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Forbes 100: It’s a different list with an expensive warning
By Norm Frauenheim-
The Forbes list used to belong to Floyd Mayweather Jr., who became better known for dominating the money ranks than the pound-for-pound...
Two rounds on the heavybag hearing Barry White, May 2011
By Bart Barry-
beeenk … beeenk … beeenk
Get it swinging stiff it arm it bring the hook hard sand unsoftened heaviness heaviness dig the hook...
Money or History: Pandemic pushes Canelo to the edge of a potential dilemma
By Norm Frauenheim-
Canelo Alvarez is fighting for history. At least, he was, pre-pandemic, last November in his light-heavyweight stoppage of Sergey Kovalev. But history,...
Highschool fourballers, German vampires and vanishing defiance
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO – A curious scenario now plays in this city re COVID-19. Told they can come out their residences and resume...
What Comeback? Mike Tyson has never left the stage
By Norm Frauenheim
In case you haven’t heard or seen, Mike Tyson is coming back. That’s news, of course. But it’s strange to call his...
An interview with the quarantined boxing writer by the quarantined boxing writer
By Bart Barry-
Editor’s note: Since 2016 we’ve allowed Bart Barry to interview himself about the state of the craft once annually when he is...
FOLLOW UFC 249 LIVE
Follow all the action as it happens as Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje battle for the UFC Interim Lightweight title. The Prelims kick off...
Jimmy Glenn, Rest In Peace
By Norm Frauenheim-
Mike Tyson wants to fight four-rounders. So, does Evander Holyfield. I’ll let you figure out where that leads. The public imagination is...
Ghostwriting for Kevin Barry in West Texas
By Bart Barry-
Hotel Viejoyhermoso, San Jacinto Plaza, El Paso, Texas, on a Friday evening in June 2012
Worst scorecard I’ve seen, you, Bruce?
What were you...
History is repeating itself, maybe boxing will too
By Norm Frauenheim-
Nostalgia will survive the pandemic. So, too, will boxing, the world’s second-oldest profession.
A sure sign of boxing’s resiliency, its heartbeat, is in...
Sans boxing Saturdays: Atocha, Velazquez and Petruchio
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO – Nothing is returned to normal, not even our last catastrophe’s new normal, and it becomes more obvious the few...
Missing the chaos, dreading the emptiness
By Norm Frauenehim-
Big fight weeks are little bit like the seasons. They are on the calendar, a date to anticipate, celebrate and debate. Next...
One way to create layers in writing
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO – Ten years ago I moved here and
promptly failed an eye test for my Texas drivers license so badly the...
Winning Big at Mega Moolah Casino: The Boxing Strategy Approach
Mega Moolah Casino has become synonymous with massive winnings and thrilling casino experiences. Just as boxing matches bring excitement and unpredictability, Mega Moolah offers...
Crazy Time Casino e il Mondo del Pugilato: Una Sfida di Fortuna e Strategia
Il Crazy Time Casino ha catturato l'immaginazione degli appassionati di giochi online con la sua interfaccia vivace e le sue ruote colorate che promettono...
Essential gets lost in the ring
By Norm Frauenheim-
Pro wrestling is essential, at least it is in Florida, which apparently needed something to replace spring break and Mickey Mouse as...
What I like about that is . . . and another thing is ....
By Bart Barry--It’s an exercise we did in a coaching workshop in Boston to help coaches listen more deeply and improvise more freely with...
Defiance not enough to keep coronavirus off an island or the UFC on ESPN,...
By Norm Frauenheim-
At first, Dana White said he was going to stage the UFC’s next event on an island. Then, there was news that...
Writing for those who love to read
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO – Friday afternoon, 10 miles southeast
of here, restrictions got eased by local government and free COVID-19 testing
became much more accessible...
Another Opening Bell? Plan for one and then plan for everything else to...
By Norm Frauenheim-
There’s not much to do while trying to honor a stay-at-home order. There’s music. There’s yard-work. There’s listening to pundits and Trump’s...
Staying at Home for Leaders
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO – Frantic is the word for it. I sat on the back porch Saturday morning and watched through the yards...
No Escape: No opening bell either, but there is a place to keep right...
By Norm Frauenheim-
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- No Opening Day. No Opening Ceremony. No opening bell. I’m almost afraid to open the door. Any door.
It’s hard...
Reading in a time of quarantine
By Bart Barry
SAN ANTONIO – If writing this column in a time of
quarantine has advantages they are not immediately apparent. This city has reacted...
Plinko Meets Boxing: A Thrilling Fusion
In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of gaming, Plinko stands out as a testament to simplicity and excitement. Originating from the realm of popular...
March Madness suddenly an empty season
By Norm Frauenheim-
March Madness has taken on a new meaning. More like Sadness.
There’s been a crazy whirlwind of postponements, then cancellations. College basketball fans...
Re-viewing Fury-Wilder 2
By Bart Barry-
Initiative is the word for it.
It’s what Deontay Wilder had in the first match
and lacked in the second, the first 30 seconds...
After The Beatdown: Tyson Fury has some empathy for Deontay Wilder
By Norm Frauenheim-
Deontay Wilder is a predictable target on sociopath media these days. Anybody, which means just about everybody, with a keyboard and an...
Chocolatito City rebuilt
By Bart Barry-
Editor’s note: Chocolatito City
was a five-part series written in the doldrums of 2016.
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Saturday in Frisco, Texas, Nicaraguan Roman
“Chocolatito” Gonzalez defeated Birmingham’s Khalid...
FOLLOW GARCIA – VARGAS LIVE
Follow all the action as Mikey Garcia takes on Jessie Vargas in a welterweight showdown. The action starts at 6 PM eastern with an...
Stubborn streak takes Mikey Garcia back for another test at welterweight
By Norm Frauenheim-
Mikey Garcia has been called stubborn more than once. It’s a multi-edged adjective. There’s the good stubborn, as in the tenacious Garcia....
REVIEW: Slaughter in the Streets: When Boston Became Boxing’s Murder Capital by Don Stradley
By Kyle Kinder--
Violence and boxing are inseparable. For some fighters, the violence boxing demands is omnipresent. It already exists inside their being when they...
FOLLOW WILDER – FURY 2 LIVE FROM THE MGM GRAND
Follow all the action as Deontay Wilder defends the WBC Heavyweight Title in a much anticipated rematch. The action begins at 9 PM ET...
Arum calls Anthony Joshua a “scared” fighter
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – There been a lot of talk about what -- who -- awaits the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury winner of a...
Fury-Wilder 2: Here we go again
By Bart Barry-
“Playing to strengths delivers excellence; merely
fixing weaknesses does not.” – Paddy Upton, “The Barefoot Coach”
Saturday in Las Vegas, British heavyweight Tyson
“Gypsy King”...
FOLLOW PLANT – FEIGENBUTZ LIVE
Follow all the action as Caleb Plant defends the IBF Super Middleweight title against mandatory challenger Vincent Feigenbutz. The action begins at 8 PM...
