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FOLLOW THURMAN – PORTER LIVE FROM RINGSIDE
Follow all the action live from ringside as Keith Thurman defends the WBA Welterweight championship against former IBF champion Shaw Porter. The action begins...
Eubank Jr stops Doran in 4
Chris Eubank Jr. stopped previously undefeated Tom Doran in round four of scheduled 12-round middleweight bout.
Eubank dropped Doran with an uppercut in round three...
FOLLOW JOSHUA – BREAZEALE LIVE
Follow all the action as Anthony Joshua defends the IBF Heavyweight title against Dominic Breazeale in a battle of undefeated former Olympians. The action...
Defiant Stand? Boxing needs one from Thurman-Porter
By Norm Frauenheim-
The news hasn’t been good. More like lousy.
On the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin front, nothing is happening. On Wednesday, there was news –...
Thurman-Porter: Trying for enthusiasm
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in Brooklyn in what remains of an anticipated title match for an expiring sport Ohio welterweight “Showtime” Shawn Porter will square...
The Fight Goes On: Remembering Ali means legacy is more than a T-shirt
By Norm Frauenheim-
Legacy is for sale these days. Bottle it, slice it up into parcels, package it, label it with an acronym and sell,...
Interview with San Fernando Gymnasium
By Bart Barry
Originally conducted for the San Antonio Historic Preservation Society in 2012, this interview is reprinted with the gymnasium’s permission.
BB: I sure appreciate...
Ali: In the end, still fearless and always ready
By Norm Frauenheim--
Muhammad Ali’s journey, 74 years long, ends Friday where it started. The world that worshipped him will gather in the city where...
The obligatory: Muhammad Ali, 1942 – 2016
By Bart Barry-
Muhammad Ali died Friday evening at the age of 74. His death was long anticipated by those who follow our sport...
Going Pro: Or is Olympic boxing just going away?
By Norm Frauenheim-
Olympic boxing’s long slide into irrelevancy continued this week with an acronym’s decision to let pros fight amateurs for medals.
The outrage...
Southwest boxing roundbench
By Bart Barry-
“By the time the matador enters with his cape and sword, the bull is already swaying sideways and forwards as if at...
Duran: A legend and lesson about the value of being genuine
By Norm Frauenheim-
Roberto Duran has been everywhere lately. He was in France, at the Cannes film festival, a few days ago, hanging out with...
The tension into
By Bart Barry-
It finds the men squaredoff and relaxed in their postures from the prebell instructions of their trainers, assurances of their conditioning and...
FOLLOW LARA – MARTIROSYAN; CHARLO-TROUT; CHARLO-JACKSON LIVE
Follow all the action as Erislandy Lara defends the WBA Super Welterweight title in a rematch against Vanes Martirosyan; The action begins at 9...
A Civil Alliance: Jones, Toney move forward as old comrades and co-promoters
By Norm Frauenheim
TUCSON – There was no main event. There was only a reunion.
Roy Jones Jr. and James Toney stole the show -- their...
Canelo’s surrender of WBC title is an empty gesture
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s hard to know what to make of Canelo Alvarez’ surrender of the WBC’s middleweight title late Wednesday in an announcement that...
Into the tension
By Bart Barry--
Arrived too early in their dressing rooms, to satisfy broadcaster’s schedules, and bored, the main event guys do anything to calm themselves:...
Just Say Nyet: Wilder’s biggest victory would be a boycott of Russia
By Norm Frauenheim-
Deontay Wilder, an emerging champion and a compelling personality, wants to make history. Maybe, he should just make a statement, instead.
Wilder is...
Tabiti fighting to get into cruiserweight title mix on ShoBox
By Norm Frauenheim-
Andrew Tabiti, a Floyd Mayweather Sr, trained fighter, hopes to take some of the snoozer out of cruiser against Keith Tapia Friday...
Theater of the fully expected
By Bart Barry-
Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas lineal middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez wrung Amir “King” Khan’s neck with a single and...
FOLLOW CANELO – KHAN LIVE!!!
Follow all the action as Canelo Alvarez defends the Middleweight title against Amir Khan. The action begins at 9 PM ET / 6 PM...
FOLLOW CROLLA – BARROSO LIVE
Follow all the action as Anthony Crolla defends the WBA Lightweight title against undefeated Ismael Barroso. The action kicks off at 2:30 PM ET...
Right Place, Right Time: Canelo needs the right performance against Khan
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez stood on a stage, beneath threatening skies and surrounded by weathered, scarred and aging faces of fighters...
Memo to GGG: Trainer says Canelo is 2 to 3 fights from facing a...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez is not a middleweight now and probably won’t be one until sometime next year.
That, at least, was...
Fakes and Feints: Just another day of boxing and politics
By Norm Frauenheim--
LAS VEGAS – Donald Trump and Oscar De La Hoya are accusing each other of cheating and lying. There’s nothing to the...
Khan lands first good blow with punch line directed at Trump
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Amir Khan might be a big underdog against Canelo Alvarez Saturday, but he won the news conference Wednesday.
Khan...
Canelo, Khan and a battle to become the middleweight champion we deserve
By Bart Barry-
Saturday Mexican super middleweight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will defend the lineal middleweight championship of the world, not to be confused with the...
FOLLOW JACK – BUTE LIVE!!!
Follow all the action as Badou Jack defends the WBC Super Middleweight title against former world champion Lucian Bute. The action begins at 10 PM...
GGG: It’s the acronym that figures to dominate the week before Canelo-Khan
By Norm Frauenheim
By now, all the arguments have been stated and re-stated. We’ll hear them again, ad nauseam, next week in the final days...
Column without end, part 14
By Bart Barry-
Editor’s note: For part 13, please click here.
SAN ANTONIO - Thursday evening in this city’s irreplaceable McNay Art Museum, as part of...
