Norm Frauenheim
WBC strips belt, Crawford counters
By Norm Frauenheim
Boxing, unruly and unrepentant, is erupting all over again with Terence Crawford’s shotgun-like blast of insults in a social-media counter to the...
David Benavidez wants to put his face on a vacant day
By Norm Frauenheim
David Benavidez, who made more news after the Anthony Yarde fight than he did during it, is seizing the day.
Canelo’s day.
In a...
Quiet Man: Bam Rodriguez, a dad with more to fight for
By Norm Frauenheim
Jesse Rodriguez stands out for what he doesn’t do in a business otherwise full of gasbags and so-called influencers who pontificate more...
Face of new generation is starting to look like David Benavidez
By Norm Frauenheim
Boxing gets a head start on a New Year next Saturday with a card in Riyadh loaded with potential to set the...
Victor Conte’s influence impossible to ignore
By Norm Frauenheim
From the batter’s box to the finish line to the ring, there’s been a lot of good, bad and ugly over the...
Pacquiao-Mayweather 2 won’t rewrite history
By Norm Frauenheim
Only boxing is killing boxing. It’s an old line, yet
relevant as ever this week with news of talk about a Floyd Mayweather-Manny...
Boxing Politics: Endorsement but no enforcement
By Norm Frauenheim
Boxing regulation, like colossal shrimp, is often a classic oxymoron, two words aligned yet always in conflict. After all, boxing is at...
Coming back? Fury always is
By Norm Frauenheim
Just when it looked as if boxing was facing only questions about shifting politics amid uncertainty over whether familiar faces are moving...
Beyond Canelo: David Benavidez going up scale for good
By Norm Frauenheim
David Benavidez, who is moving up the scale in weight and prominence, didn’t surprise anybody this week when he said he would...
Canelo set for elbow surgery that also might repair his chances...
By Norm Frauenheim
Unintended consequences, or at least attention and speculation, have been there for Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez in the wake of their...
Omaha gives Crawford a key to the city, then holds him...
By Norm Frauenheim
Terence Crawford’s celebration of a career-long fight for respect took a crazy turn when Omaha honored him with a parade Saturday and...
Legacy or Encore: What’s next for Terence Crawford?
By Norm Frauenheim
A performance that reminds us why boxing was once called The Sweet Science screams for an encore.
In the days after Terence Crawford...
Crawford makes history, takes down Canelo for third undisputed title
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – There was no blood. There were no knockdowns. There was only Terence Crawford.
Crawford’s dance, as brilliant as it...
Canelo-Crawford: Huge crowd turns ceremonial weigh-in into a celebration
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – It was called ceremonial. But a huge, roaring crowd called for it to be known as something else.
Something more.
Much...
Canelo-Crawford: Lots of talk, but roles stay the same
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – First, there was Terence Crawford, dressed in a white top and a friendly smile.
Then, there was Canelo Alvarez, his...
Forgotten Fight: Inoue-Akhmadaliev fighting to be heard
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s in Japan. But it might as well be on Jupiter. It’s the forgotten fight, shoved off stage and out-of-mind by attention...
Pressure On: Canelo, Crawford fighting to be the face of their...
By Norm Frauenheim
Pressure is for tires, Hall of Fame pundit Charles Barkley once said famously.
A couple of weeks before opening bell, however, there’s more...
Paul-Tank: An off-the-scale exhibition
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Jake Paul announced another show this week on Don King’s birthday.
Presumably, it was a coincidence. It was also appropriate, or perhaps...
David Benavidez: Ready to escape the waiting room
By Norm Frauenheim
David Benavidez has moved up the scale and into the pound-for-pound ratings, both marks of progress that say that bigger stardom is...
Bam: Next step up about to open up for Jesse Rodriguez
By Norm Frauenheim
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez’ rocket-like rise in the pound-for-pound debate and overall name recognition comes with a lot of risk, including the inevitable...
Canelo-Crawford: A fight turning into an event
By Norm Frauenheim
Netflix and Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium are sure signs that Canelo Alvarez-versus-Terence Crawford is transforming itself into an event, bigger than just...
Pacquiao, Usyk, Bam: A three-sided look at the state of the...
By Norm Frauenheim
Yesterday, today and tomorrow played out on a three-sided weekend last Saturday that summed up what boxing has been, is now and...
Pacquiao and Barrios fight to controversial draw
LAS VEGAS --The chants were back.
But Manny Pacquiao wasn't, at least not in the eyes of three judges.
The 46-year-old Pacquiao, who seemed to defy middle-age and...
A Flag For The Ages? Pacquiao hopes to wave it against...
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao stepped off a scale and looked up toward a corner high above the floor at the MGM...
Blood Sport 2? Tszyu-Fundora set for rematch on Pacquiao-Barrios card
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS — Tim Tszyu saw why boxing is called bloodsport. He saw a lot it. All his.
His craft — the inescapable...
Pacquiao coming back in risky attempt to beat time to the...
By Norm Frauenheim
Manny Pacquiao has never faced a risk he’s feared. He came to Los Angeles, then an emerging little guy yet mostly unknown...
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s arrest leaves lots of questions
By Norm Frauenheim
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s arrest on charges of being in the United States illegally just days after a loss to Jake Paul...
Deontay Wilder in a fight to restore his identity
By Norm Frauenheim
Deontay Wilder, another example of how heavyweight power frightens and fascinates, will attempt to ensure fans and mostly himself that his defining right...
Phoenix trainer Willy Borchert gone, but his legacy lives on
By Norm Frauenheim
Willy Borchert, an electrician from nine-to-five and a trainer all the time, was a builder. He built a gym. He built fighters....
Location, Location, Location: Canelo-Crawford trying to move on to Vegas’ biggest...
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s on the calendar. It’s on the Netflix schedule. It’s on our mind and in our conversations.
Canelo Álvarez-Terence Crawford is everywhere...
Conflict In The Ring and Out: Vasiliy Lomachenko retires
By Norm Frauenheim
Vasiliy Lomachenko, complicated and gifted, announced on Thursday what many had expected months ago. He retired.
Age was a factor. He’s 37. Injuries, including...
Slap 2: Plant, Charlo taking the first step toward a sequel
By Norm Frauenheim
It wouldn’t exactly be a rematch. Let’s just call it a sequel, Slap 2.
It’s been all but inevitable ever since Caleb Plant slapped Jermall...
Staying Relevant: Bam Rodriguez back on the job
By Norm Frauenheim
Staying busy and staying relevant are a couple of fundamentals, both of which will be at the top of Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez...
Pacquiao raising inevitable questions with his second comeback
By Norm Frauenheim
Few great careers are complete without a risky comeback or two and, sure enough, 46-year-old Manny Pacquiao is poised to made a...
Inoue keeps fans in the seats and himself at the top...
By Norm Frauenheim
From weird to wow with a futile stop that was a waste of time, it was a weekend ride from gutter to...
