Performance Enhancing Drugs and Boxing
Performance Enhancing Drugs and Boxing By: Matthew N. Becher Performance enhancing drugs have been a problem in the sports world…
Alvarado/Provodnikov: HBO dishes up some mile-high fights on Saturday night
Official Weights: Mike Alvarado 139.8 lbs vs Rusian Provodnikov 138.8 lbs By Jackie Kallen After avenging his 2012 loss to…
Madame Bey’s: Home to Boxing Legends!
Madame Bey’s: Home to Boxing Legends! By: Ken Hissner In 1881 a little girl was born in Turkey to an…
Business of Boxing: Pay-Per-View, What About the Fighter?
by Charles Jay After the story in which I broke down, in very basic terms, the way a pay-per-view deal…
Why David Haye May Be Tyson Fury’s Best Friend
By Sean Crose Legitimate or not, British heavyweight David Haye frequently has a ready excuse at hand. Whether it’s a…
I Don’t Really Care If GGG And Canelo Never Fight. And You Shouldn’t, Either.
I Don’t Really Care If GGG And Canelo Never Fight. And You Shouldn’t, Either. By: Sean Crose I’ve been reading…
Haye vs. Chisora: A Step Toward Obsolescence for the BBBofC?
by Charles Jay The “legal proceedings” that are being filed by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation (LBF) against the British Board…
Encore: Philip H. Anselmo’s Open Letter To Wladimir Klitschko
Six weeks ago musician/boxing writer Philip H. Anselmo wrote an open letter to Wladimir Klitschko which
Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto – The Final Analysis
by Charles Jay Some people I’ve talked to don’t think the Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto fight is going to do all…
Son of Ex-Fighter Anthony Fletcher Slain by Unknown Gunmen
By Ivan G. Goldman Anthony Fletcher, Jr., 33, the son of ex-lightweight fighter Anthony Fletcher, who was railroaded on a…
Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao — a Fight They Don’t Want Us to Want
By Ivan G. Goldman Is Floyd Mayweather-Saul “Canelo” Alvarez a better action fight than Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao, a pairing…
WAR! Lucas Matthysse battle John Molina – A Legit Classic
By Sean Crose It wasn’t supposed to be much of a fight card. And it certainly wasn’t supposed to be…
In Defense of Justin Bieber at the Mayweather-Cotto Fight
by Charles Jay A lot of “guys’ guys” saw Justin Bieber splashed across their TV screens last week as he…
Mellow Iron Mike Tyson — Is This Guy for Real?
By Ivan G. Goldman Mike Tyson has always been an open book. Still, his statements were never terribly reliable. He…
Jackie Kallen: What Happened To “The Contenders?”
By Jackie Kallen Boxing fans will occasionally ask me what happened to the 16 fighters who made up the cast…
Bernard Hopkins and his “Boardwalk Empire”
by Hans Olson “Wanna see how I do business? Show your face again in Atlantic City.”-Nucky Thompson, Boardwalk Empire On…
Yes, Floyd Mayweather Held Back Against Conor McGregor — And What Else Is New?
By Ivan G. Goldman I disagree with Jim Lampley’s conclusion that Floyd Mayweather threw some rounds against Conor McGregor last…
Canelo’s Camp Asserts It Wants GGG Fight In September
Canelo’s Camp Asserts It Wants GGG Fight In September By: Sean Crose According to ESPN’s Dan Rafael, Golden Boy Promotions,…
Gennady Golovkin Shakes up Division like 9-Point Earthquake
By Ivan G. Goldman The element of surprise is one of the best things about fighters like Gennady Golovkin…
At 81, Don King Still Manages to Mutilate Boxing
By Ivan G. Goldman Undefeated light heavyweight Ryan “The Irish Outlaw” Coyne, who’d been training to challenge Nathan Cleverly for…
How Relevant is Manny Pacquiao Now?
By: Charles Jay After Manny Pacquiao’s fight this past weekend, ESPN commentator Mark Kriegel declared that with his victory, he…
Phil Anselmo: Can Manny Pacquiao Really Beat Floyd Mayweather?
BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO Alright. If you’ve read my writing before, this is old news, but I am (or can…
Conor McGregor is Floyd Mayweather’s Biggest Fan
By: Kirk Jackson The lifestyle is flashy. Luxurious cars, custom suits, jewelry, large houses, big pay days and plenty of…
The Heavyweight Title Fight That Was Also The First Full Length Motion Picture
The Heavyweight Title Fight That Was Also The First Full Length Motion Picture By: Sean Crose James J Corbett ruled…
Feared Gennady Golovkin’s Alphabet Title Makes Him Easier to Duck
By Ivan G. Goldman A long list of folks keeps saying Gennady Golovkin, who tore through tough Matthew Macklin Saturday…