External Here's why I predict Gennady Golovkin beats Canelo Alvarez | Triple G with a knockout LAS VEGAS -- On Thursday, the odds for Saturday night's middleweight unification championship fight between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golov… Sat, 16 Sep 2017
External Canelo Alvarez on bout vs. Triple G: 'This fight is personal for me' LAS VEGAS -- Canelo Alvarez doesn't wear his heart on his sleeve. He wears it on the inside of his forearm in large block letters. The tatto… Fri, 15 Sep 2017
External Triple G vs. Canelo: Is this another middleweight bout for history? LAS VEGAS -- The very matchup this Saturday between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin at the T Mobile Arena carries within it the echoes o… Wed, 13 Sep 2017
External Ward vs. Kovalev 2: Simmering bad blood is coming to a boil LAS VEGAS -- To understand the anger burning inside Sergey Kovalev, you have to reach back into his personal odyssey. In the beginning, ther… Thu, 15 Jun 2017
External Ward vs. Kovalev 2: Andre Ward promises to 'take all doubt ... off the table' LAS VEGAS -- Historically, they have been the outcasts of boxing history. Heavyweights excite simply by their size and the notion of an impe… Wed, 14 Jun 2017
External A year later, looking back at how Muhammad Ali was remembered A year after Muhammad Ali's death, here's a look back at how Star-Ledger Columnist Emeritus Jerry Izenberg remembered his friend. The people… Sat, 03 Jun 2017
External Sergey Kovalev: Give me a rematch and I will kick Andre Ward's butt LAS VEGAS ? Virgil Hunter, Andre Ward's trainer, summed it up before it even happened. Nostradamus wearing boxing shoes and a protective cup… Mon, 21 Nov 2016
External Kovalev vs. Ward: Here's how Saturday night's title fight will play out ''We went into camp with the attitude 'Another fight, another win.'" -- Virgil Hunter, Andre Ward's trainer "If Sergey hits him flush, Ward … Sat, 19 Nov 2016
External Kovalev vs. Ward: Andre Ward says boxing fans soon will know his name LAS VEGAS ? There was a night in 1977 when Larry Holmes was only seven months short of fighting for the heavyweight championship of the worl… Fri, 18 Nov 2016
External Kovalev vs. Ward: Sergey Kovalev loves America, but it didn't exactly love him back LAS VEGAS ? If Egis Klimas, a Russian fight manager, hadn't taken an amateur fighter named Sergey Kovalev to Kazakstan, Don Turner, a brilli… Thu, 17 Nov 2016
External Will there be a rematch with Floyd Mayweather? Manny Pacquiao gives his answer LAS VEGAS ? It wasn't ruffles and flourishes. It wasn't thunder and lightning. It was more the metronome-like cadence of a battery of kettle… Mon, 07 Nov 2016
External Does Jesse Vargas have a chance vs. Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night? LAS VEGAS ? On Tuesday, the big board in the sports book at the Southpoint Hotel and Casino listed Manny Pacquiao as a 7-1 favorite over WBO… Sat, 05 Nov 2016
External Manny Pacquiao vs. Jesse Vargas: Can the 'legend' of Pacman be beaten? LAS VEGAS ? From the time he was 8 or 9 years old, the gym had become his second home. He learned the basics from two of Floyd Mayweather's … Wed, 02 Nov 2016
External Crawford vs. Postol: There's a lot at stake, but is anyone noticing? LAS VEGAS ? The other day, a regular at the South Point Hotel and Casino sports book asked the resident actuarial, Jimmy Vaccaro, when he pl… Sun, 24 Jul 2016
External Crawford vs. Postol: Here's why Freddie Roach believe Viktor Postol can win LAS VEGAS ? It was the early autumn of 2014 when a man named Vadim Kornilov climbed the outside steps to Freddie Roach's Wild Card gym in Ho… Fri, 22 Jul 2016
External Crawford vs. Postol: For Terence Crawford, a gun shot was a wakeup call "That, which does not kill us, makes us stronger." -- Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher LAS VEGAS ? He was sitting in his car under a … Thu, 21 Jul 2016
External Muhammad Ali: Why they called him 'The Greatest' and why I called him my friend | Jerry Izenberg The people. With Muhammad Ali, it was always the people. It didn't matter whether they were rich or poor, black or white, celebrity-famous, … Sun, 05 Jun 2016
External Why you shouldn't bet against a Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch LAS VEGAS ? This is the way Manny Pacquiao began his last goodbye. He was wearing the colors of the Philippines flag, and as he came out of … Mon, 11 Apr 2016
External Pacquiao vs. Bradley: Will Manny make that fatal mistake? "Overall, I think that if Bradley does what he did the other day versus [Rios] ? if Bradley fights the way my son did, Pacquiao doesn't have… Sat, 09 Apr 2016
External Pacquiao vs. Bradley: Is Manny really quitting? His fans don't want to believe it LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao indicates his fight Saturday night with Tim Bradley will be his last hurrah. There are 65,000 Filipinos or Filip… Sat, 09 Apr 2016
