Norm Frauenheim
London is the first round in boxing’s fight to resurrect itself
Boxing attempts to become more than just Olympic history in London during the next couple of weeks in a fight to reclaim an identity...
Reasons on a scorecard that a fallen Khan can come back
Amir Khan, who wears lightning bolts on his dark trunks, is a lightning rod for controversy, especially in the week after Danny Garcia stopped...
A solution for the Sept. 15 conflict: Move Canelo-Lopez to Sept....
You know the cliché. It’s trotted out after nearly every controversial decision. Yeah-yeah, reasonable people can disagree. Trouble is, that’s all they ever...
Garcia stops Khan in stunner
LAS VEGAS – Danny Garcia calls himself Swift. Now we know why. He was swift to emerge from anonymity. He was swift to impose...
Khan, Garcia are light on the scale in a weigh-in light...
LAS VEGAS – Amir Khan and Danny Garcia were light on the scale Friday at a weigh-in that included all of the...
Learning from defeat? Khan can
A zero on the right side of a rare won-lost ledger can be a doughnut hole full of illusions. It’s hard to confront...
Comeback Map: Look for signs to see if Pavlik is ready...
Kelly Pavlik is somewhere in the middle of that comeback story few can resist, especially in a business with a soft spot in...
Looking ahead: The next pound-for-pound generation
The furor surrounding Tim Bradley’s victory over Manny Pacquiao is more of the same in a tiresome, if not redundant, succession of...
No chance: Trying to judge the state of the game after...
From Duane Ford to Forbes, the rapid succession of headlines during the last few weeks is either a shotgun blast that adds up...
Pacquiao-Mayweather: Pacquiao wins this week’s round on the public-opinion scorecards
Judges have been tough during the last week on the only two fighters the general public knows.
First, three judges score...
The heavy: Pacquiao heavier than ever at weigh-in for Bradley
LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao is a heavy favorite. Heavier than ever.
Pacquiao was at 147 pounds, a career high, at...
Pacquiao plans to do a lateral dance away from any chance...
LAS VEGAS – Timothy Bradley says he has worked hard to eliminate the head-butt from his attack Saturday night in bid to upset...
Margarito retires
LAS VEGAS -- Antonio Margarito is retiring.
Margarito announced the decision Thursday on his Facebook page.
“After much thought and extended conversations with my family...
Pacquiao the peacemaker in deciding that Ariza will be in the...
LAS VEGAS – Born-again Manny Pacquiao has been more of a diplomat than a preacher for the last few days. He played the peacemaker...
The Wright Stuff: That old defiance is still there in Winky’s...
If defiance is an art form, Winky Wright is an artist. He might not practice it in quite the style of a Bernard...
Margarito watches and waits as his brother-in law wins on a...
TUCSON – There was no comeback from Antonio Margarito. That will have to wait. But there was a split decision, a couple...
Benavidez to test wrist and future in his first bout since...
Jose Benavidez Jr.’s apprenticeship will move on to another stage, from patient prospect to potential contender, if he can get through a test Saturday...
Political life leaves Pacquiao open to punches he can’t counter
Boxing and politics are impossible to separate. Proof rests in Muhammad Ali’s opposition to the Viet Nam war. But the ring and political office...
Pay Attention: Peterson camp wasn’t in the drug-testing flap that led...
Lamont Peterson’s camp must not have been reading websites, Twitter or Facebook when ESPN reported just two days after Peterson’s upset on Dec....
Mayweather beats Cotto in a fight with bruising surprises and only...
LAS VEGAS -- There were a lot of surprise, but only one upset.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. did the expected Saturday night at...
Mayweather and Cotto won’t blink in trying to look for an...
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. generated cheers, boos and even a reaction from the stoic Miguel Cotto after a stare down Friday that...
Margarito’s comeback postponed to July 7 because of a foot injury
Antonio Margarito’s comeback against Abel Perry of Colorado Springs has been postponed from May 26 to July 7 at Casino Del Sol in...
Age before Idol? Mosley promises some old Sugar in a vow...
LAS VEGAS – It sometimes sounds as if Mexico looks at Saul Alvarez’ red hair and sees a halo. Jose Suliaman, president of...
Different day, different Mayweather
LAS VEGAS – It was a different day and a very different Floyd Mayweather Jr.
About twenty-four hours after Mayweather played the...
Margarito says he’d make a better fight with Chavez than Martinez...
TUCSON – Antonio Margarito said Monday that a fight between him and fellow Mexican Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. would be more exciting than a...
Texas Chancellor uses some WBC smarts to make a strange decision
Francisco Gonzalez Cigarroa’s official title is Chancellor of the Texas University System, but he acted like an emperor in canceling the Julio Cesar Chavez...
Mares is in the right spot to be the next little...
The argument is that only a great American heavyweight can resurrect boxing in the United States. Good luck on that search. At the opposite...
Margarito has a formal agreement to fight in Tucson on May...
Antonio Margarito’s management has an agreement for the former welterweight champion to fight on May 26 at Casino del Sol in Tucson, Gerry...
Pressure on: It’s up to Rios to finish a show that...
There’s only one safe pick for Saturday night’s fight at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay between Brandon Rios and Richard Abril, unknown a month ago...
Marquez fights for a deserved rematch that looks unlikely
The good news is that Juan Manuel Marquez will forego retirement. His tactical skill is an ongoing example of how a master craftsman never...
