Norm Frauenheim
Ross is gone, but the suspicions won’t go away
LAS VEGAS -- C.J. Ross finally got one right. She quit.
News on Wednesday that Ross would not be back, at least...
Mayweather wins big according to everybody but one judge
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. did the expected. One judge didn’t.
It was brilliant. It was bizarre. It was...
The crowd weighs-in with numbers that hint at more records for...
LAS VEGAS – It was more of a scene than a weigh-in. More about the crowd than the scale.
The often...
Father Knows Best: Angel Garcia says he does
LAS VEGAS – It wouldn’t be a big fight card without a crazy dad lurking in somebody’s corner.
Angel Garcia, junior-welterweight champion Danny...
Who’s The Boss? It sounded a lot like Floyd Mayweather
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Canelo Alvarez arrived late and stayed late Wednesday at a news conference in a venue that figured...
Don’t tell Canelo he has nothing to lose
There’s a theory that Canelo Alvarez has nothing to lose on Sept. 14 in his long-awaited showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. The...
What, me worried? Mayweather isn’t and maybe Canelo should be
Canelo Alvarez keeps getting asked about how he will react to Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s trash talk. It’s a question that assumes the...
Opportunity Knocks: Mares can enhance his pound-for-pound credentials against Gonzalez
Abner Mares defies traditional categories, perhaps because he’s nimble enough to switch from one to the other quickly and sometimes seamlessly. Within a...
Thanks, but no thanks: Angel Garcia complains about a media gift...
It didn’t take long for Angel Garcia to erupt. He’s complaining to media that his son, Philadelphia junior-welterweight Danny Garcia, isn’t getting a...
Is there a next great in American heavyweights? Deontay Wilder gets...
The search for a great American heavyweight is turning into a job for archaeologists.
Maybe, Deontay Wilder can begin to drag the...
Legacy: Mayweather, Pacquiao figure to generate debate about what it is...
There may never be a Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight and there’s no reason to review, ad nauseam, all of the things that...
PED Culture: It’s no lie, Ryan Braun is an example for...
The furor over major league baseball’s suspension of Ryan – or is that Lyin’? – Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers in the never-ending and...
Matthysse-Garcia: An addition for the Mayweather-Canelo card and a plan for...
The announcement Thursday that Lucas-Matthysse and Danny Garcia will fight on the Floyd-Mayweather Jr.-Canelo Alvarez undercard on Sept. 14 is a further sign that...
Jose Benavidez, Jr., back in the gym with hopes of resuming...
Jose Benavidez, Jr., unbeaten as a junior-welterweight, is expected to test a troublesome right hand next week in sparring at a Phoenix-area gym where...
Cancellation the right thing to do for a fight town that...
PHOENIX – Kudos to Golden Boy Promotions for canceling the Canelo Alvarez-Floyd Mayweather Jr. stop on a multi-city tour last Tuesday because of the...
Golovkin fights to keep himself in position for bigger business
GGG is an acronym still searching for some definition. Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin has an unbeaten record, boxing’s best knockout ratio, Olympic silver, a good...
Heavyweight Calm: Nothing insulting about the Banks-Mitchell rematch
They may find Jimmy Hoffa before America finds another great heavyweight. It’s almost redundant to call the search futile. Yet it continues Saturday, mostly...
Adrien Broner brushes past the obvious
Adrien Broner has used his favorite theatrical prop to comb his hair and stroke his ego, but has yet employed it to brush up...
Maidana’s power prevails in TKO over Lopez
CARSON, Calif. – They collided like a couple of weather fronts. One from Argentina. The other from Riverside, Calif. Only one would be left...
At The Crossroads: Lopez, Maidana fight for relevancy
Josesito Lopez has a nickname that is a mixed blessing. He’s called the Riverside Rocky because he came from nowhere. If the nickname sticks,...
Risk-to-Reward: Mayweather has Canelo in his calculations
Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s brilliant career and shrewd mastery of the risk-to-reward ratio are no coincidence. Mayweather has put himself into history’s pound-for-pound debate and...
Risk-to-Reward: Mayweather has Canelo in his calculations
Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s brilliant career and shrewd mastery of the risk-to-reward ratio are no coincidence. Mayweather has put himself into history’s pound-for-pound debate...
Back in the Debate: Ward’s skillful snub of the WBC re-ignites...
Andre Ward kept himself in the pound-for-pound debate with smarts evident all over again this week when he trashed the World Boxing Council...
Mayweather’s spot on top of money list hinges on a projection
Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s No.1 spot on another list of highest-paid athletes is attached to a key word: Projected.
Sports Illustrated projects Mayweather to...
Canelo scores biggest win in Mayweather’s decision over Guerrero
Canelo Alvarez emerges as the biggest winner from Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s predictable and perhaps necessary victory over Robert Guerrero. Argue you all you...
Five More: Mayweather wins opening salvo in Showtime deal that points...
LAS VEGAS – It wasn’t exactly easy money. More like seed money.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. planted what he hopes will blossom into five
more Showtime fights...
No More Rehearsals: Mayweather-Guerrero fight to say it all
LAS VEGAS – It was a weigh-in noteworthy for what didn’t happen. Ruben Guerrero behaved himself. Sort of.
Expectations...
Awkward Neutrality: Manager Espinoza has both fighters, but no options to...
LAS VEGAS – Frank Espinoza isn’t from Switzerland, but the manager might wish he was in the Alpine nation known for neutrality Saturday night...
Sergio Martinez: Middleweight champ an undisputed celebrity in Argentina
In city where almost every other street seems to be named Peron or Evita, promoter Lou DiBella saw a middleweight’s name on...
Mayweather-Guerrero: A fight for grown-ups
LAS VEGAS –Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Robert Guerrero played a lot of roles on back-to-back days facing small mobs armed with cameras, cell phones,...
Jackie Robinson’s story is incomplete without a Jack Johnson pardon
Release this weekend of the film 42, Jackie Robinson’s story, is just another reason to wonder why Jack Johnson hasn’t been pardoned.
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From Carbajal to Zou Shiming: Light on the scale, heavy on...
Bob Arum is relying on a little guy, Zou Shiming, this weekend in Macau where money beckons and China’s untapped market awaits. It’s bold....
Alvarado goes from brawler to boxer in upset of Rios
LAS VEGAS – Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado promised more of the same. Sorry, Alvarado didn’t fulfill his end of the agreement. He couldn’t....
Bradley says he’s fine after undergoing concussion tests in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Timothy Bradley on Friday said physicians told him he was fine after undergoing tests for a possible concussion at the Cleveland...
All In A Brawl: Rios and Alvarado make weight and have...
LAS VEGAS – Boxing is Brandon Rios’ playground. Show him a ring. Take him to a weigh-in. Doesn’t matter. He’s like a kid at...
