External The excitement and brutality of boxing, and feeling grateful As Ivan Baranchyk lay on the canvas unmoving, his eyes unseeing, his chest heaving, my boxing mind flipped back to other horrific boxing mom… Wed, 07 Oct 2020
External Trash talking and motivation: Teofimo Lopez fights Vasiliy Lomachenko Yackity, yackity, yack. The kid likes to talk. The old pro watches from the sidelines, cheering him. You talk too much, you talk too much I … Thu, 17 Sep 2020
External 'Tough guy' Frankie Crawford: How good could he have been? On Saturday nights, my grandfather watched boxing televised from the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. The Olympic was a mere 20 miles from… Thu, 10 Sep 2020
External Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon meet again this Saturday night: Will the sequel have a clearer outcome? Last June, after Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon went at it for 10 rounds, my thoughts were pretty definitive. Persoon won the fight. The B… Thu, 20 Aug 2020
External Tami Mauriello and the night he staggered a legend As he circled to his left, the underdog likely pondered when would be a good time to throw his vaunted right. If the punch landed, his entir… Mon, 17 Aug 2020
External Book review: In the Ring with Jack Johnson: The Rise Of all the books written on legendary former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, none have been able to give the boxing fan an account of Joh… Fri, 07 Aug 2020
External Is October 3rd the date for Vasyl Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez? The fighters want it. The fans want it. Is the Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez fight imminent? Yes and no. “Loma-Lopez, we had scheduled … Fri, 31 Jul 2020
External A three-time world champion who's not in the International Boxing Hall of Fame: How can that be? Born in 1954, he grew up in a crowded household of five boys and four girls. His older brother liked boxing, and used him as a sparring part… Sat, 18 Jul 2020
External Talkin' Mike Quarry: The guy could fight Recently, former welterweight contender, Randy Shields, and I were talking about the Quarry brothers, Mike and Jerry, a former heavyweight c… Fri, 03 Jul 2020
External Shakur Stevenson and boxing return triumphantly Back for the first time since Covi1d19 went global, WBO super featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson (14-0, 8 KOs), fighting in a non-title… Wed, 10 Jun 2020
External Once arguably the top dog in the welterweight division, Keith Thurman fights to remain relevant Former WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman fought twice in 2019. He won one, and lost one. His victory was over fringe contender Josesit… Thu, 04 Jun 2020
External Looking back at the night Armando Muniz should have been crowned a world champion Being a 6-1 underdog made no difference to Armando Muniz. Not that night. His opponent was the legendary Jose “Mantequilla” Napoles. The ven… Tue, 26 May 2020
External Coming in September? Vasyl Lomachenko looking forward to fight with Teofimo Lopez They were tentatively set to fight this month. Boxing fans were excited. Now the talk is a possible date in September. “We wanted to stall f… Thu, 21 May 2020
External Should Mando Ramos be in the International Boxing Hall of Fame? I say YES A prodigy? Yes. The youngest fighter ever to win the lightweight world title. Yes. A natural. Yes. In the International Boxing Hall of Fame?… Fri, 15 May 2020
External Anthony Joshua lays bare Deontay Wilder faults, reveals tactics he’d use Anthony Joshua has applauded how Tyson Fury took Deontay Wilder apart on February 22nd but said his British rival got it all wrong the first… Mon, 20 Apr 2020
External A champion at 23 and retired at 28: The boxing career of Mike Rossman Mike Rossman’s rollercoaster pugilistic career was filled with thrilling highs and depressing lows. Rossman competed in a division with such… Mon, 20 Apr 2020
External In and out of darkness: Carlos Monzon I remember the first time I saw him fight. It was almost fifty years ago. I was in my room watching on my black and white television. There … Wed, 08 Apr 2020
External The redemption of Al 'Bummy' Davis Some people are born to fight. Al Davis was one of them. He boxed in the ring and brawled in the streets, usually for some unknown underdog.… Tue, 31 Mar 2020
External Film review: John Garfield delivers a knockout in 'Body and Soul' “What are you gonna do? Kill me? Everybody dies.”—Charlie Davis Before “Body and Soul” was made in 1947, most boxing films had a universal t… Mon, 23 Mar 2020
External The Set-Up is arguably the greatest boxing movie ever made “Well, that's the way it is. You're a fighter, you gotta fight.”—Bill “Stoker” Thompson The year 1947 had been a very good one for boxing fi… Wed, 04 Mar 2020
