External Super middleweight kingpin Ward is SI.com's Fighter of the Year There is a certain rhythm to Andre Ward's game, a musical elegance gifted only to the finest performers. The technical brilliance is there, … Tue, 20 Dec 2011
External Super Six finalist Ward traveling old-fashioned road to stardom There are two proven blueprints to achieving superstar status in modern-day boxing, both of which Andre Ward is familiar with. You can be a … Sat, 17 Dec 2011
External Pacquiao's controversial win clouds approach for choosing next fight LAS VEGAS -- Late Saturday night, long after Manny Pacquiao, Bob Arum and the rest of Pacquiao's shellshocked entourage had left the MGM Gra… Tue, 15 Nov 2011
External Marquez not to be underestimated vs. Pacquiao; more mailbag LAS VEGAS -- A couple things we need to clear up before Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez step into the ring for the third time on Satu… Sat, 12 Nov 2011
External Pacquiao fight culminates long, hard road for resilient Marquez LAS VEGAS -- Juan Manuel Marquez walked briskly down an empty hallway in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the swishing sound of his mesh pants ec… Sat, 12 Nov 2011
External Mailbag: Kirkland vs. Angulo, Pacquiao's next opponent and more There are words we, as writers, are guilty of overusing. Genius is one. Electrifying is another. In boxing, there's another word tossed arou… Thu, 03 Nov 2011
External Pound-For-Pound Top 15 The two smallest fighters in SI.com's pound-for-pound ratings -- No. 4 Nonito Donaire and No. 11 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam -- stand pat after cr… Tue, 25 Oct 2011
External Donaire has power, crowd-pleasing style to become major attraction NEW YORK -- Late Saturday night, long after the 4,425 disgruntled fans had emptied out of the Theater at Madison Square Garden, Nonito Donai… Tue, 25 Oct 2011
External Bantamweight champ Nonito Donaire seeks bigger challenges NEW YORK -- The road to recognition is paved with big bodies. Floyd Mayweather didn't become Floyd Mayweather until he moved up from 130 pou… Sat, 22 Oct 2011
External With contract squabble in rear view, Bradley ready to bounce back Stressful. That was the word junior welterweight titleholder Timothy Bradley used to describe the last nine months, a torturous stretch in w… Fri, 07 Oct 2011
External Mainstream recognition eludes best fighter not named Floyd or Manny NEW YORK -- The crowd inside the Modell's sporting goods store pushed back four, sometimes five deep, enveloping a sweat-soaked Sergio Marti… Sat, 01 Oct 2011
External Ortiz embarrasses self with conference call When a fighter loses in a controversial manner, some sour grapes are to be expected. When those gripes are delivered at a post-fight press c… Tue, 27 Sep 2011
External Catching up on reader mail: More fallout from Mayweather-Ortiz Quiet weekend in boxing but a lot of questions coming out of last weekend's superfight. Let's get to them. Chris, I agree with you that the … Sat, 24 Sep 2011
External Specter of Pacquiao looms over Mayweather-Ortiz showdown LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather slips into a straight-backed seat, a black leather hat covering his eyes, a toothy smile creasing his face, pa… Fri, 16 Sep 2011
External Featherweight terror Gamboa could enter Pacquiao territory someday ATLANTIC CITY -- Late Saturday night, long after Yuri Gamboa had demolished Daniel Ponce de Leon in eight lopsided rounds, I asked Top Rank … Wed, 14 Sep 2011
External Agbeko, Mares ready for bantam showdown; opening reader mail When it comes to boxing, Americans are sizeists. We love heavyweights because of their superior size and thudding power. We respond to light… Sat, 13 Aug 2011
External Amir Khan looks to future after moving to head of 140-pound class There are a handful of attributes found in most boxing superstars: skill, charisma, box-office appeal and a willingness to fight anyone, jus… Tue, 26 Jul 2011
External Crowd-pleasing lightweight champ Brandon Rios is star on ascent NEW YORK -- Generally speaking, words from Bob Arum should be taken with a grain of salt. The 79-year-old promoter -- whose career dates bac… Wed, 13 Jul 2011
External Big things in store for Alvarez "A boxing superstar." Those were the words Ryan Rhodes -- his face bruised, his body battered from 12 rounds of rib-busting combinations -- … Tue, 21 Jun 2011
External Alvarez's bout with Rhodes might make or break his boxing career The gap between potential and proven can be measured by Jeff Lacy. You remember Lacy, right? In 2005, Lacy was a white-hot super middleweigh… Sat, 18 Jun 2011
