Norm Frauenheim
Wilder One-Dimensional? Not if you listen to him
By Norm Frauenheim-
Deontay Wilder is a man with one punch and many words.
Those words – unending, often contradictory and always brash – were...
Tony Bellew looks forward to stopping the “monster’’ he sees in...
By Norm Frauenheim-
The gap-toothed smile is Alfred E. Neuman-like. But the eyes are mad, full of enough menace to definitively answer that comic-book...
On The Ropes: Decades of corruption have put Olympic boxing in...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Michael Conlan’s obscene gesture at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games threatens to become a symbolic goodbye to Olympic boxing in a...
All In The Family: Thomas Valdez sees some of himself in...
By Norm Frauenheim-
TUCSON, Ariz. – They are first cousins. Sparring cousins, too. They even look alike.
Look into Thomas Valdez’ eyes, and you see Oscar...
Phoenix flyweights put super into six-round battle for 115-pound Arizona title
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The fury was uninterrupted. Unrelenting from beginning to end. It lasted six rounds. It felt like 12.
Twelve rounds jammed into...
Arizona state title at stake on Iron Boy card in Phoenix
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Old-school Phoenix is the theme. Old-school Arizona is at stake.
Iron Boy Promotions will stage card a Saturday at Celebrity Theatre that...
Big Deal: It is a long shot, but Canelo has a...
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a huge bet on one fighter. That also makes it oh-so risky. But give DAZN, a global streaming service, credit...
Crawford delivers a beatdown and a punishing stoppage of Benavidez
OMAHA. Neb. – A lot was said. Terence Crawford’s answer took some time. Almost 12 complete rounds of time. But it was definitive.
Crawford delivered...
Wild scuffle erupts at Crawford-Benavidez weigh-in
By Norm Frauenheim-
OMAHA, Neb. – Terence Crawford and Jose Benavidez Jr. did more than exchange insults Friday as escalating tensions led to a weigh-in...
What’s left to say? Crawford, Benavidez about to fight for the...
By Norm Frauenheim-
OMAHA, Neb. – There’s not much left to say, or even places to say it. They’ve insulted each other in the gym....
Big Talk, Big Risk: Benavidez talks his way into a fight...
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a role nobody ever foresaw for Jose Benavidez, Jr.
At 19, he was shy and talented, a prodigy embarrassed by what...
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...
