Boxing News Columns
Boxing news columns - latest news on Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Shane Mosley, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali
GGG-Canelo II? Still the only fight that makes sense and dollars
By Norm Frauenheim-
Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez are linked only by mutual contempt, genuine in tone and intensifying in the wake of the May...
Adrien “About Thousands” Broner, but still about 13 of them
By Bart Barry-
Saturday at Barclays Center overweight Ohio junior welterweight Adrien “About Billions” Broner lost a majority draw to Jessie “The Pride of Las...
FOLLOW BRONER – VARGAS LIVE FROM RINGSIDE
Follow all the action ringside from Barclays Center in Brooklyn as Adrien Broner takes on Jessie Vargas in a battle of former world champions. ...
FOLLOW FRAMPTON – DONAIRE LIVE
Follow all the action as Carl Frampton and Nonito Donaire fight for the Interim WBO Featherweight title. The fight begins at 5:15 PM ET.
NO...
The real test of Canelo’s words awaits him
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez insists he is clean. Now, he has a chance to prove it.
The Nevada Athletic Commission gave...
Canelo suspension cut to six months, GGG rematch possible in September
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS -- Canelo Alvarez agreed to a six-month suspension and the Nevada Athletic Commission unanimously approved that agreement Wednesday, opening the...
Sunday breakfast with Ryota “HHH” Murata
By Bart Barry-
ESPN2 broadcast a middleweight title fight between Japan’s Ryota Murata and Italy’s Emanuel Blandamura at 0800 ET on Sunday morning. Right...
Mayweather still a media master in Faustian bargain that leads him back into harm’s...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is as good at staying in the news as he was at staying a top the pound-for debate.
Evidence of...
Blonde Ambition
By Jimmy Tobin-
Jarrett “Swift” Hurd defeated Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara by split decision at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas,...
Column without end, part 16
By Bart Barry-
Editor’s note: For part 15, please click here.
*
STOW, Mass. - This town has doubled in density since I grew up here. ...
FOLLOW LARA – HURD LIVE
Follow all the action as Erislandy Lara and Jarrett Hurd fight in an IBF/WBA Junior Middleweight unification bout. The co-feature will be a rematch...
Hearing of the Year: Canelo’s appearance before Nevada Commission is getting all of the...
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s not a promising year when the most anticipated moment is a hearing instead of an opening bell.
For now, however, that’s what...
Weights from Philadelphia
Brandon Robinson 167.3 - Oscar Riojas 168.8
Marcus Bates 122.9 - Raeese Aleem 121.9
Colby Madison 247.9 - Guillermo Del Rio 198.8
Poindexter Knight 149.3...
Destiny still arrives…
By Jimmy Tobin
Heavyweight, Anthony “AJ” Joshua won a unanimous decision over Joseph Parker before a capacity crowd at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales,...
Thread count 0: Joshua, Parker, Burr
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO - This city shouldn’t’ve had to factor in this column. With a soldout heavyweight title fight in a Welsh...
Canelo controversy opens another door for Joshua
By Norm Frauenheim-
Anthony Joshua can strengthen, if not secure, his claim on being the face of a tribal game Saturday against Joseph Parker because...
There is no passion in continuity
By Bart Barry-
Saturday British heavyweight Dillian Whyte defended his WBC silver title by twizzlehammering an aged and limited Australian toughman named Lucas Browne in...
Heavyweight Restoration: Rebuilding continues with Joshua-Parker
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a good time to be a heavyweight. At least, it appears to be. The old flagship division is beginning to resurface...
Back in Canelolandia, meating every plate
By Bart Barry-
TLAQUEPAQUE, Mexico - Thirty kilometers northnortheast of San Agustín de Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, and the meat here is delicious. It may...
Fighting On: Oscar Valdez’ career-defining victory puts him into a battle to overcome injuries
By Norm Frauenheim-
For 48 minutes, Oscar Valdez Jr. showed more courage than you’ll see in a career. Six days later, I can only...
Idol Pursuits: On Mikey Garcia and Oscar Valdez
By Jimmy Tobin-
Saturday night, at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas, moonlighting junior welterweight Mikey Garcia ran his undefeated record to 38-0, turning...
Mikey Garcia makes “history” in Alamo City
By Bart Barry-
NOT SAN ANTONIO - Saturday in Freeman Coliseum junior welterweight Mikey Garcia decisioned Sergey Lipinets unanimously to attain a title in Garcia’s...
Quigg misses weight, throwing turmoil into featherweight fight with Oscar Valdez
By Norm Farauenheim-
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – If you think it never rains in Southern California and Scott Quigg never misses weight, think again.
Quigg...
Film Critic: Film on Oscar Valdez Jr.’s last win is lesson plan for a...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LOS ANGELES – Oscar Valdez Jr. has watched the video repeatedly. But not to celebrate, even though he got off the deck...
Eddie Hearn optimistic about a Joshua-Wilder fight in 2018
By Norm Frauenheim-
LOS ANGELES -- Anthony Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn is confident a Joshua-Deontay Wilder fight for the undisputed heavyweight title can happen in...
Come as you are, Deontay Wilder
By Jimmy Tobin-
Saturday night, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, American heavyweight Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder made the seventh defense of his title, knocking...
Deontay Wilder’s unconditional celebration of exceptional conditioning
By Bart Barry-
Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn undefeated American heavyweight titlist Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder windmilled to unconsciousness in round 10 undefeated...
FOLLOW WILDER – ORTIZ LIVE FROM RINGSIDE
Follow all the action as Deontay Wilder defends the WBC Heavyweight title against Luis Ortiz. The action begins at 9 PM ET / 6...
Many Fronts: Ortiz just one fight in Wilder’s multi-dimensional campaign
By Norm Frauenheim-
Deontay Wilder, whose powerful right hand is often called his single dimension in the ring, is fighting a multi-dimensional campaign on both...
The Pygmy Elephant in the Room
By Jimmy Tobin-
Saturday night, at the Forum in Inglewood, California, super flyweights Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Juan Francisco Estrada gave HBO subscribers still forking...
