Cruiserweight Doldrums
Cruiserweights are not always easy to love. They don’t quite hit like the real big men, yet their size means
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Author: Patrick Connor
Dynamic Duo: GGG & Gonzalez Triumph
One day we may actually find out what happens when Gennady Golovkin’s chin gets tested, or when someone can manage
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Fight Report: Garcia vs Guerrero
Danny Garcia knows this story already. So does boxing, for that matter. Fans again walk away from one of Garcia’s
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2015 Fight of the Year
Fight of the Year Nominations: Krzysztof Glowacki KO11 Marco Huck Lucas Matthysse MD12 Ruslan Provodnikov Sergey Kovalev TKO8 Jean Pascal
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2015 Knockout of the Year
Knockout of the Year Nominations: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez KO3 James Kirkland Randall Bailey KO7 Shusaku Fujinaka Gabriel Bracero KO1 Danny
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2015 Robbery of the Year
Robbery of the Year Nominations: Nicholas Walters D10 Jason Sosa Jean Pascal UD10 Yunieski Gonzalez Johnny Muller W10 Mateusz Masternak
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Better Than Almost: Howard Davis Jr.
The 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal almost didn’t happen. November of 1974 saw over 1,200 iron workers go on strike,
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Brian Viloria And A Daunting Task
In the summer of 1999 Brian Viloria was 18-years-old, an experienced amateur boxer, and set to fight in the finals
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Top 12 All-Time Craziest Publicity Stunts
As noble and gentlemanly as the sport of boxing can sometimes be, one of the biggest draws in pugilism tends
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Floyd, The IV And The USADA
It seems boxing fans and media have collectively developed post-traumatic stress disorder from reading about Floyd Mayweather, IV fluids, USADA
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Violent Splendor: Santa Cruz vs Mares
With Mexican Independence Day just weeks away, two fights served as timely fistic reminders of the violent splendor Mexico regularly
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Residual Effects: Mares-Santa Cruz Preview
What a difference three years can make. Leo Santa Cruz was calling for a battle against Abner Mares back in
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Stitch Duran: UFC’s Loss Boxing’s Gain
Combat sports are unique, and not solely because when a round begins two people beat each other up intentionally. That contests conclude with
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Frampton vs Gonzalez: True Grit
When on the floor looking up at a heaving maniac who has youth, physical stature and now momentum on his
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The Long Journey Back
The brutal world of pro boxing isn’t necessarily a great place for family bonds to thrive. But the history of
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Bradley vs Vargas: Prizefighter Purgatory
Whoever won between Timothy Bradley and Jessie Vargas was supposed to have walked away with a fair share of elusive
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Towards the Light: Bradley vs Vargas
“Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honor as deserving real distinction are those who
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Fight Report: Porter vs Broner
Akron, Ohio can rest easy knowing that their brood, Shawn Porter, overcame a plethora of obstacles to defeat Adrien Broner
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Broner vs Porter: The Battle For Ohio
“I was not only the coach, I was the jailer. I sat there with a baseball bat. I was only
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The Axe Man Cuts Down Another Tree
For the second week in a row, an HBO main event had its shine stolen by weight issues and ‘what
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Guerrero, PBC Show Unimpressive
In starting quickly and taking the fight straight to Robert Guerrero, welterweight Aaron Martinez surprised NBC viewers, oddsmakers and likely
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Roc Nation Head-to-Head With PBC
Nearly halfway through 2015, boxing has already seen a number of developments that may have lasting impacts on the sport.
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Will The Cobra Rush In Where Cotto Fears To Tread?
There’s room for all different styles and techniques in boxing. Not everything has to be a blood-stained brawl, or “boxing’s
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