Norm Frauenheim
Canelo-GGG: Saying little, promising a lot
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – There’s not much left to say, not that Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez have ever had a whole lot...
All In The Family: Another Benavidez fighting to become youngest ever
By Norm Frauenheim-
David Benavidez wants to do what his older brother has already done. To wit: Make a little history. As a noteworthy accomplishment,...
Two fights, two very different legacies
By Norm Frauenheim-
The canvas and ropes will be the same. So will the arena. Only a couple of ounces will separate the gloves. Two...
More fight than farce as Mayweather stops McGregor
LAS VEGAS – In the end, only the spectacle was memorable. The fight was forgettable. Yet in the end, it was indeed a fight...
Cheers for McGregor, boos and most of the bucks for Mayweather
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS –The beat went on -- and on -- Friday in the parade to an event that looks and sounds more...
Mayweather-McGregor: Lots of money, lots of questions, few answers
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – The Strip is kind of the ultimate fantasy camp. Only the hangovers are real. Everything else is about it...
Chaos Eclipse: Crawford-Indongo a rare moment when boxing’s bodies will align
By Norm Frauenheim-
Unity and boxing are an unlikely complement. Link them in the same sentence and you’ve got something that looks, feels and sounds...
Hall Of Friendship: Nevada Hall turns old infamy into famous friends
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – Memories, laughs and even a few tears were there. But there was no bitterness. No punches either. The fifth...
De La Hoya says fans know the difference between what’s real...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Oscar De La Hoya isn’t losing any sleep worrying about whether the potential pay-per-view audience for Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin on Sept. 16...
Back to the Future: Carbajal in Vegas for Hall of Fame...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Michael Carbajal is back in the city where his fame began.
Carbajal, who got up from two knockdowns for...
Righteous Retirement: Wladimir Klitschko picks the right time to say goodbye
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s time for a change and he knew it. As always, Wladmir Klitschko did the right thing.
That’s how he’ll be remembered in...
Sadam Ali wins difficult decision
TUCSON, Ariz. – If Sadam Ali was searching for ways to get better, he found plenty of them.
Ali wasn’t happy with a unanimous...
Ali hopes victory will get him back into title mix
By Norm Frauenheim-
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Brooklyn welterweight Sadam Ali hopes to fight his way back into title contention Saturday against well-traveled Johan Perez in...
Broner sees no Maidana in Mikey Garcia
By Norm Frauenheim-
Adrien Broner looks at Mikey Garcia and says he see no hints of his past. There’s nothing in Garcia that looks, or...
Adrien Bleep: Broner a changed fighter with a familiar promise
By Norm Frauenheim-
They’re promising a new and improved Adrien Broner on July 29 against Mikey Garcia, but Broner is promising what he has always...
Hide The Kids: Mayweather-McGregor tour is an X-rated ride
By Norm Frauenheim-
Other than to say it was hard to watch, it was hard to know what to make of the first three stops...
Argue the decision, but there’s no argument about Pacquiao’s future
By Norm Frauenheim-
A contentious blame game in the wake – and we do mean wake – of Manny Pacquiao’s controversial loss to Jeff Horn...
Down Under: Pacquiao goes to another continent and back to old...
By Norm Frauenheim-
From Pac Man to The Honorable, it’s been one wild, wonderful ride. Sometimes wacky, too, but that’s boxing, the only place Manny...
BJ Flores takes another heavyweight step with “solid” victory
PHOENIX – BJ Flores continued to test his heavyweight potential Saturday night with a victory that the television analyst then judged with the objectivity...
Mayweather-McGregor: Different names in a familiar circus with $$$ in the...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Boxing loves freak shows. Always has. Always will. They get people talking. They fuel outrage, argument, insults and jokes. They also make...
BJ Flores set for another heavyweight test Saturday night in Phoenix
By Norm Fruenheim
BJ Flores will continue to test himself at heavyweight Saturday night at Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix.
Flores (33-3-1, 21 KOs), a former...
Ward delivers clean right hand for a stoppage of Kovalev, but...
LAS VEGAS – One righteous right was the beginning of an end to the fight. But there was no end to the controversy. It...
WardKovalev2: Even on the scale, but different in almost every other...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – A day after tension at a news conference was off the scale, Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev weighed in...
Ward-Kovalev2: Kovalev lets his black hat do all the talking
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – There’s not much left to say, so Sergey Kovalev probably said it best by not saying much at all.
...
Ward-Kovalev: Lots to like in a sequel between fighters who dislike...
By Norm Frauenheim--
One is portrayed as scary and angry, yet Sergey Kovalev has a keen sense of humor with an engaging ability to...
Mikey Garcia-Adrien Broner: Easy to make, tough to pick
By Norm Frauenheim-
They are dangerous men moving in opposite directions. It was inevitable perhaps that their paths would cross in a fight with no...
GGG-Canelo: Where it goes could be a Texas-sized controversy
By Norm Frauenheim-
Then, there were two. Options for the Gennady Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez fight appear to be Las Vegas or Dallas. Sounds simple enough. Just...
Patient Diego De La Hoya wins at a whirlwind pace
By Norm Frauenheim-
TUCSON – He has a famous name. He has fast feet. And faster hands. Patience isn’t the first thing anybody sees in...
GGG: Gennady Going Global in finally landing a shot at Canelo
By Norm Frauenheim-
Gennady Golovkin is landing endorsements at the rate he scores knockouts. Everything from the Apple Watch to Nike’s Jordan Brand is on...
Canelo-GGG: The real fight gets announced after Canelo blows away Chavez...
LAS VEGAS – The fight was no celebration. It was just a beating.
There was nothing to cheer until Canelo Alvarez’ predictable victory was over...
