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Pandemic knocks out boxing’s box-office dates
By Norm Frauenheim-
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...
Proper $5.99/month fare
By Bart Barry-
Saturday on ESPN+ oncedefeated Lithuanian welterweight Egidijus Kavaliauskas made a decisive and violent recovery of his mainevent match with Canada’s oncedefeated Mikael...
Big lawsuit, bigger questions in Canelo’s suit against De La Hoya and DAZN
By Norm Frauenheim-
The lawsuit isn’t a surprise. It’s been looming, brewing for at least a year in the contempt Canelo Alvarez has for Oscar...
“Real eyes real-ize”
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO – Friday evening at quittin’ time came the first COVID-19 emergency notification in more than a month, and this time,...
An Empty Bubble: Missing fans are a growing factor in a socially-distanced season
By Norm Frauenheim-
It was a moment that summed up a pandemic. There was Jimmy Butler, a defining face of social-distancing as he stood all...
Trying to care: Ramirez decisions Postol on ESPN+
By Bart Barry-
Saturday on ESPN+ in Las Vegas undefeated American junior welterweight titlist Jose Ramirez went 12 successful rounds with Ukrainian technician Viktor Postol...
Ali’s Lesson: Sports and politics do mix
By Norm Frauenheim-
Games don’t matter much, at least they haven’t throughout about a relentless pandemic. Only the platform does. The NBA took its game...
Porter, Povetkin, Smith, Roomba
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in three mainevents that miraculously did not conflict and more miraculously concluded before midnight ESPN’s Joe Smith beat the fight out...
Weight or Wait: David Benavidez confronts one of boxing’s inevitable combos
By Norm Frauenheim-
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...
David Benavidez: The thrill is going
By Bart Barry-
Saturday on Showtime undefeated former super middleweight titlist David “El Bandera Roja” Benavidez stopped Colombian ironchin Roamer Alexis Angulo with 10 rounds...
Back In Business: David Benavidez re-enters the work place for first time in about...
By Norm Frauenheim-
From college football to gyms, it often seems as if the world is going out of business these days. It’s the shutdown...
One aficionado’s return to Showtime Boxing
By Bart Barry-
He fumbles on his cell, trying to recall why he deleted the ESPN+ app, or if he did, or at least when...
COVID to Comeback, Phase 2, offers some main-event anticipation
By Norm Frauenheim-
The path from COVID to comeback isn’t exactly clear. During an era defined by masks and mixed messages, it can go just...
Undefeated Heavyweight Destroyer Efe Ajagba Signs Promotional Pact with Top Rank
(Aug. 5, 2020) — Top Rank announced today the signing of undefeated heavyweight knockout artist Efe Ajagba to a long-term promotional agreement. Ajagba, 26, the Nigerian-born...
A tepid celebration for what’s competitive
By Bart Barry-
Saturday on DAZN in the main event of a card from England’s Fight Camp, and therefore blessedly broadcast early afternoon here in...
FOLLOW LEO – WILLIAMS LIVE!!
Follow all the action as Angelo Leo takes on Tramaine Williams for the vacant WBO Super Bantamweight title. The action begins at 9 PM...
Maturing David Benavidez ready for return, ready to stay busy and ready for a...
By Norm Frauenheim-
From height to reach, a tale of the tape is a reliable enough scale. But it doesn’t measure maturity. Growing up is a...
Self-organization: Vergil, Samuel and Sergio
By Bart Barry -
Friday DAZN returned to boxing broadcasting with a good mainevent from Indio, Calif., in which undefeated Texas welterweight Vergil Ortiz...
Mike Tyson-Roy Jones? Exhibition announced, but it is still a long way to an...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Go ahead, wear a mask, stay away from crowds, stay at home and maintain social distancing. That might be enough to keep...
Chaucer, Brown, The Marquez and a lil’ Yori Boy
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO – No reprieve. The grim numbers grow grimmer each evening as a fine local publication, RivardReport, sends its weeknightly communique...
No Opening Ceremonies during an Olympic year when masks mean more than medals
By Norm Frauenheim-
The Olympics were supposed to start a week from now. On July 23, Opening Ceremonies were scheduled for the 2020 Games. Like...
Observing the glow
By Bart Barry-
Last week while reading The Wind in the Reeds by Wendell Pierce, I reflected on what it was about Pierce’s character, The...
FOLLOW UFC 251 LIVE!!
Follow all the action as it happens as Kamaru Usman defends The UFC Welterweight Title against Jorge Masvida; Also Alexander Volkonovksy defends the Featherweight...
Ivy League: Cancellation might have been the smart move
By Norm Frauenheim-
Ivy League football has more followers today than it has in years. Nobody is exactly happy to be among that newfound crowd.
But...
The lost immersion
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO – Friday the emergency alert came on everyone’s cell round noon local time and read “punishable by a fine of...
Lots of hope invested in December date for Fury-Wilder 3
By Norm Frauenheim-
The third Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder fight was supposed to happen this month.
Early in the pandemic, the July 18 date at Las Vegas...
Silly boxing / Serious events
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO – Saturday the emergency alert came on everyone’s cell at 7:00 PM local time and read STAY HOME, a first...
More Pandemonium? COVID-19 infections continue to haunt old routines
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a pandemic. Pandemonium, too.
Chaos is everywhere, a symptom seemingly suffered by many who apparently have not been infected by a virus...
FOLLOW MOLONEY – FRANCO LIVE
Follow all the action as Andrew Moloney defends the WBA Super Flyweight title against Joshua Franco. The three-fight undercard begins at 8 PM ET...
Joy in a book well-constructed
By Bart Barry-
Tuesday marked the publication date of Toronto writer Jimmy Tobin’s Killed in Brazil? The mysterious death of Arturo “Thunder” Gatti (Hamilcar Publications,...
