External LOVERRO: The mean streets of Brooklyn — and more — in the making of Mike Tyson I went back to my old neighborhood in Brooklyn last week, having left there 60 years ago, nearly to the day. I showed my family the landmark… Fri, 04 Jul 2025
External LOVERRO: Christy Martin survived life in the ring and a brush with death outside it Christy Martin had already taken care of business the night of June 28, 1997, at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, stopping Andrea DeShong … Thu, 30 Jun 2022
External LOVERRO: District’s Sternburg has been there, step by step, with Pacquiao all this time Nobody knows what the future holds for Manny Pacquiao after his upset loss last weekend to welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas. There are ca… Fri, 27 Aug 2021
External LOVERRO: After Mayweather-McGregor, a real fight The long-anticipated Gennady ?Triple G? Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez middleweight showdown Saturday night in Las Vegas had enough of a burden to … Fri, 15 Sep 2017
External LOVERRO: Point blame at Manny Pacquiao for Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight debacle ANALYSIS/OPINION: HBO threw two handfuls of salt Saturday night into the wounds of the American public who shelled out $100 million one week… Mon, 11 May 2015
External LOVERRO: Floyd Mayweather Jr. got his money?s worth, but the fans didn?t AS VEGAS ? Like the great George Foreman once said, ?Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.? Floyd Mayweather… Mon, 04 May 2015
External LOVERRO: Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao setting stage for future of boxing LAS VEGAS ? The Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao press conference that set the stage for the long-anticipated showdown between the two fi… Fri, 01 May 2015
External LOVERRO: Leonard Ellerbe among the first to see something in Floyd Mayweather Jr. The gift of vision is one that very successful people often share ? the gift of that moment when you see something before anyone else does a… Wed, 29 Apr 2015
External LOVERRO: Former local P.R. gurus in Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao corners ANALYSIS/OPINION: When Fred Sternburg began working for Charlie Brotman?s public relations firm, he got a taste of the boxing world when he … Sat, 25 Apr 2015
External LOVERRO: Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather fight would be end of an era In boxing, though, there are potholes and bumps. We shall see. It is curious that the news that Pacquiao had agreed to the financial terms r… Fri, 16 Jan 2015
External Thom Loverro: No need for recount in Pacquiao victory LAS VEGAS Filipino congressman Manny Pacquiao nearly lost an important election Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden. But it was an electi… Tue, 15 Nov 2011
External Boxing on life support? Boxing is on the ropes and down for the count. But that doesn't mean it is dead. No, boxing is alive and some would argue well, and you don'… Sun, 31 Oct 2010
External Big fights Saturday night It's a big night for fights Saturday night -- the Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao welterweight title fight and UFC 105, featuring a light heavyw… Sun, 15 Nov 2009
External Thrilla in Manila There is no greater personal rivalry in the history of sports than Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. They fought three times, and while the seco… Thu, 09 Apr 2009
External Down and out? LAS VEGAS ? Is this a celebration or a wake? Oscar De La Hoya will face Floyd Mayweather in a super welterweight title fight tomorrow night … Fri, 04 May 2007
