Norm Frauenheim
Harm’s Way: Oscar Valdez is back in a familiar place against...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Harm’s way is often the only way for Oscar Valdez. He has survived there. Prevailed there. Instinct has taken him there in...
Jabs: Taking one or two is fundamental to a May comeback
By Norm Frauenheim-
The lines are getting longer and maybe the wait is getting shorter. If that sounds like a contradiction, welcome to a fine...
Plant-Benavidez: A real chance to make it happen?
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During days when there’s more talk about fights that don’t get made instead of those that do, promoter Eddie Hearn has an...
Mandatory: Only the fans are
By Norm Frauenheim-
Mandatory means order, command. Do it or else. But it could mean just about anything in today’s boxing dictionary, which is another...
Battle Plan: Canelo has one in his new deal with Matchroom
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Canelo Alvarez’ contract with Matchroom for two fights with DAZN, the streaming service he sued, is a further example of his power....
Different times, different numbers for a game forced into a new...
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Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred estimates that owners have lost $3 billion. A shortened spring-training schedule cost the state of Arizona $281 million...
A New Year and the same old fight
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Canelo Alvarez finished 2020, which ended amid relief and hope that business as usual will be there sometime in a new year. Then,...
Ryan Garcia hopes to put an optimistic new into New Year
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A welcome chance to say goodbye to a lousy year begins amid reasons for skepticism about whether the new one will be...
Boxing Day: Time to say good bye to a tough year
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One more week to go. A forgettable year is ending. Good-bye, good-riddance, 2020. But any farewell is worth a look back. Besides,...
Don’t Ask: GGG-Canelo 3?
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A media call with Gennadiy Golovkin this week was preceded by a warning not to ask a question. The question. Don’t ask about Canelo...
Year-ending Trilogy: Three fights, three chances to say goodbye to 2020
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Three more significant fights close out a year best forgotten. Good-bye and good riddance, 2020. The fear is that a long, dark...
More Than Nostalgia: Pay-Per-View for Tyson-Jones adds up to urgency for...
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A business always in search of an audience moves on to Errol Spence-Danny Garcia one week after Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. left...
Tyson-Jones: Old Guy rules include some KO confusion
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It’s not exactly clear what Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. will be doing Saturday night. Best guess: It’s part boxing, part...
Career Clock is ticking on Terence Crawford’s next move
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The dimensions to Terence Crawford’s dynamic versatility often looks to be unlimited. Within the ropes, he has all the angles. Left-handed to...
Read The Mask: Crawford intends to make a pound-for-pound statement against...
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Terence Crawford, not known for wearing his heart on his sleeve, wore it on his face instead. There it was on a...
Shuffle to change the collective face of the game is underway
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Boxing during the Pandemic will be remembered for more than postponements, life in a bubble and eroding wages. There’s risk, which means...
Pound-for-Pound Campaign: A couple of contenders hope to strengthen their claim...
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From presidential to pound-for-pound, it’s the political season. The first will conclude, hopefully, in a few days. Only relief will be unanimous...
Big audience the biggest winner in Lopez’ upset of Lomachenko
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There wasn’t a knockout. There wasn’t even a knockdown. The classic expected in this corner and few others did not happen. But...
Lomachenko-Lopez: Forget all the uncertainty, this one could be a real...
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It’s a fight for the times, or at least one that for a while has a chance to knock out all of...
The Comeback: Lopez-Lomachenko might be the beginning of one
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Teofimo Lopez calls it The Takeover. Promoter Bob Arum might have another description for it.
Call it The Comeback, or at the least the...
Hearn’s positive COVID test spreads more uncertainty during a Pandemic with...
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In the bubble, out of the bubble.
It doesn’t matter where you are these days. There’s not much protection from anything. If it’s...
Pay-Per-View in the Bubble? A Tough Sell
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It’s an intriguing weekend. Jermell and Jermall Charlo, maybe the most interesting brothers since the Klitschkos, are on one card, each in...
Pandemic knocks out boxing’s box-office dates
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Being a sports fan during the pandemic from hell isn’t easy. It’s more about what’s missing than what’s really there, somewhere in...
Big lawsuit, bigger questions in Canelo’s suit against De La Hoya...
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The lawsuit isn’t a surprise. It’s been looming, brewing for at least a year in the contempt Canelo Alvarez has for Oscar...
An Empty Bubble: Missing fans are a growing factor in a...
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It was a moment that summed up a pandemic. There was Jimmy Butler, a defining face of social-distancing as he stood all...
Ali’s Lesson: Sports and politics do mix
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Games don’t matter much, at least they haven’t throughout about a relentless pandemic. Only the platform does. The NBA took its game...
Weight or Wait: David Benavidez confronts one of boxing’s inevitable combos
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Wait?
Or weight?
For David Benavidez, they are two options that sound alike and are linked by what he does after losing his super-middleweight...
Back In Business: David Benavidez re-enters the work place for first...
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From college football to gyms, it often seems as if the world is going out of business these days. It’s the shutdown...
COVID to Comeback, Phase 2, offers some main-event anticipation
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The path from COVID to comeback isn’t exactly clear. During an era defined by masks and mixed messages, it can go just...
Maturing David Benavidez ready for return, ready to stay busy and...
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From height to reach, a tale of the tape is a reliable enough scale. But it doesn’t measure maturity. Growing up is a...
