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Pacquiao the peacemaker in deciding that Ariza will be in the corner with Roach...
LAS VEGAS – Born-again Manny Pacquiao has been more of a diplomat than a preacher for the last few days. He played the peacemaker...
Pacquiao the convert, Bradley the shameless
Manny Pacquiao can be beaten, but this is not news because any man who ties gloves on his fists and makes combat with large...
All Set for “Four Warned”
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- Saturday night the Home Depot Center in nearby Carson hosts the highly anticipated four-fight Showtime-televised card headlined by the cruiserweight...
The Wright Stuff: That old defiance is still there in Winky’s bid to beat...
If defiance is an art form, Winky Wright is an artist. He might not practice it in quite the style of a Bernard...
CARD SHAPING UP FOR JUNE 13TH CARD AT THE ROBERT TREAT HOTEL IN NEWARK
NEWARK , NJ (May 31, 2012)--—On Wednesday night June 13th, The Robert Treat Hotel in Newark will play host to a night of championship...
UNDEFEATED TAVORIS CLOUD DEFENDS IBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST JEAN PASCAL ON SATURDAY, AUG....
NEW YORK (May 29, 2012) – A light heavyweight world championship showdown—potentially the division's best matchup in years between two young fighters in their...
Carl Froch: Against the hypothetical
“I’m very tough, you know,” Carl Froch said Saturday, after he ruined Lucian Bute. “I’m a bit of an animal.”
It was the sort...
Benavidez to test wrist and future in his first bout since surgery
Jose Benavidez Jr.’s apprenticeship will move on to another stage, from patient prospect to potential contender, if he can get through a test Saturday...
Josesito Lopez to face Ortiz
Josesito Lopez will step in to face Victor Ortiz on June 23rd in Los Angeles after Andre Berto tested positive for a banned substance...
MAJEWSKI, FITZPATRICK BOX FOR NABF MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE JULY 7 AT...
Atlantic City, NJ—Two middleweight warriors with similar aggressive styles collide when Partick Majewski, of Atlantic City, NJ, and Chris Fitzpatrick, of Cleveland, OH, meet...
Another night in the gym
Inside the double blue doors, old wood with matte aluminum handles, the heater is off because with all the bodies inside and the humidity...
Political life leaves Pacquiao open to punches he can’t counter
Boxing and politics are impossible to separate. Proof rests in Muhammad Ali’s opposition to the Viet Nam war. But the ring and political office...
Tahdooahnippah to Taylor: “I’m coming for you!”
Lawton, OK (May 17, 2012) – WBC Continental Americas Middleweight champion George “Comanche Boy” Tahdooahnippah is becoming increasingly impatient for a date with one...
AMATEUR STAR TOKA KAHN-CLARY SIGNS WITH TOP RANK
LAS VEGAS, NEV. (May 15, 2012) – Top Rank announced today the signing of amateur sensation TOKA KAHN-CLARY, from Providence, Rhode Island. Kahn-Clary,...
How I overcame Low V
We must learn to see in boxing’s story the energy and cruelty our rapturous drive demands, like the drum and swish and smack and...
Pay Attention: Peterson camp wasn’t in the drug-testing flap that led to KO of...
Lamont Peterson’s camp must not have been reading websites, Twitter or Facebook when ESPN reported just two days after Peterson’s upset on Dec....
Above a Texas bullring, a reminder about Floyd Mayweather
SAN ANTONIO – Suspended above a bullring on a wire-mesh floor below a cinema-size screen, one story and 50 yards from where Cowboys Dancehall’s...
Andrade dumps Cisneros in one
Demetrius Andrade scored a highlight reel first round knockout over Rudy Cisneros in a scheduled ten round Jr.Middleweight bout at the Mohegan Sun in...
WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION BEIBUT SHUMENOV RETURNS SATURDAY, JUNE 2 AGAINST ENRIQUE ORNELAS...
LAS VEGAS (May 4, 2012) - World Boxing Association ("WBA") Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov returns on June 2 to make his fourth...
Mayweather and Cotto won’t blink in trying to look for an edge and an...
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. generated cheers, boos and even a reaction from the stoic Miguel Cotto after a stare down Friday that...
Age before Idol? Mosley promises some old Sugar in a vow to stop Canelo
LAS VEGAS – It sometimes sounds as if Mexico looks at Saul Alvarez’ red hair and sees a halo. Jose Suliaman, president of...
Different day, different Mayweather
LAS VEGAS – It was a different day and a very different Floyd Mayweather Jr.
About twenty-four hours after Mayweather played the...
“Will they forgive us for this?”
Somewhere in the 11th round of Saturday’s HBO main event one man’s lovely face expressed wholly what viewers wished to see. It was Oscar...
Texas Chancellor uses some WBC smarts to make a strange decision
Francisco Gonzalez Cigarroa’s official title is Chancellor of the Texas University System, but he acted like an emperor in canceling the Julio Cesar Chavez...
FOX SPORTS MEDIA GROUP ENTERS BOXING RING WITH GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS
New York - April 23, 2012 - FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG), the umbrella entity representing News Corporation's wide array of multi-platform U.S.-based sports...
Get Well Repo Ric
For the first time, something has been able to slow down energetic boxing hype man Repo Ric. The Fresno, California-based manager and matchmaker goes...
Watching a writer watch a fan watch Floyd Mayweather
“Makes fun of the Easter Bunny / Reunites with dad / Goes to pololoco for chick . . . plays basketball; crosstraining? Hungry again,...
Mares is in the right spot to be the next little guy with a...
The argument is that only a great American heavyweight can resurrect boxing in the United States. Good luck on that search. At the opposite...
ShoBox Preview: What Can You Expect from Caleb Truax?
This Friday night boxing fans will watch former undisputed world beater Jermain Taylor(29-4-1) resume his quest for redemption on Showtime. Its chapter two...
From outrage, an outrageously good idea
You’re angry, angrier than you have been since March. Feed that rage a touch, then, before endeavoring to diffuse it. A catharsis...
