Michael Carbajal goes into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame
By Norm Frauenheim-
They called him Little Hands of Stone. The impact on Arizona was huge and now forever indelible.
Michael Carbajal, the best fighter in...
Prograis’ rising star runs into a career-defining risk against Josh Taylor
By Norm Frauenheim-
Star power is behind him. Star potential is within him. What looks so close, however, could suddenly become a star-too-far for Regis...
I voted for Israel Vazquez simply because he is my favorite prizefighter
By Bart Barry-
Sometime last week or the one before, the ballot
arrived for this year’s International Boxing Hall of Fame election. It had too many...
Patrick Day: He’s dead, but not gone for a conflicted game looking for answers
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a conflicted sport. That borders on redundancy. Boxing wouldn’t be what it is without conflict. Yet, Patrick Day’s death exposes all...
A new question of geometry: Usyk attritions Witherspoon in heavyweight
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in Chicago, 2018’s best fighter, Ukrainian
Oleksandr Usyk, made his first-yet heavyweight prizefight against former
American contender Chazz Witherspoon on DAZN, the aficionado’s...
Say a prayer for Errol Spence Jr.
By Norm Frauenheim-
It is as unforgiving a business as any. Boxing moves on, always moves on from tragedy. But the game stopped early Thursday...
The first underrated performance of the GGG canon
By Bart Barry-
Saturday at Madison Square Garden in a prizefight
broadcast on the aficionado’s network, DAZN, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (no new ‘i’
needed; we go with...
FOLLOW GOLOVKIN – DEREVYANCHNKO LIVE
Follow all the action as Gennady Golovkin and Sergiy Derevyanchenko vie for the IBF Middleweight Title at Madison Square Garden
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GGG is back for another duel in a bid to reassert his middleweight dominance
By Norm Frauenheim-
The whispers are hard to ignore. Gennadiy Golovkin has surely heard them. He’s changed, they say. A different guy, they say.
But the...
The Truth is . . . Benavidez remained Saturday’s most intriguing talent
By Bart Barry-
Saturday at Staples Center welterweight titlist
Errol “The Truth” Spence split-decisioned “Showtime” Shawn Porter and unified
the WBC and IBF titles in an entertaining...
Spence wins split decision over Porter in a unanimous crowd-pleaser
By Norm Frauenheim-
LOS ANGELES -- Only the judges disagreed.
There was no debate about the drama that began early and lasted throughout 12 rounds Saturday...
FOLLOW SPENCE – PORTER LIVE!!
Errol Spence Jr. meets Shawn Porter in a Welterweight Unification Title bout. There will be two world title bouts that highlight the undercard. Anthony...
Porter will need more than a microphone to beat a bigger Spence
By Norm Frauenheim-
Shawn Porter is good with a microphone. He uses it to analyze. He uses it to comment. Predict and argue, too. He...
Canelo moves up the scale and away from GGG, but DAZN money has the...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Canelo Alvarez says and does whatever he wants these days. Money buys that kind of power and Canelo has plenty.
It’s hard to...
Staying Busy: Navarrete punches renewed meaning into an old concept
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Emanuel Navarrete
Is restoring an old-school definition to a term that has long been part of the boxing glossary.
Busy is...
Fury-Wallin fightweek: Thank heavens for Andy Ruiz
By Bart Barry-
Latenight Saturday on ESPN+ lineal heavyweight
champion Tyson Fury will defend his strapless title against an undefeated
28-year-old Swede named Otto Wallin, a man...
Joshua’s Journey: Search for a road win takes him to Saudi Arabia
By Norm Frauenheim-
Anthony Joshua is unbeaten at home in the UK. He’s winless on the road.
It’s hard to know whether his record serves as...
Lumbering tardily onto the Lomawagon
By Bart Barry-
Saturday a Thames riverboat ride east of London, one
of the world’s five best prizefighters, Ukrainian lightweight Vasiliy
Lomachenko, outfought Yorkshire’s Luke Campbell to...
Dormant Debate: Lomachenko promises to re-awaken pound-for-pound talk
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a debate looking for a few good arguments. For the last few months, there haven’t been any. The pound-for-pound title is...
Raw good: Estrada stops Beamon in Sonora
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in Hermosillo’s practically named Centro
de Usos Multiples, Sonora’s Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada made a
harder-than-planned first defense of his Ring super...
Remembering John McCain: Boxing Senator is gone, but Ali Act is still there and...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Sunday represents a sad anniversary. John McCain, statesman and soldier, died a year ago on August 25 on his Arizona ranch, about 100...
Canelo-Golden Boy: Fight with Sergey Kovalev would mean more to fans than an apology
By Norm Frauenheim-
Trouble between Canelo Alvarez and Golden Boy Promotions isn’t exactly a surprise. Seeds and signs of discontent have been circulating for at...
Column without end, part 19
By Bart Barry-
Editor’s note: For part 18, please click here
MEXICO CITY – Beautiful is a word I didn’t think to
associate with this city...
On Alert: Death and serious injury heightens concern for fighters’ safety
Two deaths within a few days in late July are part of a dangerous trend for fighters, whose safety was addressed with a sense...
A thrilling act of violence: Ramirez razes Hooker in Texas
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in a junior welterweight title-unification
match broadcast by the aficionado’s network, DAZN, California’s Jose Ramirez stopped
Texan Maurice Hooker midway through a wonderfully...
WEIGHTS, AND RUNNING ORDER IN DALLAS
First bell – 5pm (all times local)
4 x 3 mins Middleweight contest Darius Bagley 159.4lbs vs Carlos Dixon 166 ½lbsDallas, Texas Dallas, Texas
Followed...
Death And The Ring: Two fighters die in long week that forces fans and...
By Norm Fraueheim-
Boxing has been called life in a shot glass. From tragedy to triumph, it’s all there all at once, 180-proof. It...
That One Time Keith Thurman faced a true champion
By Bart Barry-
Saturday on Fox PPV in a match for the PBC’s
emeritus welterweight championship at MGM Grand undefeated titlist Keith “One
Time” Thurman got dropped...
Pacquiao-Thurman: Compelling bout has some legends buzzing
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – There were three legends and one who wants to be one. They were there to talk about a legend and...
This won’t be the One Time we get surprised by Keith Thurman
By Bart Barry-
Saturday on Fox Sports pay-per-view Keith “One Time” Thurman defends his WBA “Super World” welterweight title against Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao in...
