Norm Frauenheim
Canelo-Chavez Jr.: Chavez Jr. loses pounds, saves money
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – There were no upsets on the scale. No penalties, either.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. lost the pounds and...
What Comeback? Gamboa quits on his stool
LAS VEGAS – The end was abrupt and unceremonious. Yuriorkis Gamboa quit on his stool after seven rounds. His comeback was over. Maybe, a...
Canelo-Chavez: Can Beristain in the corner help Chavez’ chances
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – A Mexican Boxing Hall of Fame should be named after Nacho Beristain. If Julio Cesar Chavez is the national...
Chavez Jr.-Canelo: If not for a father and a son, there...
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – The sunglasses could have used a couple windshield wipers. They were that big. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. hid...
Heavyweight Rebirth? Wembley crowd of 90,000 hopes to witness one
By Norm Frauenheim-
The looming spectacle of 90,000 people at London’s Wembley Stadium Saturday for Anthony Joshua against Wladimir Klitschko is a sure sign that...
Oscar Valdez delivers elite performance in dramatic victory over Marriaga.
CARSON, Calif. – It was tactical. It was punishing. It was exhilarating. And exhausting.
In the end, Oscar Valdez Jr., did it all and...
Burden of Proof: Valdez wants to win more respect in title...
By Norm Frauenehim-
CARSON, Calif. – Oscar Valdez Jr. has a belt, but that’s just a fraction of what he is seeking. He wants to...
Cornerman’s Craft: Carpenter Robles showing he knows how to build champs
By Norm Frauenheim
CARSON, Calif. – An old union card is little bit like a driver’s license for Manny Robles. It’s how he identifies himself.
...
All Bets Off: Canelo-Chavez Jr. is generating a surprising buzz
By Norm Frauenheim
From day to day, it’s a fight that grows more interesting. It began with a bet that was sealed by a handshake...
Memories: Boxing spins the Golden Oldies in search of a golden...
By Norm Frauenheim
There are more great anniversaries than great fights these days.
The latest is the 30-year anniversary of Sugar Ray Leonard’s controversial decision over...
Pound-for-Pound: There’s a vacancy at the top of this debate
By Norm Frauenheim-
Pound-for-pound, it might be the most overrated argument in the debate business. Who is No. 1? Who’s No. 2? Who cares? Most...
Mayweather-McGregor: A license to make money, but not history
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s beginning to look as if Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor are just a few dancing bears away from reaching an...
Hoops or PPV: It’s a tough sell for GGG-Jacobs
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a many-sided fight, loaded with intrigue and potential for explosive surprises at just about every level. But will Gennady Golovkin-Danny Jacobs...
No, No: Boxing biz moves on despite combo that didn’t happen
By Norm Frauenheim-
A couple of things didn’t happen during the last week, neither one much of a surprise and yet both significant for a...
Back To The Future: Leonard Sees It In Thurman-Garcia
By Norm Frauenheim-
Boxing loves history. It remembers, yet it can’t repeat. Not yet, anyway. I’m not sure it has to. These days, just a...
BJ Flores delivers a stoppage in his heavyweight debut
PHOENIX, Ariz. – BJ Flores is a good talker. He’s known for his commentary. But his identity is still on the dangerous side...
Canelo, Chavez Jr. shake hands, but don’t bet on it
By Norm Frauenheim-
Okay, we’ve all seen it. Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. shook hands on a bet that begs another wager.
Real?
Phony?
Promotional show?
Odds...
BJ Flores ready to make heavyweight move Saturday
PHOENIX, Ariz. – BJ Flores moves up the scale, from cruiserweight to heavyweight, in a fight to re-ignite his career Saturday night at Celebrity...
Business might force Lomachenko to move up the scale
By Norm Frauenehim
Pound-for-pound recognition comes with a lot credentials. But it doesn’t pay the bills. In fact, it often makes a good payday harder...
Nevada Fame: Carbajal voted into the Hall where his fame began
PHOENIX, Ariz. --Michael Carbajal has always been known best for what he did in Nevada. It’s where he staked his first claim on real...
Power Player: Mikey Garcia’s big KO lights up his career
By Norm Frauenheim-
Power speaks for itself. Find it, and a fighter doesn’t need words. He already has the singular answer for nearly every question....
AZ junior-lightweight Abel Ramos back on ShoBox
By Norm Frauenheim-
Abel Ramos is back on ShoBox Friday night on a card in Miami, Okla., for another chance at a minor belt he...
Heavyweight Tales: Povetkin a mystery wrapped in mess
By Norm Fraienheim-
Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko arrived in New York this week for a timely news conference that helped deflect attention on the...
Trilogy Talk: It is inevitable after Santa Cruz beats Frampton in...
LAS VEGAS --Anybody for a trilogy?
It appears inevitable, a third step in a match of styles, personality and culture between two likeable featherweights...
Belfast West: Frampton’s fans jam the weigh-in for Santa Cruz rematch
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – The dateline is accurate. But the feeling was something else. More like Belfast.
Carl Frampton’s fans, Framptonistas, were there,...
Family Fight: Frampton and Santa Cruz fighting each other for the...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – The styles are different. Their neighborhoods are on different sides of the globe. But they fight for the same...
Rematch To Rivalry? Frampton-Santa Cruz II might be that fight
By Norm Frauenheim-
Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz fight on Jan. 28 for a second time, early in a year that might be remembered...
First Bell: DeGale-Jack is the opener in boxing’s fight to get...
By Norm Frauenheim-
The James DeGale-Badou Jack fight Saturday night is a good bout and perhaps the first step in an attempt to hit the...
Rematch or retirement? Ward keeps all options on the table
By Norm Frauenheim
Andre Ward has talked retirement not just once, but at least twice, since his controversial victory over Sergey Kovalev. It sounds like...
Mourning a tough year and hoping for a better one
By Norm Frauenheim-
One year ends and another begins in a couple of days amid regrets and grief from the last 12 months and a...
