External Zuffa Boxing says it will save the sport – but the fine print shows that fighters may pay the price Dana White has promised boxers a new deal. But the deal he’s offering looks worse than the old one. Will Congress give Zuffa the power to do… Thu, 29 Jan 2026
External Inside Canelo v Crawford and the Saudi-TKO plan to dominate boxing Large egos and competing interests were on display in Las Vegas during fight week. At times it seemed two of the few players of note who wer… Sat, 20 Sep 2025
External A night of high-profile sparring turned into something resembling Fight Club. What went wrong? A recent boxing showcase in Brooklyn promised opportunity. But it exposed fighters to unnecessary risk in front of an enthusiastic crowd and… Mon, 11 Aug 2025
External The George Foreman I knew was generous, kind and determined to set an example George Foreman died on Friday at the much‑too‑young age of 76. His aura of strength was such that there were times when it seemed as though … Sat, 29 Mar 2025
External The Hauser Report: Ryan Garcia and the New York State Athletic Commission On June 20, the New York State Athletic Commission announced that it had reached a settlement with Ryan Garcia. Garcia defeated Devin Haney … Mon, 24 Jun 2024
External The Hauser Report: Jim Lampley and Bob Sheridan Two of boxing’s greatest blow-by-blow commentators were in the news last week. On Saturday night, Jim Lampley returned to the sweet science … Mon, 02 Oct 2023
External What's Happening With DAZN? - Part Two Bill King is a senior writer for Sports Business Journal and has honed his journalistic skills over the course of three decades. He's more t… Mon, 06 Jan 2020
External What's Happening With DAZN? - Part One On May 10, 2018, Eddie Hearn (managing director of Matchroom Boxing) and Simon Denyer (CEO of what was then Perform Group) announced a joint… Sun, 05 Jan 2020
External Boxing industry welterweight poll dead even: A plea for Spence-Crawford NOW For the past eight years, this writer has administered polls in various weight divisions. The concept behind the polls is to take the leadin… Thu, 26 Jul 2018
External Vasyl Lomachenko and the Lure of History Boxing fans want to believe that they?re watching greatness. And today?s omnipresent hype machine feeds that desire. ?History isn?t what it … Tue, 15 May 2018
External The Hauser Report: St. Patrick?s Day at Madison Square Garden Some observations on the St. Patrick?s Day fight card promoted by Top Rank. Irish Olympian Michael Conlan (the only Irishman on the card) wa… Mon, 19 Mar 2018
External Canelo vs. Golovkin: Great expectations Sports have international appeal. Fans want to see the best athletes in the world compete against one another regardless of where they come … Mon, 25 Sep 2017
External The Hauser Report: Top Rank ? ESPN ? Lomachenko ? Crawford THE HAUSER REPORT: Three years ago, the eyes of boxing were on Premier Boxing Champions and what Al Haymon was (or wasn?t) going to do. Now … Mon, 21 Aug 2017
External Mayweather-McGregor: Part I ? The Sting Hall of Fame matchmaker Bruce Trampler was reminiscing recently about a meeting with Al Haymon that took place at Top Rank years ago. Floyd … Mon, 31 Jul 2017
External Age, Bad Judging, and Jeff Horn Beat Manny Pacquiao THE HAUSER REPORT ? On Sunday, July 2 (Saturday night in the United States), Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn met in the ring at Suncorp Stadium… Tue, 04 Jul 2017
External The Hauser Report: The Best and Worst of Boxing Saturday, May 20, saw a six-hour window with multiple fights on HBO and Showtime, five of which were notable for varying reasons. First up, … Mon, 22 May 2017
External The Hauser Report: Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr THE HAUSER REPORT: Boxing is on the ropes in the United States. Self-inflicted wounds coupled with external forces have made it a niche spor… Tue, 09 May 2017
External Golovkin-Jacobs: A Bigger ?Drama Show? Than Expected GOLOVKIN-JACOBS ? On March 18, Gennady Golovkin and Danny Jacobs met in the ring at Madison Square Garden in a middleweight title-unificatio… Wed, 22 Mar 2017
External Keith Thurman: ?If You Can Beat Me, Beat Me? THURMAN VS. GARCIA, BEFORE AND AFTER ? On March 4, Showtime Championship Boxing on CBS featured the highly-anticipated WBC-WBA welterweight … Tue, 07 Mar 2017
External NYSAC Under Fire: The federal government steps in, Part II As I wrote earlier this year, the administration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has in some ways been a model of effective governance. Ot… Tue, 09 Aug 2016
