FOLLOW LEO – FULTON LIVE!!
Follow all the action as Angelo Leo defends the WBO Super Bantamweight title against Stephen Fulton Jr. The co-feature will be the WBA Interim...
Battle Plan: Canelo has one in his new deal with Matchroom
By Norm Frauenheim-
Canelo Alvarez’ contract with Matchroom for two fights with DAZN, the streaming service he sued, is a further example of his power....
One Monday in January
By Bart Barry-
The doldrums are upon us. Winter is come. While cable news broadcasts the final hours of America’s worst president, Netflix serially releases...
Different times, different numbers for a game forced into a new business model
By Norm Frauenheim-
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred estimates that owners have lost $3 billion. A shortened spring-training schedule cost the state of Arizona $281 million...
In lieu of boxing: An account of getting the Coronavirus vaccine
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO – Wednesday evening I received the first of two Moderna SARS-COV-2 vaccination shots in my left arm. As there’s nothing...
A New Year and the same old fight
By Norm Frauenheim-
Canelo Alvarez finished 2020, which ended amid relief and hope that business as usual will be there sometime in a new year. Then,...
Brakes on a racecar: Ioka stops Tanaka
By Bart Barry-
New Year’s Eve, Japan Standard Time, Japanese super flyweight Kazuto Ioka defended his title by eight-round stoppage over undefeated Japanese super flyweight...
Ryan Garcia hopes to put an optimistic new into New Year
By Norm Frauenheim-
A welcome chance to say goodbye to a lousy year begins amid reasons for skepticism about whether the new one will be...
Hawaii’s Asa Stevens Set To Make Waves in Bantamweight Division
By Kyle Kinder-
Over the last decade-plus, Hawaii has quietly emerged as a breeding ground for world class fighters. Amongst them include an elite few...
Boxing Day: Time to say good bye to a tough year
By Norm Frauenheim-
One more week to go. A forgettable year is ending. Good-bye, good-riddance, 2020. But any farewell is worth a look back. Besides,...
What a disappointment Callum Smith was
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO – Into this friendly city whose citizens have been generally vigilant about Covid, vigilant as local officials have required, many...
FOLLOW CANELO – SMITH LIVE
Follow all the action as Canelo Alvarez takes on Callum Smith for the WBA/WBC Super Middleweight championship. The action begins at 8 PM ET...
FOLLOW GOLOVKIN – SZEREMETA LIVE!!!
Follow all of the action as Gennadiy Golovkin defends the IBF Middleweight Title against Mandatory challenger Kamil Szeremeta. The action begins at 5 PM...
Don’t Ask: GGG-Canelo 3?
By Norm Frauenheim-
A media call with Gennadiy Golovkin this week was preceded by a warning not to ask a question. The question. Don’t ask about Canelo...
AJ’s rehabilitating his reputation while Canelo’s doing a hell of a lot more
By Bart Barry-
Saturday at Wembley Arena, in its cafeteria or lobby, British heavyweight titlist Anthony “AJ” Joshua went through in nine rounds a limited...
FOLLOW JOSHUA – PULEV LIVE!!
Follow all the action as Anthony Joshua defends the IBF/WBA/WBO Heavyweight Titles against Mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev. The action begins at 1 PM ET...
Year-ending Trilogy: Three fights, three chances to say goodbye to 2020
By Norm Frauenheim-
Three more significant fights close out a year best forgotten. Good-bye and good riddance, 2020. The fear is that a long, dark...
Spence-Garcia 2, as it were
By Bart Barry-
Saturday at AT&T Stadium in the Covid hotspot of Texas at the end of a PBC on FOX pay-per-view card, welterweight titlist...
FOLLOW SPENCE – GARCIA LIVE!!
Follow all the action as Errol Spence Jr. defends the IBF/WBC Welterweight titles against former two-division world champion Danny Garcia. The action begins at...
FOLLOW SAUNDERS – MURRAY LIVE!!
Follow all the action as Billy Joe Saunders defends the WBO title against Martin Murray from London. The action starts approx. 5 PM ET...
More Than Nostalgia: Pay-Per-View for Tyson-Jones adds up to urgency for the current state...
By Norm Frauenheim-
A business always in search of an audience moves on to Errol Spence-Danny Garcia one week after Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. left...
Humiliation is more frightening than pain
By Bart Barry-
Friday’s super middleweight fight was awful. Saturday’s welterweight fight should be excellent. Saturday’s heavyweight farce wasn’t bad at all. There’s no laying...
Tyson-Jones: Old Guy rules include some KO confusion
By Norm Frauenheim--
It’s not exactly clear what Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. will be doing Saturday night. Best guess: It’s part boxing, part...
Canelo-Smith: A fight to die for
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO – Friday afternoon this city landed the biggest prizefight of the rest of the year when promoter Matchroom Boxing announced...
Career Clock is ticking on Terence Crawford’s next move
By Norm Frauenheim-
The dimensions to Terence Crawford’s dynamic versatility often looks to be unlimited. Within the ropes, he has all the angles. Left-handed to...
A prime squandering apace
By Bart Barry -
Saturday in the Bubble at MGM Grand in the mainevent of a dreadful ESPN card Nebraskan Terence “Bud” Crawford needed...
FOLLOW CRAWFORD – BROOK LIVE!!
Follow all the action as Terence Crawford defends the WBO Welterweight title against former champion Kell Brook. The action begins at 10 PM ET...
Read The Mask: Crawford intends to make a pound-for-pound statement against Brook
By Norm Frauenheim-
Terence Crawford, not known for wearing his heart on his sleeve, wore it on his face instead. There it was on a...
Along we go
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO – We’ve got COVID under control round here in a way many of our countrymen haven’t. It affords this friendly...
