Norm Frauenheim
On The Clock: Thurman back against Barrios in a race to...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Time is in his nickname. But time is not on his side.
Keith Thurman, who calls himself One Time, faces...
Carlos Castro quietly moves closer to stepping into the world-class spotlight
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – It’s a noisy business. Maybe that’s why you haven’t heard much about – or from – Carlos Castro.
He’s the...
At What Price? Fury-Whyte figures to be next on the heavyweight...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Can anyone make sense of the heavyweight mess? Sorry for the stupid question. But boxing’s old flagship is awash in uncertainty and...
Canelo’s many options leave Benavidez with only frustration
By Norm Frauenheim-
Canelo Alvarez has options. David Benavidez has only frustration.
Canelo’s future has become a multiple-choice game. He was thinking about cruiserweight. Then, there...
Terence Crawford steps into the legal ring
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a lawsuit that probably shouldn’t surprise anybody. Its inevitability was evident throughout an awkward news conference a couple of months ago.
Bob...
A New Year starts a lot like the old one
By Norn Frauenheim-
Year-enders, 2021 awards and 2022 projections, were notable for one traditional category that was mostly overlooked, if not missing altogether.
There wasn’t a...
2022’s Opening Bell: A look at what could be waiting
By Norm Frauenheim-
Predictions, like glass jaws, are fragile. Hangovers from a New Year’s Eve party last longer.
The best resolution: Resolve to never make another...
Postponement Pandemic: Goodbye and good riddance to 2021, but first a...
By Norm Fraienheim-
Another year ends the same way the last one did. Good riddance. At least, the approaching New Year can’t be postponed. It...
Olympic boxing fights to get off the endangered list
By Norm Frauenheim-
Olympic boxing is about to become what it has been known for making.
History.
At least, it sounds as if it’s closer to Olympic...
Lomachenko looks at defeat and sees a comeback
By Norm Frauenheim-
With apologies to Floyd Mayweather Jr., Andre Ward and few others, defeat is a little bit like a scar. It’s hard to...
Delusional: George Kambosos said it all
By Norm Frauenheim -
It’s appropriate that the lightweight division and much of boxing have been turned upside-down, which is another way of saying...
Crawford back in the debate, but Canelo still has all the...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Terence Crawford put the debate back into the pound-for-pound campaign. But there’s no argument about pay-per-view. Canelo Alvarez owns it. Almost monopolizes...
Shawn Porter Announces Retirement after Loss to Crawford
LAS VEGAS -- Shawn Porter announced Saturday that will retire during the post-fight news conference following his stoppage loss to Terence Crawford for the...
Crawford wins TKO, Porter’s corner ends it in 10th round
LAS VEGAS – In the end, it was Terence Crawford’s dance floor.
He danced with his family. Danced with his mom. Maybe he danced to...
Crawford-Porter: Could close on the scale mean close on the cards?
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LAS VEGAS – Only two ounces separated them on the scale. That amounts to a couple of AA batteries, or...
Brothers-In-Arms: Crawford, Porter face each other in a fight between old...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Friends aren’t supposed to fight each other. But Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter are about to in a fight...
David Benavidez calls out Canelo after impressive TKO victory in homecoming
By Norm Frauenheim (Ringside) -
PHOENIX – There was a crowd of about 8,000. And there was an audience of one.
David Benavidez hopes he...
Fearlessly Familiar: Jose Benavidez Jr. sounds the same just days before...
By Norm Frauenheim-
PHOENIX – More than three years, 37 months and counting, have come, gone and almost been forgotten since Jose Benavidez Jr....
Canelo-Plant: On the popularity scale, Canelo wins the weigh-in
BY Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – It was part weigh-in. Part popularity contest.
Caleb Plant made the weight and – from the sound of it –...
Canelo-Plant: Expect another step forward in Canelo’s ever evolving business plan
By Norm Frauenheim -
Canelo Alvarez moves forward, forever forward. In the ring. Out of it, too.
In a twist to an old line, his...
Waiting Day: Benavidez gets new opponent after Uzcategui tests positive
By Norm Frauenheim-
David Benavidez, unbeaten and lately unlucky, waits more than wins these days.
He waited to recover from COVID. He waited to regain a...
Teenager No More: David Benavidez grown up and coming home
By Norm Frauenheim-
David Benavidez comes home in three weeks for his first fight in front of Phoenix friends and neighbors in about six-and-half years.
He’s...
Beauty and the Brawl: Fury-Wilder a classic about winning, losing and...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Classics never end. Look it up. They are timeless by definition. So, too, is Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder.
A sure sign of it is...
Meet The Press: Crawford, Porter talk about friendship, legacy and their...
LAS VEGAS – It’ a fight between friends. It’s a fight for legacy. It’s a fight for all seasons. And all the right reasons.
Finally,...
Wildly Wonderful: Fury knocks out Wilder
LAS VEGAS – It was wild. Wildly chaotic. Wildly sloppy. It careened from reckless to dangerous, from crazy to classic.
Wildly wonderful.
In the end, the...
On The Scale: Tyson Fury 277 pounds, Deontay Wilder 238
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Tyson Fury stepped onto the official scale four pounds heavier for his third fight Saturday night with Deontay Wilder...
Wilder-Fury 3: Wilder talks about change, but can he deliver one?
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Deontay Wilder, a man with many more personalities than punches, once talked about legal homicide. Now, he’s talking about...
Keeping It Simple: Beating Wilder again not rocket science, says Fury
By Norm Frauenheim -
Tyson Fury, street-corner philosopher and street-wise pugilist, has no illusions about what he does for a living.
“It’s not rocket science,’’...
Ray Beltran scheduled for comeback
By Norm Fraueheim-Ray Beltran’s fight continues, just a couple days after Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement.
Beltran (36-9-1, 22 KOs), Pacquiao’s sparring partner during the...
Usyk dressed up like a joker, but threat to Joshua is...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Oleksandr Usyk showed up a little early for Octoberfest. But there he was this week, wearing a red suit that made him...
From Triller to PBS: Boxing moves from garbage to grace with...
By Norm Frauenheim-
Last week, it was Triller. This week, it’s PBS.
It’s hard to go from the gutter to the Ivory Tower, but boxing knows...
Still much to prove, but Oscar Valdez Jr. eases the burden...
TUCSON ---He stepped into the ring with lots to prove. He stepped out of it with lots to prove.
But Oscar Valdez Jr.’s burden must...
Controversy off the scale, but none on it as Oscar Valdez...
By Norm Frauenheim-
TUCSON – Outrage is off the proverbial scale. On the real scale, it is quiet. Almost dull. Controversy magnified by multiple decibels...
Oscar Valdez Jr. begins a lonely fight to defend himself
By Norm Frauenheim-
TUCSON – Oscar Valdez Jr. is about to step into the ring a little bit like a defendant about to take the...
Don’t blame Oscar Valdez, blame the business
By Norm Frauenheim -
It looks as if Oscar Valdez won the argument. He’s expected to fight, expected to defend his junior-lightweight title on...
