Norm Frauenheim
HBO is leaving, but boxing isn’t going away
By Norm Frauenheim-
The headlines said HBO is leaving boxing. Truth is, the premium network has been leaving for the last few years.
The long goodbye...
Heavyweight Revival: Another chance begins all over again with Joshua-Povetkin
By Norm Frauenheim-
The heavyweights were supposed to be back. That, at least, was the overdrawn conclusion on that memorable day about 21 months ago...
Off The Scale: Weigh-in fracas is a sign of much more...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – It was more fracas than Face-off and perhaps it was a hint at the sort of violence some have...
Canelo-GGG: Lots of questions, few answers on the rematch scale
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- The fighters have yet to look each other in the eye, promoter Oscar De La Hoya says he...
GGG, Canelo skip the ritual stare down and look forward to...
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – They were in the same room for the first time in months. They sat at the same long table,...
GGG-Canelo: An opening bell is about to silence all the talk
By Norm Frauenheim-
Hard to believe, but Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez were once friendly rivals, a business alliance brought together by the chance at...
John McCain, The People’s Champ
By Norm Frauenheim-
PHOENIX, Ariz. – They stood in 103-degree temperatures on both sides of Central Avenue Thursday just to see the hearse. They stood...
Pedraza first in line for Lomachenko with upset of Beltran
GLENDALE, Ariz. –Ray Beltran is known for going the distance. Any distance. But this time it was too long. Two rounds too long.
Jose Pedraza...
Pedraza looks at Beltran and sees another chance at another title
By Norm Frauenheim-
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Jose Pedraza looks at Ray Beltran and sees something he recognizes. Call it opportunity. There aren’t many. After nearly...
Royal Storm: Isaac Dogboe’s global ambitions lead to his first world-title...
By Norm Frauenheim-
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Isaac Dogboe has royalty in his blood and a warrior in his heart. He’s also got quick wit. It’s...
Oscar Valdez Jr. set to undergo medical test on jaw next...
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Featherweight champion Oscar Valdez Jr., is expected to undergo a physical exam next week to determine if his jaw is strong...
Beltran still motivated to go the distance in a fight to...
By Norm Frauenheim-
PHOENIX – Going the distance is more than another cliché for Ray Beltran. It’s life. He’s fought 12 rounds for a...
Ray Beltran at home with a logo that defines him
By Norm Frauenheim-PHOENIX, Ariz. -- If life is a logo, Ray Beltran has one that hints at where he’s been, where he’s going and...
In the Interim: Trevor Bryan wins forgettable stoppage over Flores
PHOENIX – Forgettable belt. Forgettable fight.
On a night when Don King’s arrival was the most memorable moment, Trevor Bryan and BJ Flores stumbled...
Interim heavyweight title suddenly at stake in BJ Flores-Bryan bout
By Norm Frauenheim-
PHOENIX – An interim title blew into this desert city like debris in a dust storm Thursday with a World Boxing Association...
Risk Returns: Mikey Garcia willing to take a chance
By Norm Frauenheim-
Mikey Garcia’s pursuit of Errol Spence Jr. in a daunting, two-division jump from lightweight to welter is a welcome counter to Floyd...
Mikey Garcia beats Easter, calls out Spence, who then says ‘Let’s...
LOS ANGELES –The future hasn’t arrived for Mikey Garcia. Not just yet. After all, the pound-for-pound contender has already been looking at all of...
Easter weighs in with the words after he and Garcia make...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LOS ANGELES – Add words to the advantages that a taller, longer Robert Easter Jr. has over Mikey Garcia.
At least, Easter...
Mikey Garcia faces key lesson in a pound-for-pound plan
By Norm Frauenheim-
LOS ANGELES – Mikey Garcia has gone to school in law enforcement. He’s gone to school to learn how to drive race...
Tucson Two? Junior welterweights fight to split decision
A couple of friends, both sons of a southern Arizona city with a long and lively boxing history, lived up to their hometown’s ring...
Tucson back in the ring with All-AZ card
TUCSON – It will sound like the good old days in this southern Arizona city. An opening bell will be back Saturday night at...
From the red carpet to the main stage: Easter might resurrect...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Terence Crawford’s pound-for-pound campaign got a strong endorsement Wednesday night in downtown Los Angeles with an ESPY for best fighter.
Mikey Garcia was...
One Bell Too Long: Time for Pacquiao to say so long
By Norm Faruenheim-
Manny Pacquiao is just the latest example of how boxing makes fools out of everybody who sticks around too long. Inevitably, the...
Miles, border and more separate GGG and Canelo, yet one promise...
By Norm Frauenehim-
About 1,500 miles and an international border separated two fighters who only have a weight class and mutual contempt in common.
Canelo Alvarez...
A Righteous Decision: Andrew Hernandez relies on right for scorecard win
PHOENIX, AZ – They are two super-middleweights from the same town with equal amounts of power and similar skillsets. Only a right hand seemed...
Never, Never Land: Joshua-Wilder back in the same old place
By Norm Frauenheim-
Boxing is still a heavyweight fight short of completing a comeback that had buoyed a forever-battered business always hoping for a rebound.
But...
Halfway Through 2018: Half-empty, Half-full
By Norm Frauenheim-
Half-empty, half-full is the best way to sum up a year stumbling toward the midpoint of a 12-month run that began amid...
From Table to Ring: GGG, Canelo a big step closer to...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – There’s a long-held theory that negotiations are part of any fight. It’s a little early to pick a winner...
Dramatic Debut: Terence Crawford a knockout in first welterweight bout
LAS VEGAS --A take-over has taken off.
Terence Crawford’s promise to take over the welterweight division is off and running with a powerful debut in...
Scale Games: Horn makes weight on third try for title fight...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Surprises came early for Jeff Horn. There was one on the scale Friday, more than 24 hours before the...
