Shadow Box
Even if it had nothing else going for it—something very far from the truth— Shadow Box by George Plimpton will forever remain
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Author: Rafael García
Punching From The Shadows
In labeling Punching from the Shadows a memoir, Glen Sharp might be selling short his autobiographical work. More than a
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Oct. 16, 1970: Olivares vs Castillo
The rivalry between Ruben Olivares and Jesus Castillo—one of the most revered in Mexican boxing lore—took place in an era when the bantamweight
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Oct. 11, 1992: Lopez vs Lin
The nickname of all-time great Mexican pugilist Ricardo Lopez is “El Finito,” which translates to “The Fine One.” Sometimes a
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I Fight For A Living
One of boxing’s most enduring tropes is that of the prizefighter who punches his way out of poverty and obscurity
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Manny Pacquiao: You Had To Be There
You’ve seen it. The photo taken when he was sixteen, standing in a corner, staring at the camera, hard to
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Gentleman Jim Speaks
Originally published in 1925, The Roar of the Crowd is an entertaining first-person account of the pugilistic glories of heavyweight
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Sept. 12, 1992: Chavez vs Camacho (Part II)
Click here to read part I of the tale of Chavez vs Camacho. With a delirious crowd awaiting the opening
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Sept. 12, 1992: Chavez vs Camacho (Part I)
The ring, like the arena that housed it, was filled to capacity. The final bell had rung and dozens of
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Top 12 Greatest ‘WTF’ Pacman Moments
At this point it’s anybody’s guess how much longer Manny Pacquiao will continue boxing, but what is known beyond a
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Sun Kil Moon: “Salvador Sanchez”
In Salvador Sanchez, singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek walks amongst men who died much too soon. Such deaths are tragic by definition,
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Aug. 6, 1970: Ramos vs Ramos
What became known as “The Night of the Ramos” happened fifty-one years ago today at the legendary Olympic Auditorium in
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Plaster of Torrance (Part Two)
Plaster of Torrance: Unwrapping the Meaning of Antonio Margarito, Part Two. Excerpted from The Bittersweet Science. There are times when
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Plaster Of Torrance (Part One)
Last week we marked the anniversary of the legendary first battle between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito. To pay further
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The Sweet Science
One of the obvious realizations upon re-reading A.J. Liebling’s The Sweet Science is that while much has changed in the
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Off The Ropes: The Ron Lyle Story
I loved it. I loved it. I loved luring a guy into throwing a punch, then landing my own right
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May 11, 1900: Jeffries vs Corbett
The first Jeffries vs Corbett clash took place in Coney Island, New York over a century ago but the storylines
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April 7, 2001: Hamed vs Barrera
“I’m here training the greatest featherweight of all time.” None other than Emanuel Steward spoke those words, three weeks before
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March 17, 1990: Chavez vs Taylor I
Few “super fights” fully live up to the expectations aroused when they are initially announced, and even rarer are the ones
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When Thunder And Lightning Struck
One of my earliest boxing-related memories happened when I was seven. On a warm Saturday night my parents took me
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Fight Report: Estrada vs Gonzalez II
The Event Saturday night in Dallas, Texas, some five thousand fight freaks defied a global pandemic to witness a super
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Gonzalez vs Estrada II: At Last
This Saturday a Texas shootout is going down between elite gunslingers, one no serious fight fan can afford to miss.
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Feb. 24, 1989: Duran vs Barkley
Iran “The Blade” Barkley vs Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran represents a very special page in the history book of
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Top 12 Greatest All-Mexican Fights
The expectations were high this past Saturday when Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez answered the bell in Las Vegas and
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The Boxing Kings
It’s a most intriguing irony that prizefighting–a brutal and exploitative enterprise baptized as “the red light district of sports” by
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No More Lights
With boxing still profoundly affected by the ongoing pandemic, we will continue to periodically revisit some of our past feature
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Jan. 29, 2005: Gatti vs Leija
As 2005 started, Arturo Gatti‘s star was once again on the rise. He had previously earned the title of “Blood
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One Night In Montreal
With boxing still profoundly affected by the ongoing pandemic, we will continue to periodically revisit some of our past feature
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Dec. 26, 1908: Burns vs Johnson
The late, great comedian Bill Hicks once quipped that the first Gulf War was not actually a “war.” Instead it was
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Pacquiao vs Marquez IV: A History of Violence
Earlier this month boxing marked the eight year anniversary of one of the most consequential prizefights of recent times, the
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