Boxing Articles

The Best to Come in Boxing’s Rising Stars. As the saying goes “out with the old and in with the new,” so applies this saying to boxing. But let’s not get it twisted, this year alone, we have witnessed some of the most exciting and upsetting moments in boxing. Changing …

The Middleweight division has always been economical when in comparison to the other weight divisions. A weight class with Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Robinson, Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and a whole list of other quality boxers. The current Middleweight division is home to Felix “Tito” Trinidad, Jermain …

The Three D’s of Boxing: What it Takes to Succeed. What does it take to become the best? Is it the strength, the heart, a perfectly chiseled frame, the hand speed, the stamina or that devastating left hook? Or just the will to be the best? There are many possible …

Glen Johnson strode confidently towards the ring to face Antonio Tarver. Gone was the wide-eyed bemusement etched across his face just three months ago before his defeat of Roy Jones Jr. Johnson was still a humble figure and diligent in preparation, but this new swagger of his, topped by a …

2004 has been quite an extraordinary year for boxing. As well as witnessing the demise of mainstays such as Roy Jones Jr. and Mike Tyson, we have also witnessed the rise of the next crop of boxing superstars. Jeff Lacy, Miguel Cotto and Kassim Ouma won their first world titles …

Floyd Mayweather Jr., a boxer with tremendous skills in the areas of speed and effective punching. Add that to his skyscraper height of self-confidence and agile defense and you have a high-toned fighter who can take over the light welterweight/welterweight divisions with an iron fist. From the super featherweight title …

I am focusing my thoughts on the current arrangement of the heavyweight division that has emerged into a boxing fan’s worst nightmare. It seems as if we have entered into the everlasting obsession that bigger is better and it seems as if we lost translation of what it takes to …

Prizefighters, like soldiers go to war so we do not have to. We can live vicariously through their efforts. All of the excitement with none of the consequences. As we watch our servicemen liberate people in foreign lands, we may cheer patriotically from the “front line” of our local bar. …

Born in November 1949, Larry Holmes keeps poking at George Foreman to draw him out. After his first fight, he went home with only sixty-three dollars, and now hopes to make twenty-million with Foreman. With eleven kids at home and his mother on welfare, Larry learned how to fight his …

As Boxing Turns Another Page Into the New Year. What has been a year of ups and downs and highs and lows, boxing nonetheless, has remained unstable, inconsistent, and yet exhilarating. For fighters and fans, so much has transpired this year: from stunning one-punch knockouts to major upsets from the …

In the aftermath of Glencoffe Johnson’s coronation as the king of the light heavyweights, the chairmen of the IBF and WBC will not be joining in the celebrations. The success of the promotion and the universal recognition of the bout as “the people’s championship” will not sit well with any …

Each being thirty-five years of age and both having sensationally knocked out former light heavyweight king Roy Jones Jr., Antonio Tarver and Glencoffe Johnson share honors even going into the fight that is rightfully recognized as the universally recognized fight for light heavyweight supremacy. Credit must be afforded to both …