Norm Frauenheim
Arum, King rediscover each other and create new rivalry in a...
If there is ever another remake of The Sunshine Boys, Bob Arum and Don King can play themselves. They are classics, as cantankerous...
A few thoughts while wondering whether Pacquiao was one of Mayweather’s...
A few leftovers while wondering whether 34-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s birthday wish Thursday included a bout with Manny Pacquiao sometime before he turns 35:
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Donaire stops Montiel in second-round stunner
LAS VEGAS –He called himself No. 2 on the Filipino ticket, but Nonito Donaire was No. 1 in the ring Saturday night. As...
Donaire, Montiel make weight in late date with the scale
LAS VEGAS – There was no discrepancy on the official scale, but there was one about the timing Friday before Nonito Donaire and...
Pacquiao comparisons might be a tougher foe for Donaire than Montiel
Nonito Donaire faces expectations that are growing into a challenge more dangerous than even Fernando Montiel. The next Manny Pacquaio? The next bantamweight...
Montiel’s promises for a new style might be the wake-up call...
There’s a new wrinkle to a line that has echoed throughout boxing for as long as gyms have been full of the familiar rhythms...
Headlines and counters while waiting for something Super after the Stupor
While hoping for a Super Bowl that doesn’t turn into the stupor left by Tim Bradley and Devon Alexander in a fight preceded by...
Urgency in a poll is all the motivation Arum needs for...
Bob Arum’s bold move from HBO to CBS and cable subsidiary Showtime is all about numbers. CBS has a lot more of them, more...
On the economic map, Motown and American boxing are in the...
Symbols have been attached to the Timothy Bradley-Devon Alexander fight, so many in fact that they might outnumber the tickets sold for the junior-welterweight...
Looking for hope and finding some in an Arizona gym
PHOENIX – The calls have been coming from everywhere, from old friends and family. What the hell is wrong with Arizona?
I’m...
Blame is everywhere, even on a ballot, for no Pacquiao-Marquez rematch
As criticism of Bob Arum’s decision to go with Shane Mosley instead of Juan Manuel Marquez for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight on May 7...
A few picks, but no promises, for 2011
Predictions are a lot like contract clauses, which is to say they are hard to fulfill. They fall apart faster than Jean Pascal. So...
Say goodbye and good riddance to 2010
It will be remembered for what didn’t happen instead of what did and for a self-proclaimed face of the game seen more often in...
The unabridged Hopkins faces a last stand at adding another chapter...
A conference call with Bernard Hopkins is a lot like his career. It goes on forever, which is one way of saying he has...
Khan survives Maidana storm
LAS VEGAS – LAS VEGAS – Amir Khan’s date with stardom is still there. But for one night it had to wait. Survival got...
Khan doesn’t miss on the scale or with a pose
LAS VEGAS – He has mastered the Manny Pacquiao pose. Amir Khan looked as if he had been rehearsing it Friday at the weigh-in...
Khan has advantages, but overlooked Maidana has the power
LAS VEGAS — There is no advantage in hype, at least not at opening bell. Amir Khan has all of it. Marcos Maidana has...
Khan is called King, but Maidana will determine whether the crown...
The sun set on the British Empire long ago, but it might be rising for the UK’s newest hope at conquering the world,...
Ward: Always underestimated, still undefeated
Being underestimated is a source of frustration for some. Anger for others. Motivation for many. For Andre Ward, it’s been a career.
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Pacquiao Sportsman and Athlete of the Year? Who else?
The Internet is atwitter with speculation about what Manny Pacquiao will do. Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Filipino politics and more,...
Pacquiao knows and now so does everybody else: The Congressman is...
ARLINGTON, Tex. – Manny Pacquiao’s congregation wore T-shirts that said it all. Say it all.
Manny Knows
Does he ever.
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Notre Dame grad wants to add a belt to his degree
ARLINGTON, Tex. – He graduated near the top of his class at Notre Dame with a major in finance and a grade-point-average of 3.8,...
Cheato goes Creepo with viral video mocking Roach
Remember Antonio Margarito’s motivation for Manny Pacquiao? It was a fight to rehabilitate his reputation, knock out the cheato and restore his good name....
JuanMa survives tough fight as Marquez quits after eight rounds
LAS VEGAS — It wasn’t a defining moment. For the fighter known simply as JuanMa, that will have to wait. JuanMagnifico, he wasn’t.
But JuanMature...
What, JuanMa worried? Only a fool wouldn’t be
LAS VEGAS – In a gambling Mecca full of whispered tips and inside information, there’s talk that Juan Manuel Lopez is worried. Only a...
November dawns with Lopez, Marquez in a Fight of the Year...
LAS VEGAS – After a dark month that didn’t include much more than the sad spectacle of watching Shannon Briggs endure a terrible beating...
Glovegate gone as all of the talk moves into an orbit...
The irresistible story about whether Manny Pacquiao is out-of-shape, or out-of-focus, or more politician than pugilist is either setting the stage for a monumental...
Look around: There aren’t many choices, but DiBella cheers a possible...
The Super Six represents a blueprint, a plan instead of another accident on a haphazard road littered with the same old mishaps and...
Mike Jones is in the right role and in step for...
It is the indispensable medium. Bob Arum and Oscar De La Hoya need television as much as Bill O’Reilly needs to shout into the...
From fame to infamy, there’s no telling what Mike Tyson will...
The International Boxing Hall of Fame ballot is a formality. Mike Tyson is a lock for induction. Fact is, Tyson is virtually in the...
