External Terence Crawford’s win vs. Canelo Álvarez was better than a good underdog story “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight but rather the size of the fight in the dog.” … Old but true bromide by the late Arthur G. Lewis … Tue, 16 Sep 2025
External Manny Pacquiao has lost his magic, but not his will. At 46, is this fight worth it? “Manny may be 46 on paper, but in the ring, he fights at least 10 years younger.” … Saul Bustos, Manny Pacquiao’s main sparring partner at t… Fri, 18 Jul 2025
External What it was like having George Foreman in my corner — as a beloved friend | Izenberg George Foreman passed away on Friday at the age of 76. We had a rare friendship, and now all that is left are the memories. But, thank the L… Sun, 23 Mar 2025
External Boxing Hall of Fame opens its doors to a guy who fought to put their names in headlines He graduated with a double major at Syracuse, dropped out of law school and wound up trying to sell real estate. This was an exercise in fut… Wed, 05 Jun 2024
External In Canelo vs. Charlo, boxing regains its voice: Jim Lampley He was a kid at the University of North Carolina, a graduate student who, in 1974, like all young grad students before him, thought he knew … Thu, 28 Sep 2023
External When it comes to welterweight greatness, Terence Crawford proves he’s a heavyweight LAS VEGAS — On paper it should have and could have been a boxing classic. But they didn’t fight on paper. The sports books made it 3-2, Tere… Mon, 31 Jul 2023
External 85 years ago, Joe Louis fought for America: White or Black, ‘we were all brothers under the skin’ In June of 1938, the string was running out on normalcy. The British prime minister, Neville Chamberlain, had returned from, Germany, where … Fri, 23 Jun 2023
External Before avenging his worst loss, Canelo Alvarez must work on this part of his game LAS VEGAS — It’s a boxing adage as old as Cain and Abel: Boxers never get old in the gym. They lose it all at once when the bell rings. Genn… Tue, 20 Sep 2022
External Canelo vs. GGG 3: Does anybody care about this fight? LAS VEGAS — Once upon a desert, sports in this city meant high school football and the Class C Wranglers of the Sunset Professional Baseball… Fri, 16 Sep 2022
External Canelo vs. GGG: In the battle of ‘arrogance’ vs. age, who wins? Izenberg “This is old school. Belts don’t matter. This is what I like — only one champion. We will find out on Saturday who am I and who is Canelo.” … Thu, 15 Sep 2022
External Canelo vs. GGG: Alvarez is risking everything in 3rd fight vs. Golovkin LAS VEGAS — He began with nothing in a tough, backstreet neighborhood in Guadalajara, Jalisco, a rare redheaded Mexican kid who was constant… Tue, 13 Sep 2022
External LARRY HOLMES VS. KEN NORTON: TRIAL BY FIREFIGHT NOT EVEN AN INJURED ARM WOULD PREVENT HOLMES FROM SEIZING HIS DESTINY – AND THE WBC TITLE – DURING AN EPIC SHOWDOWN WITH KEN NORTON Ken Nort… Sun, 12 Jun 2022
External ‘Age gives me additional edge’ – Gennady Golovkin all set for unification fight Gennady Golovkin views the experience he has gained in a glittering professional career that shows no signs of slowing down as an “additiona… Thu, 07 Apr 2022
External Nearly 40, Gennady Golovkin’s clock is tick, tick, ticking for Canelo Alvarez “Boxing is serious. It’s not a game. Just one punch — change life.” “If you want street fight, let’s go. If you want boxing, I show you. But… Thu, 07 Apr 2022
External Fury-Wilder rivalry is ‘done for good,’ but where does it rank among all-time heavyweight feuds? LAS VEGAS — It began as a Tuscaloosa, Ala., melody, a whisper of unproven conspiracies of loaded gloves and treachery in his own corner, the… Mon, 11 Oct 2021
External Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder 3 prediction: Here’s my pick for Saturday’s heavyweight title fight “I’m gonna bring action. I’m gonna bring ferocity. Unless he brings a gun to the ring, he can’t beat me.” — Tyson Fury “Tyson Fury is a very… Sun, 10 Oct 2021
External Can Fury vs. Wilder become one of the great fight trilogies? “I’m sick of saying it. There has only ever been one, and there only can ever be one who is capable of owning all the belts and that is me, … Fri, 08 Oct 2021
External Can the new and improved Deontay Wilder beat Tyson Fury? “I will get my revenge. It’s an eye for an eye. I want pay back in blood.” — Deontay Wilder LAS VEGAS — You can’t blame Deontay Wilder for a… Thu, 07 Oct 2021
External Tyson Fury ready to complete trilogy with Deontay Wilder after staring down his inner demons LAS VEGAS – The story has been told before but since this world heavyweight championship fight on Saturday is all about comebacks it needs t… Wed, 06 Oct 2021
External On 9/11 anniversary, when our nation celebrates heroes, Trump will look for suckers The first thing I need to tell you is that my father was in World War I France and wounded as a member of a trench mortar battalion. As his … Fri, 10 Sep 2021
