They call boxing the cruelest sport for a number of reasons, one of them being that no matter how talented or dedicated a boxer is, his success ultimately depends
Even beyond the fact that he is an all-time great of the middleweight division, I have always regarded Marvelous Marvin Hagler as a unique and very special pugilist. A
Last month the boxing world, as it does each year, marked the anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s birth with various remembrances and tributes that recalled the incredible impact he had
An earthquake. The ground collapsing beneath one’s feet. All that is established and familiar giving way to things new and strange and frightening. We’re only human so don’t judge
Iran “The Blade” Barkley vs Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran represents a very special page in the history book of boxing. This intense and historic battle is nothing less
“We were Jews living in an Irish neighborhood. You can guess the rest. I used to fight four, five, ten times a day.” Abraham “Abe” Attell, aka “The Little
There have been few brawlers whose willingness to do whatever it took to win matched that of Oscar Nelson or Adolphus Wolgast. The careers of both Hall of Fame
It was eleven years ago today, one of the most impressive performances in the Hall of Fame career of one Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin, a dominant victory in Monte Carlo,
When Joe Cortez stopped the fight, even Haugen must have felt like things were in their right place. He took on the role of villain with Chavez, years before
No one can really pin down how the animosity began. Perhaps it was a regional rivalry, with Erik Morales hailing from the working-class region of Zona Norte, Tijuana, while
