Boxing News Columns
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Frazier mourned, but Marquez and Pacquaio honor him with another trilogy
LAS VEGAS – The bell echoed mournfully throughout the MGM Grand Garden Arena. It was boxing’s haunting version of Taps for an old soldier....
No surprises yet as Marquez tries to spring one on Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS – Nothing other than perhaps the crowd was bigger than expected.
Middle-aged men wrapped in the Mexican tri-color,...
Benavidez witnesses a lesson in not what to do during undercard news conference for...
LAS VEGAS – Jose Benavidez Jr.’s days as a prospect means time as an understudy. There was a lot to study Thursday....
No time for Mayweather: Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach rips Ellerbe and gets ready for...
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. calls Leonard Ellerbe his advisor, but Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach calls him a go-fer, whom he likens...
Marquez’ coach has many names, but he isn’t hiding behind any of them or...
LAS VEGAS – Juan Manuel Marquez’ strength coach has been called controversial. He’s been called a couple of other things too, including two different...
Pacquiao-Marquez III: Growing intrigue
LAS VEGAS (Nov. 11) – After ripping his shirt neckline to bellybutton and tossing its remains to a group of aghast Filipino fans, Mexican...
Marquez makes an offer Pacquiao can’t refuse
A contentious conference call full of questions about Juan Manuel Marquez’ hiring of a controversial strength coach linked to performance-enhancers included...
Winks, daggers and exasperation
In his latest collection of boxing writing, “Winks and Daggers” (The University of Arkansas Press; $24.95), Thomas Hauser provides his signature, last-word treatment of...
Bradley leaves the critics and moves on in a way that might finally pay
Timothy Bradley has lived with criticism, but hasn’t been able to make a living off of it. It’s a subtle distinction, perhaps. But it’s...
UNBEATEN RONALD CRUZ GOES FOR 15TH WIN IN A ROW ...
Atlantic City, NJ—Undefeated welterweight Ronald Cruz, of Bethlehem, PA, takes on steel-chinned Anges Adjaho, of Buffalo, NY, in a scheduled eight-round contest on Saturday...
“20-1 odds are too much”
Right on, Roy.
The quote above belongs to HBO analyst Roy Jones, who said those words Saturday in a context far different from how they...
Donaire is in the right place and time to deliver some relief
It’s a reach to make too much out of one punch. But we can hope, can’t we? I’m talking about Nonito Donaire, whose second-round...
Chambers pulls out of Eliminator with Thompson due to back injury
Dan Rafael of espn.com is reporting that IBF number-one ranked Heavyweight "Fast" Eddie Chambers will not be able to compete in next Friday night's...
Future Star Keandre Gibson Signs with Top Rank
Perhaps the next boxing sensation to emerge from St. Louis, light welterweight Keandre Gibson has signed on with manager Repo Ric and world renowned...
Welcome, Mr. Hershman, we have lots of work for you
Thursday the indefatigable Lem Satterfield broke news that Ken Hershman will replace Ross Greenburg as President of HBO Sports – a position akin to...
If Dawson can figure out who he is, he can figure out how to...
It’s hard to know what to expect from Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson. Don’t blame Hopkins for that. After 23 years, we...
He’ll Do It His Way
“And now the time is here, and Dawson faces the final curtain...”
I hope Bernard Hopkins’ once again enters the ring to Artie Rabin’s...
Then the rains came
SAN ANTONIO – The withering aridity that made this city consider water rations has finally broken. The drought is on, many inches of...
History: Hopkins has some in mind for Dawson and more for himself
Bernard Hopkins will show up in wax next week. It ought to be granite. He’s been indestructible.
Hopkins’ defiance against time and...
Más trabajador que maravilla
Saturday continued the happiest development our sport has seen in years. Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez, a southpaw Argentine who prefers Spain but lives in...
Another acronym ? Olympic governing body sticks a toe into the alphabet soup
Boxing needs another ruling body like the U.S. needs another downgrade, but if news from the amateur World Championships in Azerbaijan are an...
Take It To The Bank: Derrick Webster In 2012
On Friday October 28, a twenty-nine year old family man from South Jersey will make his eleventh professional appearance inside a boxing ring.
...
James Toney: Aiming to Make History Repeat Itself
It is almost hard to believe it was eight and one half years ago that James Toney last competed at cruiserweight. It was in...
And when Mayweather and Pacquiao never do fight?
We are where we were 20 months ago. Floyd Mayweather knows he can beat Many Pacquiao, doesn’t understand why the rest of us...
Everybody has a good argument, but what would we say if Ortiz had been...
Try as one might, it is impossible to escape the yada yada about Floyd Mayweather Jr., Victor Ortiz, Joe Cortez and Larry Merchant. I’ve...
Ruiz Ready for a Challenge
Bantamweight prospect Michael Ruiz Jr. takes a step up in class tomorrow night as he vies for his first professional title against fellow unbeaten...
One man acted like a fighter, and the other did not
If the day ever comes that you spar with a prizefighter, you’ll find yourself defenseless soon enough. Exhausted or confused, you’ll drop your...
Alvarez stops Gomez to retain Super Welter crown
Saul Alvarez retained the WBC Super Welterweight championship with a sixth round stoppage over Alfonso Gomez at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Alvarez scored...
Hoskins Decisions Nave
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA -- The improbable comeback run of Paul Nave, which began in 2009 after a nine plus-year retirement, hit a snag on...
Mayweather grabs Ortiz by the throat, but Victor smiles instead of chokes
LAS VEGAS – On and off the scale, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Victor Ortiz played their assigned roles. Ortiz was where he was supposed...
