External It Happened! Broadcasting great Jim Lampley makes his ringside return There seems to be this asinine argument, in basketball, about who is the face of the league? Is it LeBron, Luka, Nikola, SGA or … who cares?… Sun, 04 May 2025
External Jim Lampley, the longtime voice of boxing on HBO, is still finding ways to talk about the Sweet Science “It still lingers,” declares Jim Lampley, boxing’s best out-of-work play-by-play man about the hurt he feels when he talks about HBO Sports … Sun, 14 Apr 2024
External Irish southpaw ‘King’ Callum Walsh doesn’t like to watch boxing he just likes to fight A fighter’s job is to fight. Plain and simple. Sometimes he fights the best, other times, not so much. “King” Callum Walsh, from Cork, Irela… Sun, 05 Nov 2023
External Spence vs. Crawford is the fight of a generation What comes first for the pro athlete – Legacy or Brand? Your brand can bring you millions of fans and endorsement dollars, but until you do … Sat, 29 Jul 2023
External Oscar De La Hoya on upcoming ‘The Golden Boy’ documentary: ‘It’s almost like therapy’ He was one of the world’s most famous athletes. Handsome, talented, rich. He made over $200 million during his career. Captured eleven world… Sun, 23 Jul 2023
External Legendary sports writer Jerry Izenberg looks back at his 70-year journey in the business It was the fight of the (previous) century. And the great white hope was victorious which seemed odd since the winner was a man of color. He… Mon, 17 Jul 2023
External Gennadiy Golovkin is ready to finally put Canelo Alvarez down in trilogy conclusion The old lion naps under a tree, avoiding the midday heat. The King sports the visible scars of his reign. Cuts on his nose, missing fur, a m… Sun, 11 Sep 2022
External Former women’s boxing champ Christy Martin, shot and stabbed by ex-husband, is a battle-scarred survivor Christy Martin was literally the face of women’s boxing. She was and still is the only woman boxer to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated … Tue, 14 Jun 2022
External Hall of Fame inductee Lou DiBella has something to say to boxing For Brooklyn born and Sea Cliff, Long Island resident Lou DiBella, the Sweet Science has brought him full circle. From VP of HBO Sports when… Tue, 14 Jun 2022
External Manny Pacquiao fights on in the eternal twilight of his career This is how screwy boxing has become. In Manny Pacquiao’s last fight in July 2020, he decisioned undefeated WBA “Super” welterweight boss Ke… Sat, 21 Aug 2021
External The ‘Kings’ still rule: Hagler, Hearns, Leonard and Duran come to Showtime Imagine if you could go back in time and have a front row seat to watch Picasso draw, Jackson Pollack splat or Julia Childs prep a roast. Sh… Tue, 01 Jun 2021
External ‘Macho’ documentary is timely, but not pretty “I’m a champ, but a junkie first.” Hector “Macho” Camacho to friend Rudy Gonzalez If you are old enough to remember a group of grown men yel… Sun, 06 Dec 2020
External The ?Miracle Man? wants one more: Brooklyn?s Daniel Jacobs, after beating cancer, aims to take down Canelo When young athletes fantasize about themselves, they imagine the bottom of the ninth home run, the diving catch in the end zone or swishing … Sun, 28 Apr 2019
External Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor: You can't pay me to watch this 'fight' ?The worst mismatch in boxing history.? That quote could easily be attached to the next Saturday?s ?bout? between all-time great boxer Floyd… Sun, 20 Aug 2017
