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Ali’s Camp Needs Recognition

By LEROY BOYER [This column is reprinted by permission from the Republican & Herald newspaper located in Pottsville, PA.] Mention Muhammad Ali's name in Schuylkill County, and you get a…
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Mike Tyson: The Death Of A Killing Machine

By Mark Workman June 18, 2005 When Mike Tyson stepped confidently into the ring at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on February 11, 1990 the Japanese public witnessed the…
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Mike Tyson: An Opposing View

By Scott Wilkerson Boxing was the first, and remains, the only true sport. This histortical primacy imputes to every boxer both the responsibilities of a gallant tradition and the encumbrences…
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The End of An Era for New York Boxing

by Mitch Abramson TheSweetScience.com When Sunnyside Gardens finally closed its doors in the mid '70s, a neighborhood in New York City didn't just lose a boxing arena, it laid to…
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A Decade Later. The Gerald McClellan Tragedy.

by Richard T. Slone February 25th will mark a decade. The tenth year that former middleweight champion Gerald McClellan has struggled with life since his fight with Nigel Benn left…
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When Does a Fighter Retire?

By Tom Donelson When does or should a boxer decide to say, "adios?" As for athletes in other sports, it depends upon the fighter. Take the case of Billy Soose.…
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Judging a Fight: Some Ideas

By Tom Donelson Judging a fight is very subjective. The one area in which most boxing pundits and judges appear to agree is the effect of a knockdown upon scoring.…
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The Poetic Sublimity of Being Cornered

By Scott Wilkerson In boxing, as in life, our best resource of strength during a crisis is, often, merely knowing that someone is in our corner. Tom Donelson's masterful and…
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Dawson and Johnson put on a Great Show

Dawson passes toughest test of young career By: Phil Santos Overhandright.com That was it. All twelve rounds of Chad Dawson versus Glen Johnson epitomized what championship boxing is all about.…
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Zab Judah: The Elite Are Lining Up to Beat

Zab Super Judah; The man the Elite are lining up to Beat By: Phil Santos Overhandright.com His name still holds weight. He was once a solid champion who possessed three…