Norm Frauenheim
Recalling Ali-Frazier while wondering if there will ever be another Fight...
On the 41st anniversary Thursday of the first Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier fight, random reflections and recollections while wondering if there will be ever be...
To the Klitschkos belong the spoils, including frustration
Heavyweights, a division in exile if not endangered, are making a lot of Euros, but American ambivalence at what was a piece of...
Bradley’s head might get in the way of any chance at...
For the congregation that still prays for Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr., pray a little harder that the born-again Pacquiao isn’t struck by a head...
Oh Brother, Vitali and Wladimir are a dominant combo
History will have the last say on where Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko rank among great brothers. Their unprecedented reign is either a reflection...
Margarito promises to fight on, but says he would retire if...
TUCSON -- The long hair and large dark glasses were there. They identify Antonio Margarito wherever he goes these days. On Wednesday, he...
Home-sweet-home: Ali had one in Dundee’s corner on history
He was a trainer by trade. He was called an ambassador by everybody who knows that boxing desperately needs one. Angelo Dundee was all...
Ortiz’ big heart needs some maturity to go with it
Just a year ago, Victor Ortiz was accused of having no heart. Turns out, everybody was wrong. Just the opposite has been revealed...
Looking for hope and seeing some in HBO’s film: On Freddie...
Optimism is hard to find these days. Dumpster-diving is easier. From embarrassing talks about a fight still in never-never land to cancellations...
Mayweather’s tweet just another silly punch line in silly talk
The ever-unpredictable Floyd Mayweather Jr. has given Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum another reason not to use his Twitter account.
There...
Benavidez can’t fight on Feb. 3 because of troublesome injury that...
Junior-welterweight prospect Jose Benavidez Jr. won’t fight on Feb. 3 at Wild Horse Pass Casino near his hometown, Phoenix, because of persistent pain from...
Give Mayweather a chance to win the biggest fight of his...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is scheduled Friday to begin a 90-day jail sentence that represents a term of uncomfortable uncertainty for a part of the...
One look back and a few picks for a New Year
A year ends with memories of those who are gone, optimism for those who are emerging and hope for those who are back....
Mayweather’s sentence sums up a forgettable 2011
Floyd Mayweather’s Jr.’s 90-day sentence on reduced charges was the battered game’s last significant headline in 2011 and sadly an appropriate...
Ward poised for a fight that might make him a leading...
Reasons for the many controversies of 2011 are plentiful. Pick one. Pick a handful. In part, however, it appears to be symptomatic of a...
Khan is in a town where everybody fights and nobody gets...
Amir Khan is in a city where it is very hard to get any kind of a decision. Some would say it’s impossible. Washington...
A good Saturday could save 2011 by turning into the Year...
A 2011, seemingly forgettable because of controversial refereeing, has a chance to get off the mat this Saturday and be remembered as the Year...
Spreading the news: All the right moves sell Cotto-Margarito II in...
Brinksmanship equaled salesmanship in Bob Arum’s extraordinary fight to keep the Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito rematch on Dec. 3 in New York. Arum...
Leftovers from the Marquez-Pacquiao scorecard: Possibilities, politics and even a haircut
Notes, quotes and random anecdotes in the turbulent wake of Manny Pacquiao’s majority decision over Juan Manuel Marquez:
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Frazier mourned, but Marquez and Pacquaio honor him with another trilogy
LAS VEGAS – The bell echoed mournfully throughout the MGM Grand Garden Arena. It was boxing’s haunting version of Taps for an old soldier....
No surprises yet as Marquez tries to spring one on Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS – Nothing other than perhaps the crowd was bigger than expected.
Middle-aged men wrapped in the Mexican tri-color,...
Benavidez witnesses a lesson in not what to do during undercard...
LAS VEGAS – Jose Benavidez Jr.’s days as a prospect means time as an understudy. There was a lot to study Thursday....
No time for Mayweather: Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach rips Ellerbe and...
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. calls Leonard Ellerbe his advisor, but Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach calls him a go-fer, whom he likens...
Marquez’ coach has many names, but he isn’t hiding behind any...
LAS VEGAS – Juan Manuel Marquez’ strength coach has been called controversial. He’s been called a couple of other things too, including two different...
Arum rips HBO’s Thrilla in Manila, calling it unfair to Ali
LAS VEGAS – Bob Arum threw a combination as only he can, first by praising Home Box Office for its work in the build-up...
Marquez makes an offer Pacquiao can’t refuse
A contentious conference call full of questions about Juan Manuel Marquez’ hiring of a controversial strength coach linked to performance-enhancers included...
Bradley leaves the critics and moves on in a way that...
Timothy Bradley has lived with criticism, but hasn’t been able to make a living off of it. It’s a subtle distinction, perhaps. But it’s...
Donaire is in the right place and time to deliver some...
It’s a reach to make too much out of one punch. But we can hope, can’t we? I’m talking about Nonito Donaire, whose second-round...
Dawson sacks a victory — for now — over Hopkins in...
LOS ANGELES – Chad Dawson held up his gloved hands in celebration. Bernard Hopkins held his left shoulder in pain. Fans, an endangered...
Hopkins has more years, but fewer pounds than Dawson
LOS ANGELES – Bernard Hopkins kept it light. He also kept his sunglasses on. Then again, it was Hollywood and he is the designated...
If Dawson can figure out who he is, he can figure...
It’s hard to know what to expect from Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson. Don’t blame Hopkins for that. After 23 years, we...
