Norm Frauenheim
Ancient Games: Tyson Fury jabs at Wilder with rhetorical feints
By Norm Frauenheim-
Tyson Fury calls himself a boxing historian, which means more than a basic understanding of what it is to be the lineal...
Dumb, Double-Down Dumb: Ruiz throws loyalty and trainer Manny Robles under...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Andy Ruiz Jr., who needs as many friends as he can find, fired the best one he had.
He fired Manny Robles.
The move...
Wilder-Fury 2: Lots to say about a fight that might hang...
By Norm Frauenheim-
The hyperbole is already underway. Insults, expletives and exaggerations were delivered, exchanged and countered this week in downtown Los Angeles, just across...
Opening The Door: Josh Taylor moves to Top Rank and closer...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Top Rank’s roster got deeper and its reach grew farther with Thursday’s surprising announcement that it had signed Josh Taylor, the Scottish...
A few predictions and only one bleeping lock for 2020
By Norm Frauenheim-
Fights we want to see.
Fights we won’t see. It’s that time of the year. Old is supposed to give way to
the new....
Danny Jacobs fights on in the memory of Patrick Day
By Norm Frauenheim-
PHOENIX – Danny Jacobs is moving up. But not on.
Jacobs will wear his feelings for an absent friend Friday night when he...
Crawford looking to Cement Pound for Pound Status on Saturday
By Norm Frauenheim-
The pound-for-pound debate is nothing more than an argument. It has no promoter. It offers no belt. Win it, and you won’t...
Joshua-Ruiz 2: Joshua promises not to celebrate, just to win
By Norm Frauenheim-
Anthony Joshua promises not to celebrate. That’s just one of the many promises attached to Joshua.
First and foremost, there’s the promise to...
Buenos Aires: Wilder-Ortiz didn’t matter in a city once known as...
By Norm Frauenheim-
BUENOS AIRES – This is a long way from Vegas where history is always just a bulldozer away. Vegas sells itself for...
Wilder-Ortiz: Will Wilder’s right hand continue have the final say?
By Norm Frauenheim-
Deontay Wilder’s power, potentially a double-edged weapon, has yet to strike back at him. The theory, perhaps expectation, has long been that...
Wilder talks differences, but promises more of the same in Ortiz...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Deontay Wilder likes to talk about differences, what he believes separates him from Luis Ortiz, Tyson Fury and just about everybody else.
He’s...
Monster Star: Only a rapid ascent up the scale is a...
By Norm Frauenheim-
It was a defining fight for Naoya Inoue. It was also a reason for caution.
In watching Inoue’s courageous brilliance in a unanimous...
History Once, history twice: Does Kovalev have a chance during a...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS -- The road team does win sometimes. Proof of that happened Wednesday night when the Washington Nationals beat the Houston...
Michael Carbajal goes into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame
By Norm Frauenheim-
They called him Little Hands of Stone. The impact on Arizona was huge and now forever indelible.
Michael Carbajal, the best fighter in...
Prograis’ rising star runs into a career-defining risk against Josh Taylor
By Norm Frauenheim-
Star power is behind him. Star potential is within him. What looks so close, however, could suddenly become a star-too-far for Regis...
Patrick Day: He’s dead, but not gone for a conflicted game...
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a conflicted sport. That borders on redundancy. Boxing wouldn’t be what it is without conflict. Yet, Patrick Day’s death exposes all...
Say a prayer for Errol Spence Jr.
By Norm Frauenheim-
It is as unforgiving a business as any. Boxing moves on, always moves on from tragedy. But the game stopped early Thursday...
GGG is back for another duel in a bid to reassert...
By Norm Frauenheim-
The whispers are hard to ignore. Gennadiy Golovkin has surely heard them. He’s changed, they say. A different guy, they say.
But the...
Spence wins split decision over Porter in a unanimous crowd-pleaser
By Norm Frauenheim-
LOS ANGELES -- Only the judges disagreed.
There was no debate about the drama that began early and lasted throughout 12 rounds Saturday...
Porter will need more than a microphone to beat a bigger...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Shawn Porter is good with a microphone. He uses it to analyze. He uses it to comment. Predict and argue, too. He...
Canelo moves up the scale and away from GGG, but DAZN...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Canelo Alvarez says and does whatever he wants these days. Money buys that kind of power and Canelo has plenty.
It’s hard to...
Staying Busy: Navarrete punches renewed meaning into an old concept
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Emanuel Navarrete
Is restoring an old-school definition to a term that has long been part of the boxing glossary.
Busy is...
Joshua’s Journey: Search for a road win takes him to Saudi...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Anthony Joshua is unbeaten at home in the UK. He’s winless on the road.
It’s hard to know whether his record serves as...
Dormant Debate: Lomachenko promises to re-awaken pound-for-pound talk
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a debate looking for a few good arguments. For the last few months, there haven’t been any. The pound-for-pound title is...
Remembering John McCain: Boxing Senator is gone, but Ali Act is...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Sunday represents a sad anniversary. John McCain, statesman and soldier, died a year ago on August 25 on his Arizona ranch, about 100...
Canelo-Golden Boy: Fight with Sergey Kovalev would mean more to fans...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Trouble between Canelo Alvarez and Golden Boy Promotions isn’t exactly a surprise. Seeds and signs of discontent have been circulating for at...
On Alert: Death and serious injury heightens concern for fighters’ safety
Two deaths within a few days in late July are part of a dangerous trend for fighters, whose safety was addressed with a sense...
Death And The Ring: Two fighters die in long week that...
By Norm Fraueheim-
Boxing has been called life in a shot glass. From tragedy to triumph, it’s all there all at once, 180-proof. It...
Pacquiao-Thurman: Compelling bout has some legends buzzing
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – There were three legends and one who wants to be one. They were there to talk about a legend and...
Many-sided Thurman in the role of a lifetime in his fight...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Keith Thurman has lots to say, more than enough for Manny Pacquiao to pick and choose whatever he might need for just...
