Norm Frauenheim
Lamont Roach looking to knockout a double draw
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS — Bear Bryant, who is to college football what Elvis is to rock-and roll, once said a tie is like...
Center Stage: Spence-Tszyu in a fight for answers on a busy...
By Norm Frauenheim
Boxing, often said to be on the fringe, will be there and just about everywhere else this weekend with fights across the...
Fight For Relevance: Spence says Tszyu doesn’t “matter”
By Norm Frauenheim
Errol Spence Jr. arrived in Sydney to a friendly welcome this week despite mounting hostility before opening bell against Tim Tszyu, who...
State of the Game: Boxing’s day of dueling news
By Norm Frauenheim
In a rare show of unity in boxing’s balkanized state, an alliance of promoters and a streaming service staged a news conference,...
Errol Spence a virtual no-show in build-up for Tszyu
By Norm Frauenheim
Errol Spence Jr., unseen in the ring since his devastating loss to Terence Crawford nearly three years ago, goes Down Under in...
Deepening doubts about Mayweather-Pacquiao encore
By Norm Frauenheim
Manny Pacquiao versus-Floyd Mayweather Jr.? Did anyone really want to see it all over again?
Didn’t think so.
The good news is that it...
Save Joshua-Fury from going the way of the London Bridge
By Norm Frauenheim
Speculation continues to circulate that the long-awaited Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua fight, projected for November, will land in the United States instead of...
Bam Rodriguez Knocks Out Vargas in 6 to Vapture Bantamweight tit.
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez added a third division title with his sixth round knockout of Antonio Vargas Saturday, yet his career...
Bam Rodriguez replaces belts with a new challenge
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has formally said goodbye to superfly, all in a quest for the challenges he hopes will...
Bam Rodriguez replaces belts with a new challenge
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has formally said goodbye to superfly, all in a quest for the challenges he hopes will...
Statement Season: Bivol delivers, Bam is next
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s beginning to feel as though boxing has entered a statement season, as in delivering one.
Dmitry Bivol delivered last Saturday, beating an...
Bivol-Eifert: Benavidez seeks new answers, hears old questions
By Norm Frauenheim
It looks as if hints to David Benavidez’ immediate future will play out Saturday with light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol’s comeback from back surgery against...
On Any Scale: No risk too big for Benavidez
By Norm Frauenheim
David Benavidez has gone upscale and now looks down scale, all in search of belts that add up to undisputed.
On any scale,...
Bam Rodriguez back to where it all started
By Norm Frauenheim
Home can be just about anywhere, especially if it only includes a couple of stools and is surrounded by ropes.
What can go...
David Benavidez’ fight is just beginning
By Norm Frauenheim
David Benavidez’ rocket-ride to stardom with a beatdown of Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez makes him a consensus top five pound-for-pound contender and the...
Benavidez celebrates Cinco de Mayo, knocks out Zurdo
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS --David Benavidez promised dominance. He promised to seize a Cinco de May torch that has belonged to Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar De La...
Benavidez-Zurdo: Benavidez looking to cast out old doubts
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – For the first time ever, David Benavidez is looking up to look into an opponent’s eyes.
It’s an unfamiliar sight,...
Crown Prince: David Benavidez fighting to be next in line for...
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – Cinco De Mayo has its own boxing history, a lively legacy that starts with Julio Cesar Chavez in a...
Benavidez commanding the stage in a bid to prove he can...
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – David Benavidez is bigger than ever, both on the scale and the stage.
He commands a room with energy and...
Change or Control? Rewritten Ali Act sparks debate before empty Senate...
By Norm Frauenheim
The witnesses outnumbered the Senators
Only three of the 28 members of the Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee showed up for a hearing that...
Cinco de Mayo: A Monster date
By Norm Frauenheim
Cinco de Mayo, known for history in one century and hangovers in this one, goes global in a couple of weeks with...
Lessons and Legacy: Lots of both at stake for Zayas and...
By Norm Frauenheim
Youth defines Xander Zayas and will continue to do so through at least his challenging date against Jaron “Boots” Ennis in an...
Is Mayweather-Pacquiao 2 real? The ticket sales are
By Norm Frauenheim
Floyd Mayweather cast doubt last Saturday on whether his September 19 sequel with Manny Pacquiao will be documented as a real fight...
Thurman promises he can make history, bring down Fundora
By Norm Frauenheim
Keith Thurman promises history. A lot of people think he already is.
There’s a challenge in that, one that offers Thurman the motivation...
Top Rank stages Comeback of the Year with DAZN deal
By Norm Frauenheim
There are questions. Optimism, too. Mostly, there’s relief that Top Rank’s 60-years of expertise in the promotion and development of fighters is...
Navarrete back, facing a reborn future and double-edged decision
By Norm Frauenheim
Reborn Emanuel Navarrete fought his way back from the edge of retirement and now looks at a restored future that starts with...
Moving On Up: Benavidez weighing in on his many options
By Norm Fraueneim
David Benavidez, once branded as a weight bully, now looks up-and-down the scale and sees only options.
Bullies are sometimes hostages, too, trapped...
Navarrete busts up Nunez, wins unified title
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. --The blood poured into a right eye. A swelling bruise began to close the left eye. Only the end was...
Navarrete-Nunez: A passport to Mexican fame
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. – For a while, the only thing separating Emanuel Navarrete and Eduardo Nunez was a valid passport. Now, even that’s...
Navarrete’s AZ arrival for Nunez fight delayed by lost passport
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Emanuel Navarrete missed a news conference Thursday for a fight for a unified junior-lightweight title Saturday against emerging fellow-Mexican Eduardo...
Mayday: Benavidez fighting to put his name alongside Cinco de Mayo...
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – Belts and acronyms are at stake, but a date matters the most to David Benavidez’ in his upscale move...
Ryan Garcia scores dominant decision over Barrios
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS --For one night, there were no doubts about Ryan Garcia.
He eliminated them with a disciplined, thorough decision over Mario Barrios...
Garcia, Barrios make weight on a day when Mayweather makes plans
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – The weigh-in was staged on a day when nothing else was.
Ryan Garcia, known to miss weight, was a half-pound...
Ryan Garcia looks calm, promises storm in pursuit of Barrios’ title
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – Ryan Garcia came in from the storm.
He didn’t exactly leave it behind. He never does. But on a rare...
Who’s Fooling Who? Garcia and Barrios fighting for an answer
By Norm Frauenheim
From outrage to silly, Ryan Garcia’s many sides have shown up on either side of the ropes and lots of other places.
There...
