Boxing News Columns
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Turkish delight: Usyk unmans Gassiev on Tivibu Spor
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in Moscow undefeated Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk became the first unified cruiserweight champion of the world since Evander Holyfield, pitching a 12-round...
OLEKSANDR USYK 198.2 LBS – MURAT GASSIEV 198.S LBS
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - July 20, 2018 - On Saturday afternoon, July 21st, undefeated cruiserweights with knock-out power, Uysk and Gassiev, will battle for...
From the red carpet to the main stage: Easter might resurrect Garcia’s pound-for-pound quest
By Norm Frauenheim-
Terence Crawford’s pound-for-pound campaign got a strong endorsement Wednesday night in downtown Los Angeles with an ESPY for best fighter.
Mikey Garcia was...
Arguably the greatest ESPN+ fight in history
By Bart Barry-
Saturday on the ESPN+ app Filipino Manny Pacquiao smelted Argentine welterweight titlist Lucas Matthysse in Malaysia. Saturday on no app whatever...
FOLLOW PACQUIAO – MATTHYSSE LIVE!
Follow all the action as Lucas Matthysse defends the WBA Welterweight championship against the legendary Manny Pacquiao in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The action starts...
One Bell Too Long: Time for Pacquiao to say so long
By Norm Faruenheim-
Manny Pacquiao is just the latest example of how boxing makes fools out of everybody who sticks around too long. Inevitably, the...
An interview with the boxing writer by the boxing writer, parts 1 & 2
By Bart Barry-
Editor’s note: A year ago, bereft of ideas for his weekly column, Bart Barry interviewed himself again about the state of the...
Miles, border and more separate GGG and Canelo, yet one promise makes the rematch
By Norm Frauenehim-
About 1,500 miles and an international border separated two fighters who only have a weight class and mutual contempt in common.
Canelo Alvarez...
Saucedo-Zappavigna: A sacrificial sheep made into a ram
By Bart Barry-
Saturday on ESPN in Oklahoma City junior welterweight Alex “El Cholo” Saucedo made an adopted-homecoming match against Australian Leonardo "Lenny Z" Zappavigna...
FOLLOW RAMIREZ – ANGULO LIVE!!
Follow all the action as Gilberto Ramirez defends the WBO Super Middleweight title against undefeated Alexis Angulo. The action begins at 9 PM ET...
Never, Never Land: Joshua-Wilder back in the same old place
By Norm Frauenheim-
Boxing is still a heavyweight fight short of completing a comeback that had buoyed a forever-battered business always hoping for a rebound.
But...
Pride in great male writing about men
By Bart Barry-
This is not a trigger warning but a preamble. What follows is a consideration of fantastic writing about men, the sort...
Halfway Through 2018: Half-empty, Half-full
By Norm Frauenheim-
Half-empty, half-full is the best way to sum up a year stumbling toward the midpoint of a 12-month run that began amid...
The Truth is . . .
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO - Almost exactly 300 miles north of here Saturday welterweight titlist Errol “The Truth” Spencer strolled through an overmatched Mexican...
FOLLOW SPENCE – OCAMPO LIVE!!!
Follow all the action as Errol Spence Jr. defends the IBF Welterweight championship against fellow undefeated Carlos Ocampo. The action kicks off at 9...
From Table to Ring: GGG, Canelo a big step closer to opening bell
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – There’s a long-held theory that negotiations are part of any fight. It’s a little early to pick a winner...
Parse and Punish: On Terence Crawford
By Jimmy Tobin-
It’s the smile, the mischief in it. There’s self-satisfaction there too, irrepressible, mocking. And something more sinister at work. A pleasure in...
Terence Crawford is wonderful
By Bart Barry-
Saturday on ESPN+ Nebraska’s Terence Crawford won his first welterweight title the right way. He beat to relenting titlist Jeff Horn,...
FOLLOW CRAWFORD – HORN LIVE!!!
Follow all the action live as Jeff Horn defends the WBO Welterweight Title against 3-division world champion Terence Crawford. The action kicks off at...
FOLLOW FURY – SEFERI; FLANAGAN – HOOKER LIVE
Follow all the action as former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury makes his return after almost 3 years out of the ring when he...
Scale Games: Horn makes weight on third try for title fight versus Crawford
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Surprises came early for Jeff Horn. There was one on the scale Friday, more than 24 hours before the...
Crawford tells Horn not to confuse him with Pacquiao
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Despite mounting doubts about his reflexes, speed and durability, there’s still plenty of power in Manny Pacquiao’s name. Celebrity...
Things to do this Saturday
By Bart Barry-
Three fights happen across nine timezones Saturday in a crescendo of sorts before boxing’s summer ritual ends much of our fun. Going...
GGG-Canelo: The Time Is Now
By Norm Frauenheim-
Stalled negotiations for a Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin rematch are diverting attention and headlines away from two intriguing fights – Abner Mares-Leo Santa...
Mashing it up with my new app
By Bart Barry-
I was up before dawn Friday morning to begin the day for 20 minutes before I remembered I was up to watch...
Jack Johnson Pardon: When boxing and politics collide, be sure to protect yourself at...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Politics and boxing, like former business partners Donald Trump and Don King, often play by the same rules. Only one really matters....
Who I was cheering for, and why?
By Bart Barry-
One doesn’t know when the urge to experimentalism will strike but one learns indulge it until he learns not to (many efforts...
FOLLOW STEVENSON – JACK LIVE
Follow all the action as Adonis Stevenson defends the WBC Light Heavyweight title against Badou Jack. The action begins around 11 PM ET /...
FOLLOW RUSSELL JR. – DIAZ JR. LIVE
Follow all the action as Gary Russell Jr. defends the WBC Featherweight title against Joseph Diaz, Jr in a battle of former U.S Olympians. ...
FOLLOW SELBY – WARRINGTON LIVE
Follow all the action as Lee Selby defends the IBF Featherweight title against Josh Warrington from Leeds, England. The action kicks off at 5...
