Norm Frauenheim
Crawford-Spence: Trash talk gets ugly
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – Just when it sounded as if not much more could be said about Terence Crawford-versus-Errol Spence Jr., more was.
A...
Spence-Crawford: Biggest scrap in “the strap season”
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Errol Spence calls it the strap season. Maybe, it is. Suddenly, title belts count for something more than just another...
Crawford-Spence: Unlikely partners in business for bucks and blood
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It’s an unlikely partnership in an unforgiving business for blood and bucks. Maybe some legacy, too. Mostly, it’s still a...
Crawford-Spence: Dramatic differences add up to a fight too close to...
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Terence Crawford-Errol Spence Jr, a fascinating fight embedded in the public imagination for years, is generating lots of ideas about...
Crawford-Spence: Surprising deal opens the way to escalating expectations
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It’s a fight that has already exceeded expectations. Terence Crawford-Errol Spence Jr. got made. There was a deal just a...
Trevor McCumby comeback resumes Saturday night in Phoenix
By Norm Frauenheim
PHOENIX, AZ — Trevor McCumby takes the second step in a comeback Saturday night at Celebrity Theatre.
The 30-year-old McCumby hopes to pick...
Nothing New: Canelo ignores Benavidez, agrees to fight Jermall Charlo
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Last week, there was a question. Is Canelo Alvarez listening?
This week, there’s an answer.
No.
It’s a definitive no, delivered by Badou...
Market speaks, but is Canelo listening?
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It’s been a good week to be a fight fan, which is another way of saying the business is staging...
Teofimo Lopez has plenty to say, but is still searching for...
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There’s not much Teofimo Lopez won’t say these days. He’s a shock jock in a concussive business, one that has...
Benavidez-Canelo? Benavidez promoter goes public with his campaign
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Politics, boxing style, continues to surround the David Benavidez-versus-Canelo Alvarez possibility and nobody is playing that game harder than Benavidez...
Chaos Game: Crawford, Spence announce they’re next
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Chaos is boxing’s oxygen. If the last few months are a sign, the patient is breathing. Maybe even thriving.
The latest...
Devin Haney wins controversial unanimous decision
LAS VEGAS --If this was chess, TheGrandMaster got robbed.
That at least, was the verdict from an angry crowd that booed a unanimous decision handed down by three judges in...
Opening Shove: Haney pushes Lomachenko at staged weigh-in
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LAS VEGAS – Waist-high chess pieces decorate a media room that includes posters that have Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko...
Technical Masterpiece? On the chessboard, Loma-Haney looks like one
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LAS VEGAS – It was first mentioned about four years ago. It didn’t happen then. But the possibility was never...
Bivol or Benavidez? Canelo confronted by a choice between legacy or...
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It was a homecoming that produced mixed reviews and perhaps a dilemma.
The mix, some praise and lots of criticism, was...
Canelo is back with a promise to reassert his reign of...
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It’s getting hard to identify the so-called face of boxing. One week, it looks a lot like Gervonta Davis. Next...
Fight For The Ages: Tank-Garcia wins over a new generation
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It wasn’t a classic. Roberto Duran’s place as history’s greatest lightweight remains undisputed.
But it was a fight for the ages.
Ages...
Opening Salvo: Elijah Garcia ready to deliver the first pay-per-view shots
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The last time Elijah Garcia opened the show he proved to be a showstopper. He said a memorable hello to...
Tune-up or Crossroads? Questions continue to swirl about Canelo’s bout with...
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It’s called a tune-up. A long-awaited homecoming. But it’s beginning to look as if Canelo Alvarez’ fight with John Ryder...
Benavidez-Canelo? Benavidez is winning the political rounds
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For now, the David Benavidez-Canelo Alvarez possibility isn’t about boxing. It’s about politics.
The debate goes on.
And on.
It also brings to mind...
Benavidez moving up, but still not into Canelo’s immediate plans
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David Benavidez gained name recognition and some first-time recognition in pound-for-pound ratings with his victory over Caleb Plant, but he...
AZ prospect Elijah Garcia to face Zambrano on Tank-Ryan Garcia card
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Elijah Garcia, an emerging middleweight from Phoenix, will fight on the Tank Davis-Ryan Garcia card on April 22 against Kevin...
David Benavidez scores unanimous decision over Plant
LAS VEGAS - It was contentious. It was surprising. It was ugly. It wasn't everything David Benavidez thought it would be. Or promised it...
More Face-off Fury: Benavidez, Plant get into altercation after stepping off...
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LAS VEGAS -- On the scale, David Benavidez and Caleb Plant did what they had to. They made weight.
Off the scale,...
Face-off: Benavidez asked for one and got one in a tense...
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LAS VEGAS -- Nobody blinked, but David Benavidez got the face-off he wanted Thursday with Caleb Plant after the final news...
Benavidez to Plant: “Everybody I hit, I hurt.
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LAS VEGAS -- In terms of trash talk, it's all been said.
Maybe that's why David Benavidez and Caleb Plant didn't have...
Benavidez-Plant: Plenty To Prove
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The proof has been unfolding for years. First, David Benavidez had to prove it to himself. Now, he has to prove...
Tank Davis-Ryan Garcia: Waiting on potential promised by boxing’s Youngbloods
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They went coast-to-coast. They trash-talked, face-to-face, at midday in New York on Wednesday and after lunch on Thursday in Los...
Perfect Fit: 602 fits Elijah Garcia like an AZ fighter
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Elijah Garcia wears 602 on his waistband. It’s his hometown. It’s also a busy area code, a fight town that...
Statement Fight: Abel Ramos looking to make one
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For an emerging 22-year-old nephew, he’s a wise uncle. Uncle Abel. But don’t be misled. This uncle isn’t retired. And most of his wisdom...
Paul-Fury: Butchers, Bakers and Tomato Can Makers
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It’s a main event, pay-per-view, between fighters with a combined 14-0 record compiled against YouTubers, a 3-time NBA Slam Dunk...
Moving On Up: Light-heavy poised to be one of boxing’s busiest...
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It looks as if boxing is moving up and on, beyond dashed hopes for a definitive date at welterweight and...
Benavidez-Plant: Searching for an edge
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For now, it’s a fight known for its rancor. David Benavidez and Caleb Plant have been insulting each other for...
Navarrette gets off the deck to stop a surprising Liam Wilson
GLENDALE, AZ - Some Mexican history was the plan. The plan survived.
So did Emanuel Navarrete.
Navarrete was forced to come back from the edge of losing...
Arizona Commission denies license renewal for controversial Phoenix promoter
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Sweet Science Boxing Promotions of Phoenix lost its bid for a license renewal by a 2-0 vote at a meeting...
