Norm Frauenheim
No Worries: Pacquiao says he already has felt the kind of...
LAS VEGAS – Evidence of Juan Manuel Marquez’ new found power is circulating like an ominous preview in video of his brutal stoppage of...
Beltran gets up from first-round knockdown for a decision over Kim
LAS VEGAS – Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns sat at ringside. Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach worked a corner. It was a...
Roach smiling at Pacquiao’s chances for a decisive win over Marquez
LAS VEGAS – Distractions and Manny Pacquiao have been inseparable for at least a year. But it’s beginning to look as if he...
Benavidez withdraws from ESPN2 card
LAS VEGAS -- Jose Benavidez Jr., unbeaten at junior-welterweight, withdrew from a scheduled bout Thursday night at The Mirage, because of concerns about further...
Tyson gets ready for a road show with talk about who...
Mike Tyson talked Monday about life in the ring, life on the stage and about how surprised he is to be alive at all.
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Cotto’s role is a model for an end to the promotional...
Just when there seems to be no solution for the Top Rank-Golden Boy feud that has sent boxing past the fistic cliff and into...
Money May not be there, but Pacquiao plans for Marquez and...
One loss, perhaps a single punch, might be all that separates Manny Pacquiao from a full-time political career.
If – and...
History due for a repeat in Viloria-Marquez
Two little guys, who could step on a scale together and weigh nearly 25 pounds less than Wladimir Klitschko, are getting some heavyweight...
Mares scores unanimous decision and asks for Donaire all over again
LOS ANGELES – It was one fight full of many styles. From slick to awkward and lots of good, bad and unlikely in...
Elusive tasks: Mares faces Moreno amid talk about Donaire
A sure sign of Abner Mares’ emerging stardom is a mixed blessing. Mares is one of those fighters mentioned in a bout that hasn’t...
Steward’s genius still alive for Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko’s best friend won’t be there. Emanuel Steward is gone. But Steward’s genius is still around. It never dies.
In...
Freedom fits Angulo like an old pair of shoes
There are all kinds of symbols on the road to freedom. Some are as grand as the Statue of Liberty. Some are as...
Emanuel Steward: He’s gone, but his voice will always be in...
There’s an empty corner in boxing’s battered soul today. There’s always a couple. But none looks quite so large and profoundly sad as the...
Holyfield celebrates a birthday and a place on one list of...
Happy Birthday, Evander Holyfield.
A couple of lifetimes have been jammed into your half-century of heavyweight titles, improbable comebacks, surprises and...
Donaire stops Nishioka, but can’t stop the boos
CARSON, Calif. – Surgery isn’t pretty. But sometimes it’s necessary.
It was Saturday night for Nonito Donaire in a well-crafted,...
Growing Up: Benavidez gets serious by getting rid of an expensive...
CARSON, Calif. – If maturity is measured in knowing what to keep and what to shed, there is some good news in Jose Benavidez...
Donaire finished with experiments and ready to re-empower himself
Boxing’s equivalent of lighting in a bottle was captured by Nonito Donaire nearly two years ago when he knocked out accomplished...
Rios looks at Alvarado and sees a chance at a Ward-Gatti...
The nickname is Bam Bam. Bold and Bolder might be more appropriate for Brandon Rios, who isn’t afraid of promises or punishment.
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Talk of Pacquiao-Mayweather doesn’t matter if the old Manny doesn’t show...
Talk about Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. is back like a bad hangover. Everybody seems to have an interpretation, if not a prediction, in the...
It’s time for Chavez Jr. to test positive for some maturity
Is anybody surprised that Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., tested positive for marijuana?
Didn’t think so.
News of the test in the...
No Obit Here: Dueling cards throw a combo that the doomsayers...
LAS VEGAS – Two major cards separated by a short ride looked like an accident about to happen. Look again. Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar...
Paul Williams feels good, remains confident
LAS VEGAS – A motorcycle accident took away Paul Williams’ legs, but not his confidence.
It was there, as evident as ever...
Bad Business? Martinez-Chavez, Canelo-Lopez might add up to something good
LAS VEGAS – News conferences came like a one-two punch Wednesday and Thursday for dueling promotions Saturday night featuring Sergio Martinez-versus-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr....
Father Legend has some lessons for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
LAS VEGAS – There was a time when the son couldn’t mention his father’s name. It was too painful. Legends don’t die. But...
Fight For The Future: With Ward-Dawson, Martinez-Chavez and Canelo-Lopez, it’s underway
It’s hard to know whether September’s promise is a new dawn or just a familiar set of oncoming headlights in another head-on collision with...
Golovkin attempts the next step in an American adventure started by...
What's known about Kazakhstan by a U.S. audience that gets most of its news from late-night comedians probably comes from the film, Borat,...
A few entries for August’s empty scorecard
The dog days of August, an unexpected offseason, is full of more idle speculation than medal winners among the American men at...
A Few Good Men: The nominees for a tough American job
USA Boxing's search for a national coach might be as futile as winning an Olympic medal. After the American men came home from the...
Staying Home: Jose Benavidez Jr. is happy he went to the...
It’s hard not to think about Jose Benavidez Jr. while watching the sad and inevitable demise of American boxing at the London...
What resurrection? Robbery still the story of Olympic boxing
We were hoping for a rebirth. Instead, we got another robbery.
On a day when I had hoped to write...
