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Column without end, part 6
By Bart Barry--
Editor’s note: For part five, please click here.
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But how will this influence resolve itself?
Three of the most influential artists of the 20th...
Nava retains Super Bantam titles with stoppage of Gomez
Jackie Nava retained the WBA/WBC Super Bantamweight titles with a 6th round stoppage over Mayra Gomez at the Centro De Convenciones in Rosarito, Baja...
Clueless: Kovalev has heard from the best, yet Pascal still talks trash
By Norm Frauenheim--
Jean Pascal is called quick for hands that can put punches together in rapid succession. He’s called quick for graceful feet...
Mayweather-Pacquiao: It’s OK to be happy
By Bart Barry--
The announcement came sometime Thursday, or maybe Tuesday, the announcement there would be an announcement coming soon from a professional athlete about...
Mayweather-Pacquiao: Negotiations have been the biggest show
By Norm Frauenheim--
A nervous rash escalated to full-blown panic on social media Thursday when speculation about the Floyd Mayweather Jr.- Manny Pacquaio negotiations reached...
Column without end, part 5
By Bart Barry--
Editor’s note: For part 4, please click here.
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It is a question of competence much as intent.
That is where boxing now stumbles in...
Back To The Future: Douglas-Tyson an escape from today
By Norm Frauenheim-
A week-long celebration of the 25-year anniversary of Buster Douglas’ upset of Mike Tyson is a revealing look at where boxing...
Column without end, part 4
By Bart Barry--
Editor’s note: For part 3, please click here.
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Another week comes to pass in the decisive erosion of public interest in our sport....
Have Your Own Movie Star Transformation
By Spencer Bohm-
It is not unusual for actors and actresses to transform their normal physical appearance for a specific role. Some, such as Renee...
Saucedo stops Flores
Alex Saucedo scored a 3rd round stoppage over Eduardo Flores in a scheduled 8-round Welterweight bout.
The time of the stoppage was 2:05 round three...
Back in the USA: Klitschko return is real instead of rumor
By Norm Frauenheim -
Wladimir Klitschko’s return to America coincides with talks that are holding a sport hostage all over again. The heavyweight’s...
For an article about Mike Tyson, click here
By Bart Barry--
SAN ANTONIO - This column was supposed to be about a live theatrical performance by Mike Tyson, a review of sorts from...
Mayweather-Pacquiao Summit: Talk elevates chances at the fight to a new peak
By Norm Frauenheim
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao went one-on-one in an old-school way almost forgotten by all the methods offered by social...
With Mile High Mike as my mentor
By Bart Barry-
Ring the bell already, fool.
I’ve written so many great columns in the past. That’s why you read me. And I’m more prepared...
Pacquiao-Mayweather talks continue, but what’s left to say?
By Norm Frauenheim--
It’s hard to recall when there wasn’t talk about Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado are about to...
Deontay Wilder, and an aficionado’s permission slip
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in Las Vegas, undefeated American heavyweight Deontay Wilder saw his 32-fight knockout streak come to a quiet end against Bermane Stiverne....
FOLLOW STIVERNE – WILDER LIVE
Follow all the action LIVE from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as Bermane Stiverne defends the WBC Heavyweight title against undefeated knockout artist...
No Cotto-Canelo: May 2 fight is off the table
By Norm Frauenheim--
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez still plans to fight on May 2, but it looks as if he won’t be fighting...
Wilder and Stiverne in a fight to prove there’s still life in the heavyweight...
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – The heavyweights undergo more study than a species near extinction. That means everybody has a theory or maybe...
King of the Podium: Don King back in his element at heavyweight news conference
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS -- At times, it was bizarre. At times, downright goofy. It was also long-winded, sometimes dull. Yet, it was also...
Column without end, part 3
By Bart Barry-
Editor’s note: For part 2, please click here.
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MARFA, Texas - This city sits in a little known region of our country called...
GGG Rx: Golovkin is the relief to boxing’s never-never land
By Norm Frauenheim--
Gennady Golovkin’s stop in Los Angeles Wednesday at the end of an international tour for his Feb. 21 bout with Martin Murray...
Portrait of HBO’s most-viewed fight of 2014, part 2
By Bart Barry-
Editor’s note: For part 1, please click here.
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The week that began in February, ended in March and became the pinnacle of HBO...
A few wishes for a New Year
By Norm Frauenheim-
The New Year gets a quick start, which is another way of saying there’s an early chance to forget about...
Portrait of HBO’s most-viewed fight of 2014, part 1
By Bart Barry-
The week that began in February, ended in March and became the pinnacle of HBO boxing’s viewership feats in 2014 began on...
A forgettable 2014 ends amid hopes for a better year
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s a year that will be remembered for what didn’t happen. There was still no Manny Pacquaio-Floyd Mayweather Jr., despite the...
Column without end, part 2
By Bart Barry-
Editor’s note: Part 1 can be found here.
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Every kid under the age of 25 on the Metro de Madrid has Sergio Martinez’s...
Scorecard controversy leaves no argument about Benavidez’ career
By Norm Frauenheim
Controversial decisions and interim titles are little bit like scars. If you haven’t got at least one of them, it’s time for...
The Triumphs and Tribulations of the Rocky Franchise
What is it about the iconic Rocky films starring Sylvester Stallone that makes them so appealing? Why do we find ourselves settling in on...
Column without end, part 1
By Bart Barry--
BARCELONA - At the metaphorical center of this autonomous place on the Mediterranean Sea, an ostensibly Spanish city much nearer France than...
