Norm Frauenheim
Going To The Polls: Chavez Jr., Canelo are back and confident...
The first two Saturdays in March are a window that will provide a look at whether two heavily-hyped fighters, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr....
History 101: Kathy Duva remembers what she doesn’t want Kovalev to...
Sergey Kovalev’s projected path to the top of the light-heavyweight division is at a stage in a well-worn process that is necessary, yet...
Only one winner in the Khan-Maidana poll
Polls can be as reliable as scorecards. About as scientific, too. That’s why it’s hard to know what to make of Floyd Mayweather...
One More Time: Pacquiao-Bradley rematch inevitable
Rematches can be predictable remakes, or tiresome redundancies, or just unnecessary. But Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley is none of the above. It had to...
Ali comparison to Sherman’s rant is just more trash talk
Richard Sherman’s controversial interview with Erin Andrews after Seattle’s NFL playoff victory over San Francisco is being interpreted and analyzed more often than...
Stars Needed: Mikey Garcia makes the short list
The best in a new and diverse generation is about to make its claim on future stardom with a wave of new accents...
Trash Talk? Mayweather’s timing says something else
Never-ending speculation about Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao is boxing's version of Groundhog Day, the 1993 film starring Bill Murray as a weatherman trapped...
The 2014 Story of the Year: Pacquiao’s next move
A crystal ball is just another glass chin, which is one way of saying New Year predictions have no chance. They're fun,...
A 2013 Ballot: Nominees for the good, bad, sad and the...
A look-back at 2013 with a nomination, one for every month in the calendar:
Fight of...
2013 Fighter of the Year: It’s a collective
A look back at any year starts with Fighter of the Year. But the 2013 ballot includes an argument against just...
The Problem: For Broner, it turned out to be Maidana
SAN ANTONIO – Adrien Broner calls himself The Problem because he thought he’d never have one. Marcos Maidana proved just how wrong he was.
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Ariza, Garcia surprised at news that Rios tested positive
SAN ANTONIO – Brandon Rios’ strength-and-conditioning coach Alex Ariza was surprised at a ringtv.com report Friday that Rios tested positive for a...
Always On Stage: Broner’s fast-moving act also makes him target
SAN ANTONIO – Adrien Broner just wants a little love. Mostly, he loves a stage and that’s where he asked for some...
Winning While Losing: Zab Judah wins maturity in an 18-year fight
Boxing has no time for late bloomers. Old guys, yeah. But the late bloomer is either forgotten, or dismissed for squandering talent,...
Taxing Situation: There’s one in every corner for Pacquaio
There’s terrible irony in news that the Philippines has frozen Manny Pacquiao’s financial assets and placed a lien on the Filipino Congressman’s home...
Pacquiao still boxing’s ambassador before a bout to determine whether he’s...
While waiting to see if Brandon Rios’ first few punches will show Manny Pacquiao to be a shot fighter, it was nice to...
Setting 2014’s Table: Andre Ward gets his turn
It’s your turn, Andre Ward.
Ward’s comeback Saturday night in Ontario, Calif., against Edwin Rodriquez (HBO 10 p.m. ET/PT) is...
Loaded Agenda: Everybody has one on Top Rank card full of...
Affirmation and reclamation are on a loaded card Saturday night that is intriguing on several levels. There’s much to prove for Mikey Garcia,...
Pacquiao is larger than life, but Rios is the bigger guy
Manny Pacquiao’s larger-than-life persona is intact despite last year’s long fall to the canvas in a stunning reminder that nothing lasts forever....
Grandma’s Corner: Kathy Garcia manages the good fight–If nothing is going...
Google doesn’t know who the Italian was. It doesn’t say how old the proverb is. But I could only think that its wisdom...
Scary Legend: Alvarado says Ward-Gatti stands alone
It’s probably just a scheduling coincidence, but the suggestion is there Saturday night in HBO’s decision to air its beautifully-done Legendary Nights: The...
Bradley’s split decision leaves only debate and uncertainty for him, Marquez...
LAS VEGAS – Timothy Bradley promised to be like the government. He wasn’t, thank goodness. There was no shutdown. There was only more...
Nothing Heavy: Bradley, Marquez lighter than 147-pound limit in uneventful weigh-in
LAS VEGAS – The Juan Manuel Marquez-Timothy Bradley fight Saturday night is hard to predict. The weigh-in wasn’t.
Marquez and...
Grace Under Pressure: Bradley faces calculated test from Marquez
Timothy Bradley’s story, called a journey by some, can be summed up best by a poignant sight amid the outrage in the wake of...
It’s Unanimous: Judges are losing on the public scorecard
Nobody pays to see judges at ringside with scorecard in one hand and pencil in the other. But it’s the judges, not the...
Fighting to grow up: For Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., it’s the...
Put a pair of boxing gloves on Peter Pan and you’ve got Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. A man-child, emphasis on the child.
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Ross is gone, but the suspicions won’t go away
LAS VEGAS -- C.J. Ross finally got one right. She quit.
News on Wednesday that Ross would not be back, at least...
Mayweather wins big according to everybody but one judge
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. did the expected. One judge didn’t.
It was brilliant. It was bizarre. It was...
The crowd weighs-in with numbers that hint at more records for...
LAS VEGAS – It was more of a scene than a weigh-in. More about the crowd than the scale.
The often...
Father Knows Best: Angel Garcia says he does
LAS VEGAS – It wouldn’t be a big fight card without a crazy dad lurking in somebody’s corner.
Angel Garcia, junior-welterweight champion Danny...
