Texas D.A. Provides Road Map to Freeing Framed Ex-Fighter Anthony Fletcher
By Ivan G. Goldman If you look through the records of ex-fighter Anthony Fletcher’s murder trial it looks more like…
Tomasz Adamek Bottoms Out: Signs to Fight Faded James “Lights Out” Toney
By Johnny Walker You’ll have to forgive me for having a “WTF?” moment today when I heard that Polish heavyweight…
Arum and De La Hoya: The Fight Boxing Can Do Without
By: Sergio Martinez At the Bradley-Pacquiao post-fight press conference, Top Rank supremo Bob Arum was livid about the decision rendered…
Nonito Donaire Means to Turn Little-Known South African into Horizontal Statement
By Ivan G. Goldman Is it possible to make a bigger impression than Cuban phenom Guillermo Rigondeaux did last month…
A National Boxing Commission: Some Things You Should Know
by Charles Jay Senator John McCain, who has long sought to gain federal oversight over the regulation of professional boxing…
McCain Loves Fighters: He Just Doesn’t Want Them Free To Promote Themselves
by Charles Jay In the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, which passed on May 26, 2000, Congress reported these findings,…
Bailey-Alexander Fight Brings Curiosity, Intrigue
by Charles Jay Randall Bailey will, in all likelihood, defend his newly-won IBF welterweight title on September 8 when he…
LA Times, combat media whitewash DCA’s hand in Cali chaos
By Zach Arnold Casual readers of The Los Angeles Times newspaper had a chance to read an article by Lance…
Will PunchForce Carry Much Force in Boxing?
by Charles Jay At some point in the future, you are going to be introduced to a concept called “PunchForce”…
Boxing is Dead? Hardly, Cotto/Mayweather Numbers Show Sport Still Has a Fighting Chance!
by Charles Jay There is no question that boxing can still occupy a very prominent position in the sports landscape,…
Nasty Criticism of Victor Ortiz Shows Why Fighters Juice
By Johnny Walker There was a predictable reaction from the internet cyber-mob when Victor Ortiz suffered a broken jaw and…
It’s “Open Scoring Season” Again
by Charles Jay Yes, there was another bad decision in boxing, and now the cries are once again out for…
Armchair Critics of Victor Ortiz Confuse Sport with Real Life
By Ivan G. Goldman Critics proudly proclaimed that if Victor Ortiz were a real fighter he wouldn’t let a silly…
Fighters are high risk candidates for developing depression
By Ciarán Herlihy On 31 May 2012, Lewis Pinto, a promising English super middleweight tweeted “No matter how good or…
Jackie Kallen: Soto vs Lucas Matthysse Preview
By Jackie Kallen The Junior Welterweight division is a hot one right now and the Saturday contest between Mexican Humberto…
Jackie Kallen: Rico Ramos/ Efrain Esquivias Preview
By Jackie Kallen I am actually getting stoked for the Rico Ramos/Efrain Esquivias fight Saturday night. Neither fighter is a…
Does Pennsylvania Even Know Why It Keeps Ex-Fighter Anthony Fletcher in Prison?
By Ivan G. Goldman The innocence of ex-fighter Anthony Fletcher cries out to us in a muffled human voice from…
Jackie Kallen: Victor Ortiz vs Josesito Lopez Preview
By Jackie Kallen This weekend’s fight between Victor Ortiz and Josesito Lopez is personal to me. I like both fighters…
Jackie Kallen: Farewell to LeRoy Nieman
By Jackie Kallen I am so sad to hear that my dear friend LeRoy Nieman has passed away at 91…
Judging Boxing: Scoring a Round
By Barry Lindenman This article is titled “Scoring a Round” as opposed to “Scoring a Fight” because that’s what we…
Jackie Kallen: Michael Dallas Returns Fri Night on ESPN Againat Javier Castro
By Jackie Kallen I am really looking forward to Michael Dallas, Jr.’s fight on Friday night against Javier Castro on…
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr & “Canelo” Alvarez: Mexican boxing’s version of Game of Thrones
By Sergio Martinez On May 28, 2005, upon concluding his “farewell” victory fight against “Mighty” Ivan Robinson at the Staples…
Victor Ortiz’s Saturday Night Tune-up May Be Bested by Solid Telefutura Event Same Night
By Ivan G. Goldman Golden Boy Promotions has a habit of throwing welterweight Victor Ortiz off the back of a…
Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. May Need Helper to Slam Sergio Martinez with Large Blunt Object
By Ivan G. Goldman Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. assisted by Freddie Roach in his corner has an excellent chance to…
Pacquiao-Bradley Aftermath: No One Else To Take Blame But Nevada
by Charles Jay If you are wondering why Nevada is taking all the heat and the WBO is going to…