External The Best Alley Fight Companion? Sports commentator Pat Summerall once said, ?If I?m gonna fight in the alley, I want [Scott] LeDoux with me.? Known as ?The Fighting Frenchm… Wed, 11 Sep 2019
External Hughie Fury vs. Alexander Povetkin: At the Crossroads Hughie Fury vs Alexander Povetkin will be on the undercard of the Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Luke Campbell world lightweight title fight on Augus… Wed, 21 Aug 2019
External Ruiz vs. Joshua: Enough is Enough; Let?s Get it On Ruiz vs. Joshua: Enough is Enough; Let?s Get it On In October of 1974, when Muhammad Ali was in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic… Sat, 17 Aug 2019
External The Pendulum of Guilt Wobbles and Then Steadies Not since that sweltering night at Madison Square Garden on June 16, 1983 when veteran referee Ernesto Magana suffered decision paralysis an… Sat, 03 Aug 2019
External Holly Holm?s Last Hurrah? There are rumors that a fight between unified world lightweight champion Katie Taylor and former boxer Holly Holm might be in the works. As … Sat, 13 Jul 2019
External Where Will Boxing Be 10 Years from Today? A New TSS Quarterly Survey The question for the third quarterly survey of 2019 was ?Where do you see the sport/business of boxing 10 years from now?? Thirty-six noted … Wed, 03 Jul 2019
External How to Recognize a Modern Boxing Aficionado If someone is wildly passionate about boxing and has followed it for years, he or she just might be an aficionado; that is, an enthusiast, a… Fri, 28 Jun 2019
External The Gypsy King: Enjoy Him While You Can Tyson Fury ?The Gypsy King? possesses a sharp Irish wit. True, he?s putting everybody on half the time, but that?s what blarney is all about… Wed, 19 Jun 2019
External Adam Kownacki and Chris Arreola Go to War in Brooklyn How do you say ?Fun Fight?? How do you say ?don?t miss it?? How do you say excitement? How about Kownacki vs. Arreola at Barclays Center on … Sun, 09 Jun 2019
External The Day a Cherry Pick Went All Wrong for a Celebrated Champion With a record of 91-5-2, it will be difficult to keep Thai flyweight Pongsaklek Wonjongkam out of the Boxing Hall of Fame when his time fina… Thu, 06 Jun 2019
External Jim Gray, To His Discredit, is Too Often ?The Story? Showtime?s widely-connected Jim Gray is the ultimate networker, insider, and friend to the stars (from Jack Nicholson to Kobe Bryant to LeBr… Thu, 23 May 2019
External Should Deontay Wilder Hire a PR Consultant? Tyson Fury became an instant hero to many (this writer included) when he donated his considerable earnings from the Deontay Wilder fight to … Thu, 02 May 2019
External Gervonta vs. Shakur: Street Fight or Boxing? Gervonta ?Tank? Davis ? out of Baltimore ? is a fan-friendly, undefeated (21-0, 20 KOs), two-time super featherweight champion. An all-actio… Mon, 22 Apr 2019
External Can David Lemieux Carry His Power as he Moves Up in Weight? The hard punching and ultra-exciting David Lemieux has been boxing since he was nine years old and one could say that his entire life has be… Tue, 16 Apr 2019
External Forty-six Boxing Notables Wax Nostalgic in the Latest TSS Survey Welcome to the second TSS Quarterly Survey of 2019. Our survey question this time was ?If you could have a ringside seat to any boxing event… Thu, 28 Mar 2019
External Retirement Benefits for ex-Boxers: It?s Past Time to make it Happen Professional basketball players, baseball players, football players, hockey players, and even soccer players all have negotiated benefit pac… Fri, 08 Mar 2019
External A Logbook of Boxers Behaving Badly?Really, Really Badly! This isn?t about a fighter biting off part of his opponent?s ear, nor is it about saying, ?no mas.? Those incidents have been well-vetted. T… Thu, 21 Feb 2019
External Winning but Losing: Illustrations from the Flip Side ?Losing but Winning? was the title of one of my most recent TSS stories. The theme was that sometimes a fighter loses but leaves the ring mo… Wed, 13 Feb 2019
External Losing But Winning Joey LaMotta once told his brother Jake, ?You win, you win. You lose, you still win.? He was alluding to Jake?s next fight against inept Bil… Tue, 05 Feb 2019
External Who Should Oleksandr Usyk Fight Next? Ukrainian sensation Oleksandr Usyk has done everything possible to dominate the cruiserweight division and unite the four title belts. In so… Tue, 08 Jan 2019
