Boxing Articles

For many years I’ve seen tremendous things that have occurred in boxing. Mike Tyson becoming the youngest heavyweight champion of the world, George Foreman becoming the oldest, Evander getting part of his ear bitten off, etc., etc., but nothing quite like what I’m experiencing at this present day. As a …

Froch: ‘Calzaghe is nothing but a bully’ Carl Froch thought that the hobbits had landed in Cardiff on Saturday night when he tuned in to watch Joe Calzaghe and Amir Khan. “Their opponents looked so small to me, I begun to wonder if their matchmaker had been on the blower …

Was Raheem Just Too Much For Morales Or Did “El Terrible” Finally Find His Level? Last weekend’s shocking upset in the lightweight division may be proof that Erik Morales is simply not big enough to contend with the major players at 135 lbs. His once vaunted power and iron will …

Eighteen year old light welterweight sensation Amir Khan is Britain’s future hope for boxing world domination. The Bolton, Lancashire born Khan was a highly decorated amateur who possess world-class speed, solid boxing fundamentals and appears to carry a punch even though he has yet to acquire his “man strength”. The …

It has been announced that later this year on Saturday December 10th Muhammad Ali will make an ill-advised comeback against Kirk Johnson. Now Johnson actually maybe that bad that Ali can win; but why is Muhammad doing this? His fights with the Klitschko brothers show his time has long since …

La Sona Norte in Tijuana is the toughest area in a poverty-stricken town known for its hard streets, and even harder residents. It is a place where hope for a better life is not readily accessible to the “common” man, but lawlessness, prostitution, alcoholism, and mind altering chemicals are. Not …

Tim Austin, yes, “The Cincinnati Kid” who used to cradle the bantamweight division with power punching and a charming southpaw stance disappeared at one point and time in his career. Bring out the boxing gloves, because Austin has a fight on his hands come September 3. Rafael Marquez found a …

Overall, the Tarver-Jones trilogy carries more additional significance than its modern boxing counterparts. Of course, battles such as those fought between Arturo Gatti and Mickey Ward, and Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera resembled greatness in their own right, but essentially, they told the story of two fighters happily beating …

Manny Pacquiao (39-3, 31 KOs) is a man who seems to love boxing with such a dedicated passion. Even though he does not enunciate English as his first language, you can read Pacquiao excitement from partaking in a sport that depends on teamwork combined with hard training, and individuality come …

Between the U.S. economy, gas prices, and the heavyweight division of boxing: “Okay, so now does everyone believe we are in a recession?” Says Chief Investment Officer Don Luskin. Since the boxing etymology of Muhammad Ali, then Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, then Evander Holyfield, when has professional boxing seen an …

Well fight fans, I must tell you that I am very upset right now. Let me start by saying that I am a long time “The Ring” magazine subscriber and, for the most part, have been happy with their publication. Every now and then, they do tend to be off …

Puerto Rico has been the proud home of many boxing champions throughout history. From Sixto Escobar, to Carlos Ortiz and Jose “Chegui” Torres, to Wilfredo Benitez, Wifredo Gomez and a host of other champions in Puerto Rico’s heyday of boxing in the 1980’s, the torch has always been passed to …