Norm Frauenheim
On the economic map, Motown and American boxing are in the...
Symbols have been attached to the Timothy Bradley-Devon Alexander fight, so many in fact that they might outnumber the tickets sold for the junior-welterweight...
Looking for hope and finding some in an Arizona gym
PHOENIX – The calls have been coming from everywhere, from old friends and family. What the hell is wrong with Arizona?
I’m...
Blame is everywhere, even on a ballot, for no Pacquiao-Marquez rematch
As criticism of Bob Arum’s decision to go with Shane Mosley instead of Juan Manuel Marquez for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight on May 7...
A few picks, but no promises, for 2011
Predictions are a lot like contract clauses, which is to say they are hard to fulfill. They fall apart faster than Jean Pascal. So...
Say goodbye and good riddance to 2010
It will be remembered for what didn’t happen instead of what did and for a self-proclaimed face of the game seen more often in...
The unabridged Hopkins faces a last stand at adding another chapter...
A conference call with Bernard Hopkins is a lot like his career. It goes on forever, which is one way of saying he has...
Khan survives Maidana storm
LAS VEGAS – LAS VEGAS – Amir Khan’s date with stardom is still there. But for one night it had to wait. Survival got...
Khan doesn’t miss on the scale or with a pose
LAS VEGAS – He has mastered the Manny Pacquiao pose. Amir Khan looked as if he had been rehearsing it Friday at the weigh-in...
Khan has advantages, but overlooked Maidana has the power
LAS VEGAS — There is no advantage in hype, at least not at opening bell. Amir Khan has all of it. Marcos Maidana has...
Khan is called King, but Maidana will determine whether the crown...
The sun set on the British Empire long ago, but it might be rising for the UK’s newest hope at conquering the world,...
Ward: Always underestimated, still undefeated
Being underestimated is a source of frustration for some. Anger for others. Motivation for many. For Andre Ward, it’s been a career.
...
Pacquiao Sportsman and Athlete of the Year? Who else?
The Internet is atwitter with speculation about what Manny Pacquiao will do. Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Filipino politics and more,...
Pacquiao knows and now so does everybody else: The Congressman is...
ARLINGTON, Tex. – Manny Pacquiao’s congregation wore T-shirts that said it all. Say it all.
Manny Knows
Does he ever.
...
Notre Dame grad wants to add a belt to his degree
ARLINGTON, Tex. – He graduated near the top of his class at Notre Dame with a major in finance and a grade-point-average of 3.8,...
Cheato goes Creepo with viral video mocking Roach
Remember Antonio Margarito’s motivation for Manny Pacquiao? It was a fight to rehabilitate his reputation, knock out the cheato and restore his good name....
JuanMa survives tough fight as Marquez quits after eight rounds
LAS VEGAS — It wasn’t a defining moment. For the fighter known simply as JuanMa, that will have to wait. JuanMagnifico, he wasn’t.
But JuanMature...
What, JuanMa worried? Only a fool wouldn’t be
LAS VEGAS – In a gambling Mecca full of whispered tips and inside information, there’s talk that Juan Manuel Lopez is worried. Only a...
November dawns with Lopez, Marquez in a Fight of the Year...
LAS VEGAS – After a dark month that didn’t include much more than the sad spectacle of watching Shannon Briggs endure a terrible beating...
Glovegate gone as all of the talk moves into an orbit...
The irresistible story about whether Manny Pacquiao is out-of-shape, or out-of-focus, or more politician than pugilist is either setting the stage for a monumental...
Look around: There aren’t many choices, but DiBella cheers a possible...
The Super Six represents a blueprint, a plan instead of another accident on a haphazard road littered with the same old mishaps and...
Mike Jones is in the right role and in step for...
It is the indispensable medium. Bob Arum and Oscar De La Hoya need television as much as Bill O’Reilly needs to shout into the...
From fame to infamy, there’s no telling what Mike Tyson will...
The International Boxing Hall of Fame ballot is a formality. Mike Tyson is a lock for induction. Fact is, Tyson is virtually in the...
Trust in Oscar: He’s No Monopolist
Oscar De La Hoya is shortsighted, misguided or just naive, but – please – he isn’t an enemy of the free-market system in comments...
Thanks, November, for chance at a comeback
The last month has been about Floyd Mayweather Jr,’s arrest and racist rant, Ricky Hatton’s trip to rehab after looking like a drug cartel’s...
Mayweather smiles, but felony charges are no joke
The self-proclaimed face of boxing was captured last week in a booking photo. Floyd Mayweather Jr. looks as if he has a chance to...
A most offensive combo: Mayweather and Haye
Boxing and decorum have always been strangers, but even by standards of a sport without one, the last seven days have been staggering.
Within...
Klitschko fights for future shot at an enduring spot
If all the great heavyweights aren’t NFL linebackers these days, they’re fighting in Germany.
That means there aren’t many in the dinosaur...
Toney-Couture should be among The Expendables
A couple of pretty good actors are scheduled for a fight that will match them Saturday night in Boston in a mixed mess ...
Gesta puts in some overtime for 7th-round stoppage
TUCSON – No Mercy is the nickname, the message and the plan. But it would have to wait. Time was more important than a...
California denial is first step in Margarito’s Texas two-step
It was a show trial. Antonio Margarito had to show up in a procedural step that fulfilled, if not satisfied, bureaucratic protocol. The...
King is back, but hurdles, like the hair, are still there
He’s back, the good, the bad and the hair-do.
If there’s any doubt that Don King has been missed, just listen to...
Alexander is a good story trying to be great
Devon Alexander is the irresistible story that explains the battered game’s inexhaustible resiliency.
As reports of the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather talks continue to sound like...
Marquez-Diaz deliver some reality and a crowd instead of talk, just...
LAS VEGAS – In the beginning, the arena looked like a vacant warehouse. The Mandalay Bay Events Center felt empty. It didn’t stay that...
Mendy’s only victory was a trip to the hospital
LAS VEGAS – A trip to the hospital is no victory.
But that’s about all Jean Paul Mendy won in a scary moment Saturday night...
Mosley having fun and back at work
LAS VEGAS – Shane Mosley likes to play basketball when he isn’t pounding a heavy bag. He did a little bit of both a...
