Homeless to Unknown: This unknown Rose is fighting for a future he didn’t have
By Norm Frauenheim--
He calls himself Unknown. For unknown Louis Rose, it’s a nickname and a lot more. It sums up where’s he been and...
Chaotic beauty
By Bart Barry-
"The only way to predict (the result) after a given number of iterations is to actually perform them. This is the ‘hell’...
FOLLOW GOLOVKIN – LEMIEUX LIVE FROM RINGSIDE
Follow all the action as Gennaady Golovkin takes on David Lemieix battle for the WBA/WBC Interim and IBF Middleweight titles. The action kicks off at...
Follow Kono-Kameda; Fonfara – Cleverly LIVE round by round
Follow all the action as Light Heavyweights Nathan Cleverly and Andrzej Fonfara engage in a 12-round Bout. The action kicks off at 9 PM ET...
Carbajal to Gonzalez: The flyweights continue to evolve
By Norm Frauenheim--
Roman Gonzalez and Michael Carbajal are separated by twenty years and linked by history.
Saturday that link between two fighters...
Devon Alexander hopes to put some fun back into his career
By Norm Frauenheim-
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Devon Alexander promises speed, quickness and some new found power.
Mostly, he promises to have fun.
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Selby ready to introduce himself to U.S. market against Montiel
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Lee Selby isn’t shy about where he thinks he belongs on the Premier Boxing Champions long list of talented featherweights.
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Promotional marching from GGG to TBE
By Bart Barry
I didn’t get through the first five minutes of “Face Off: Golovkin / Lemieux.” It’s not because the format is awful,...
Devon Alexander, Lee Selby top PBC card in AZ’s biggest show since Chavez loss...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Arizona’s dramatic, often controversial and thoroughly unpredictable boxing market is back and open for business Wednesday with a Premier Boxing Champions (PBC)...
Frozen machinery
By Bart Barry-
Saturday at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., undefeated Ukrainian junior welterweight Viktor “The Iceman” Postol stopped favored Argentine Lucas “The Machine” Matthysse...
New Face of the Game? For now, it looks like uncertainty
By Norm Frauenheim--
It’s been nearly three weeks since the boxing business was left to wonder whether Floyd Mayweather Jr. is really retired or already...
In real time: Wilder bludgeons Duhaupas
By Bart Barry--
Saturday in Birmingham, Alabamian heavyweight Deontay Wilder brought la ruine to Frenchman Johann Duhaupas, stopping him in round 11. What follows is...
Who Are These Guys? Heavyweights still a puzzle
By Norm Frauenheim--
It’s hard to now what to make of the heavyweights anymore.
Sometimes, they look as if they’re nearly extinct,...
Column without end, part 12
By Bart Barry--
Editor’s note: For part 11, please click here.
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“Paradoxically, it is in the core administrative and entertainment districts of European cities, be it...
Mayweather’s low PPV number is a sign that retirement is the only option.
By Norm Frauenheim-
Reports of low pay-per-view sales for the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Andre Berto fight are more predictable than Mayweather’s victory.
Berto,...
Good riddance, Floyd
By Bart Barry
Saturday at MGM Grand Garden Arena, American Floyd Mayweather decisioned American Andre Berto in a historically awful match Mayweather promised will be...
FOLLOW MAYWEATHER – BERTO ROUND BY ROUND
Follow all the action as Floyd Mayweather fights in his final fight of his career against Andre Berto. The action kicks off at 6:30...
IV report injects controversy into Mayweather-Berto
By Norm Frauenheim-
Reports of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s intravenous injection for possible dehydration on the day before his victory over Manny Pacquiao is clouding his...
Mayweather-Berto: Nobody cares
By Bart Barry--
Just in time for Mexican Independence Day weekend comes a showdown to warm cada corazon mexicano: Floyd Mayweather, an American from Michigan,...
A reason to think Mayweather is serious about retirement
By Norm Frauenheim--
Floyd Mayweather Jr, likes to gamble. If the winning tickets he posts are any indication, he’s pretty good at it, too....
Violent middlings: Santa Cruz decisions Mares
By Bart Barry-
Saturday on ESPN in a PBC main event that happened at Staples Center, Leo Santa Cruz decisioned Abner Mares. The fight was...
FOLLOW SANTA CRUZ – MARES LIVE!!
Follow all the action as Featherweights Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares engage in long awaited 12-round bout for the WBA Featherweight Super Championship....
Back To The Future: Mares promises to be himself in a city he calls...
By Norm Frauenheim-
It starts with the look. Leo Santa Cruz has a generous smile that moms love. Abner Mares has the uncompromising eyes...
Column without end, part 11
By Bart Barry
Editor’s note: For part 10, please click here.
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BOGOTA, Colombia - This Andean city hasn’t Medellin’s organization or courtesy but a more amiable...
Benavidez back at work, hopes for fight in November or December
By Norm Frauenheim--
Jose Benavidez Jr., the WBA’s interim junior welterweight champion, is back at work, hoping to fight one more time this year.
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Shopping List: From August to November, boxing is a buyer’s market
By Norm Frauenheim-
The table is set. From late August to November, from late summer to late fall, there’s a boxing schedule worth celebrating.
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Column without end, part 10
By Bart Barry-
Editor’s note: For part nine, please click here.
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These columns are written to spiral outwards from their centers organically as possible, structures from...
Hate the Fight? Berto bout is just more money in Mayweather’s business plan
By Norm Frauenheim-
Floyd Mayweather Jr., whose real legacy is money, hears the anger from media and fans unhappy at his decision to fight Andre...
Brooklyn’s magic castle awash in swift tides or so Rosie said
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in Brooklyn, Philadelphia welterweight Danny “Swift” Garcia laid waste to the remnants of Brooklyn’s Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi in a PBC...
Kovalev emerging as the potential cornerstone to a Four Kings sequel
By Norm Fraiebheim--
Sergey Kovalev’s stoppage of Nadjib Mohammedi last Saturday in Las Vegas marked a six-year anniversary of his first fight in North America....
