Year of great retirements
By Bart Barry-
Thursday afternoon Andre Ward announced the conclusion of his excellent career. The retirement feels legitimate because Ward feels legitimate, ungiven to...
FOLLOW LINARES – CAMPBELL LIVE
Follow all the action as Jorge Linares defends the WBA Lightweight title against mandatory challenger Luke Campbell. The action begins at 10 PM ET...
Second Home: Oscar Valdez Jr. back in Tucson with another promise
By Norm Frauenheim-
TUCSON, Ariz. – Oscar Valdez Jr. is at home, his second home, with a promise as a priority.
In his last trip...
Hart-to-Hart: Jesse Hart fighting for title that eluded his dad
By Norm Frauenheim-
TUCSON, Ariz. – Father and son both wore black caps made specially for a mission that has been underway for a couple...
A Dreamer: Oscar Valdez Jr. fighting for a title, friends, family and a grandfather
By Norm Frauenheim-
TUCSON, Ariz. – Oscar Valdez Jr. doesn’t have to look far to see a Dreamer. He sees one in his own reflection...
Half Steppin’: Canelo, Golovkin fall short of greatness
By Jimmy Tobin-
Saturday night, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin fought to a most convenient draw....
Hagler-Hearns it wasn’t because Hagler and Hearns they ain’t
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in Las Vegas the adverb-adjective noun in the noun preposition adjective noun(s) happened when Kazakhstan’s middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin drew...
FOLLOW CANELO – GOLOVKIN LIVE FROM RINGSIDE!!!
Follow all the action as Gennady Golovkin defends the IBF/WBA/WBC/Middleweight titles against Canelo Alvarez in a highly anticipated bout. The action will begin at...
CaneloGolovkin: The Buzz Is Back
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Finally, a fight with a buzz.
It was there, loud and clear, Friday in a way that could be...
CaneloGolovkin: One loss, many lessons could be a key difference
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez has something Gennady Golovkin doesn’t want: A loss.
In a time and place when unbeaten often means...
Canelo-GGG: Saying little, promising a lot
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – There’s not much left to say, not that Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez have ever had a whole lot...
A Long Short Night for Chocolatito
By Jimmy Tobin-
Saturday night, in the main event of HBO’s super flyweight tripleheader from StubHub Center in Carson, California, Wisaksil “Srisaket Sor Rungvisai” Wangek...
Chocolatito City razed
By Bart Barry-
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Onto the mess of rainbows and the Beach Boys and vivacity of this city’s Pier, else the whole...
FOLLOW RUNGVISAI – GONZALEZ 2 LIVE
Follow all the action as Srisaket Sor Rungvisai defends the WBC Super Flyweight title in a highly anticipated rematch with 4-division champion Roman Gonzalez....
All In The Family: Another Benavidez fighting to become youngest ever
By Norm Frauenheim-
David Benavidez wants to do what his older brother has already done. To wit: Make a little history. As a noteworthy accomplishment,...
Key to Chocolatito City
By Bart Barry-
Nicaraguan super flyweight Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez seeks to avenge his career’s first loss against Thailand’s Wisaksil “Srisaket Sor Rungvisai” Wangek in the...
Two fights, two very different legacies
By Norm Frauenheim-
The canvas and ropes will be the same. So will the arena. Only a couple of ounces will separate the gloves. Two...
Mayweather-McGregor: The uniquely fatiguing experience of being punched often
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in Las Vegas retired welterweight champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs), a 40-year-old American, beat mixed martial artist “The Notorious”...
FOLLOW MAYWEATHER – MCGREGOR LIVE!!
Follow all the action as undefeated legend Floyd Mayweather takes on UFC sensation Conor McGregor in a highly anticipated boxing match. The show begins...
Cheers for McGregor, boos and most of the bucks for Mayweather
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS –The beat went on -- and on -- Friday in the parade to an event that looks and sounds more...
Mayweather-McGregor: Lots of money, lots of questions, few answers
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – The Strip is kind of the ultimate fantasy camp. Only the hangovers are real. Everything else is about it...
Terence and Floyd: Juxtaposed by the calendar
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in Lincoln the fighting pride of Nebraska, Terence “Bud” Crawford, unmanned and unbellied Namibian Julius Indongo on ESPN to become the...
Chaos Eclipse: Crawford-Indongo a rare moment when boxing’s bodies will align
By Norm Frauenheim-
Unity and boxing are an unlikely complement. Link them in the same sentence and you’ve got something that looks, feels and sounds...
Hall Of Friendship: Nevada Hall turns old infamy into famous friends
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – Memories, laughs and even a few tears were there. But there was no bitterness. No punches either. The fifth...
De La Hoya says fans know the difference between what’s real and what’s not
By Norm Frauenheim-
Oscar De La Hoya isn’t losing any sleep worrying about whether the potential pay-per-view audience for Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin on Sept. 16...
Back to the Future: Carbajal in Vegas for Hall of Fame induction
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Michael Carbajal is back in the city where his fame began.
Carbajal, who got up from two knockdowns for...
Rerun Season on ESPN
By Jimmy Tobin-
Saturday night at The Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Vasyl “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko tormented Miguel “The Scorpion” Marriaga to a corner stoppage at...
High technology, low fidelity
by Bart Barry-
Saturday Ukrainian super featherweight titlist Vasyl “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko defeated Colombian featherweight Miguel Marriaga after seven rounds when Marriaga’s corner decided not to...
Righteous Retirement: Wladimir Klitschko picks the right time to say goodbye
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s time for a change and he knew it. As always, Wladmir Klitschko did the right thing.
That’s how he’ll be remembered in...
No Alarms and No Surprises: Garcia Cruises Past Broner
By Jimmy Tobin-
Saturday night, at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York, Mikey Garcia dealt Adrien “The Problem” Broner a wide and comprehensive 12-round defeat...
