Wilder 238
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Tyson Fury stepped onto the official scale four pounds heavier for his third fight Saturday night with Deontay Wilder...
Wilder-Fury 3: Wilder talks about change, but can he deliver one?
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Deontay Wilder, a man with many more personalities than punches, once talked about legal homicide. Now, he’s talking about...
Keeping It Simple: Beating Wilder again not rocket science, says Fury
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Tyson Fury, street-corner philosopher and street-wise pugilist, has no illusions about what he does for a living.
“It’s not rocket science,’’...
Ray Beltran scheduled for comeback
By Norm Fraueheim-Ray Beltran’s fight continues, just a couple days after Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement.
Beltran (36-9-1, 22 KOs), Pacquiao’s sparring partner during the...
Usyk dressed up like a joker, but threat to Joshua is...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Oleksandr Usyk showed up a little early for Octoberfest. But there he was this week, wearing a red suit that made him...
From Triller to PBS: Boxing moves from garbage to grace with...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Last week, it was Triller. This week, it’s PBS.
It’s hard to go from the gutter to the Ivory Tower, but boxing knows...
Still much to prove, but Oscar Valdez Jr. eases the burden...
TUCSON ---He stepped into the ring with lots to prove. He stepped out of it with lots to prove.
But Oscar Valdez Jr.’s burden must...
Controversy off the scale, but none on it as Oscar Valdez...
By Norm Frauenheim-
TUCSON – Outrage is off the proverbial scale. On the real scale, it is quiet. Almost dull. Controversy magnified by multiple decibels...
Oscar Valdez Jr. begins a lonely fight to defend himself
By Norm Frauenheim-
TUCSON – Oscar Valdez Jr. is about to step into the ring a little bit like a defendant about to take the...
Don’t blame Oscar Valdez, blame the business
By Norm Frauenheim -
It looks as if Oscar Valdez won the argument. He’s expected to fight, expected to defend his junior-lightweight title on...
On the Schedule: Timing is sure to generate more talk about...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Sometimes, schedule makers are a little bit like map makers. They can draw up a pretty good path to what might be...
Manny Pacquiao can’t beat time or Yordenis Ugas
LAS VEGAS – Father Time came knocking Saturday night. He looked a lot like Yordenis Ugas.
Manny Pacquaio couldn’t stop him.
Pacquiao, still a timeless legend,...
Hello or Bye-bye? Pacquiao steps off the scale and waves at...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao stepped off the scale, walked to the edge of the stage and winked. Then, he waved.
Weigh-ins are...
Boxing’s Elvis: Is Pacquiao in the building for the last time?
By Norm Frauenheim-
History follows Manny Pacquiao. It’s a parade of titles, weight classes, money and mostly fans that has marched, Pied Piper-like, down through...
Still In The Ring: Senator Pacquiao poised for another opening bell
By Norm Frauenheim-
From pugilist to populist, the campaign continues. Manny Pacquiao is always running, toward the fight and for the Senate. Maybe for President,...
David Benavidez withdraws from August 28 date because of COVID
By Norm Frauenheim
David Benavidez, unbeaten in the ring, can’t win one outside of it.
The super-middleweight’s string of trouble continued Wednesday with his withdrawal from...
No Doubt: Maturing David Benavidez has no questions about what’s next
By Norm Frauenheim--
There’s been uncertainty surrounding Canelo Alvarez’ next fight, questions about when, where, weight and mostly who. There’s been none about David Benavidez,...
From A-to-Z: Arizona’s resilient boxing culture stays in the fight
By Norm Frauenheim-
The Arizona boxing market is little bit like the mythic symbol for which the state’s capitol is named. It’s always climbing off...
The Olympic Ring: A pound-for-pound look at Olympic history
By Norm Frauenheim--
Opening ceremonies mean first bell for an ancient craft older than the Olympics. Punches for medals. Punches for prize-money. Punches for vengeance....
Crushing KO for AZ featherweight title followed by a brawl in...
PHOENIX – The room was decorated for weddings. But there were no vows. Just violence, in the ring and the seats.
In a ring beneath...
Ray Beltran’s comeback fight cancelled
By Norm Frauenheim-
Ray Beltran’s 23 years in the ring include lots of punches. Lots of lessons, too.
One of those lessons landed all over again...
From Tokyo Olympics to Fury-Wilder 3, the COVID threat still looms
By Norm Frauenheim-
The Olympics are often portrayed as a standard, the flip side to what the boxing acronyms represent. But the IOC, the International...
Gold Fix: Time to give Jones and Carbajal what they fairly...
By Norm Frauenheim
Amateur boxing is talking reform. Again. With another Olympics just a few weeks away, the sport’s international ruling body says it plans...
Vasiliy Lomachenko at the crossroads
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s high risk for a fighter who calls himself Hi-Tech.
Vasiliy Lomachenko, a consensus pound-for-pound No.1 for a couple of years in the...
No Disguise for Wilder’s Silence: It’s just another costume
By Norm Frauenheim-
Silence from Deontay Wilder can be a good thing. But even a little wasn’t enough in a news conference bizarre, even by...
Pacquiao back in the gym and back for a risky bet...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Manny Pacquiao got back into the gym for some honest work for his summer date with Errol Spence a few days before...
Joshua-Usyk? The Only Option
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s hard to know what to make of talks for an Anthony Joshua-Oleksandr Usyk fight, especially in the turbulent wake of an...
