Norm Frauenheim
Wilder scores a surprising decision for a heavyweight belt
LAS VEGAS – A lot was promised. Return to Glory, the ads said. The glory will have to wait. But there was a...
No Cotto-Canelo: May 2 fight is off the table
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LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez still plans to fight on May 2, but it looks as if he won’t be fighting...
Wilder and Stiverne in a fight to prove there’s still life...
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – The heavyweights undergo more study than a species near extinction. That means everybody has a theory or maybe...
King of the Podium: Don King back in his element at...
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS -- At times, it was bizarre. At times, downright goofy. It was also long-winded, sometimes dull. Yet, it was also...
GGG Rx: Golovkin is the relief to boxing’s never-never land
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Gennady Golovkin’s stop in Los Angeles Wednesday at the end of an international tour for his Feb. 21 bout with Martin Murray...
A few wishes for a New Year
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The New Year gets a quick start, which is another way of saying there’s an early chance to forget about...
A forgettable 2014 ends amid hopes for a better year
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s a year that will be remembered for what didn’t happen. There was still no Manny Pacquaio-Floyd Mayweather Jr., despite the...
Prospects end 2014 in Phoenix with hopes for wins that set...
An old year ends Saturday night at Celebrity Theatre with prospects thinking about next year and a heavyweight champion hoping to...
Scorecard controversy leaves no argument about Benavidez’ career
By Norm Frauenheim
Controversial decisions and interim titles are little bit like scars. If you haven’t got at least one of them, it’s time for...
Bradley, Chaves fight to a controversial draw
LAS VEGAS – A draw?
Timothy Bradley didn’t see it, not from a left eye that was nearly swollen shut...
Victor Ortiz back with quick TKO and quip
LAS VEGAS -- Victor Ortiz is man with many resumes. Movie roles are on one. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is on the other.
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Unlike the Pacquiao-Mayweather riddle, Keith Thurman is a real answer to...
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LAS VEGAS – Boxing’s chessboard is full of potential moves Saturday with dueling cards that include 18 bouts televised by competing...
Alexander grateful for a ring that is a refuge from the...
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS -- The ring doesn’t look like much of a refuge. Ropes contain the violence within them. Step inside at...
Final Exam: Benavidez faces one in fight to graduate to world...
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – For better or worse, Jose Benavidez Jr.‘s time as a prospect is about to end. It’s his choice. Nobody...
Two cards, one common fight for relevancy
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The arenas and networks will be different.
Nearly everything else about dueling cards on Dec. 13 shares a common theme and...
Pacquiao-Mayweather has everybody’s vote but the one it needs
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Manny Pacquiao has spoken. Freddie Roach has spoken. Bob Arum and Oscar De La Hoya have spoken. They're still speaking. We've...
Pacquiao not Algieri’s toughest challenge, says trainer
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Chris Algieri has had tougher fights than Manny Pacquaio, Algieri trainer Tim Lane said Thursday before Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach...
Iron Boy card Saturday in Phoenix
PHOENIX -- Phoenix lightweight Victor Castro (12-0, 6 KOs) is scheduled Saturday night for a six-round main event against Robert Rodriquez (7-4, 3...
A Collective Face: Fighter of the Year is the current generation...
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Sergey Kovalev's victory over Bernard Hopkins was one thing. His dominance was something else. After awhile, the benefit of hindsight will...
Encounter of Another Kind: Hopkins’ many lives get a defining challenge...
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Bernard Hopkins’ life as street thug, ex-con, Congressional witness, peace-maker, fighter, promoter, pundit, provocateur, butcher, baker and candlestick maker includes different...
At The Crossroads: Remembering Ali-Foreman
By Norm Frauenheim
Drivers pass the Lonnie and Muhammad Ali Pavilion Center near downtown Phoenix all the time. It’s just another building at...
Mind Games: Pacquiao’s sparring partners better than Algieri? Maybe, says Roach
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Chris Algieri is good enough to fight Manny Pacquaio, but he might not be good enough to beat some...
Double Stoppage: Golovkin and Walters score the daily double in crushing...
CARSON, Calif. – Going ga-ga for Triple-G continued Saturday in Gennady Golovkin’s campaign to discard the most-avoided title for a shot at Miguel Cotto...
Heavy Price: Overweight Rubio pays $100,000 for 1.8 pounds
By Norm Frauenheim
CARSON, Calif. – Marco Antonio Rubio lost money instead of weight in failing to make the 160-pound limit Friday for his...
GGG: Gennady Going Global
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CARSON, Calif. -- The GGG at the belt of his waistband isn’t much of a secret anymore. But Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin’s initials...
Jermain Taylor’s paper crown includes a dangerous future
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Sad spectacles are little bit like jagged scars. They are always there, an uncomfortable reminder that real estate between the ropes is...
The old theater feels empty without Dan Goossen
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Dan Goossen's death this week is a reminder that boxing survives because of the characters who have always understood that theater...
Game-Changing Day: Canelo celebrates, Mayweather squirms
By Norm Frauenheim
Canelo Alvarez's jump to HBO from Showtime isn't surprising. He follows Bernard Hopkins, who took the first step in a move...
New Phoenix promotional company set for debut
Ben Miranda Boxing Promotions will make its Arizona debut Friday night with a card scheduled for seven bouts at the Phoenix Convention...
Ponomarev scores many-sided decision over Rivera
PHOENIX -- He is a man of many faces. A baby face. A face of intimidation. He's man of many styles. Left-handed and...
Lomachenko stops in Phoenix before training at Robert Garcia’s gym for...
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PHOENIX -- Vasyl Lomachenko’s pro resume hasn’t quite caught up with his passport. But give him time. The resume was stamped with...
Splitsville: Mayweather long on drama and short on promises
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. is boxing’s undisputed Drama Diva.
The latest from The Money Team’s long-running soap...
Ex-Olympians and Mosley’s son set for Phoenix card Saturday night
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Top Rank’s attempt to resurrect a dormant Phoenix market continues Saturday night in a partnership with Iron Boy Promotions in a...
Mayweather stays unbeaten, keeps his fingers and re-ignites talk about Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. kept alive his pursuit of an unbeaten legacy. Kept his fingers, too.
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De La Hoya promises major cards in Vegas that could conflict...
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LAS VEGAS – Oscar De La Hoya got a key to the city Saturday and promised major cards in Vegas around each...
