The one-and-only Roy Levesta Jones Jr., aka Superman, marks another journey around the sun today and no, we didn’t forget. Admirers of the uber-talented boxer who defeated such ...
On January 16, 2021 / By Lee WylieYesterday the late, great Pernell Whitaker would have turned 57, but he was taken from us in 2019, far too soon, but boxing will never forget his talent and ...
On January 3, 2021 / By Neil CraneMy earliest memory of boxing is a poster for Mike Tyson vs Michael Spinks from back in 1988, the big heavyweight superfight that lasted exactly 91 seconds. The poster ...
On December 28, 2020 / By Joshua IsardOn December 13, 1997, Otis Grant won a unanimous decision over Ryan Rhodes to earn the WBO middleweight title. We sat down with Otis to get his recollections ...
On December 14, 2020 / By Michael CarbertFew things in all of sports are as electrifying as the one punch knockout and these are the most consequential and stunning of them all. To make the ...
On November 2, 2020 / By Robert PortisIn 1974, George Foreman reigned supreme. The previous year he had astonished the sports world with his terrifying demolition of Joe Frazier, knocking Smokin’ Joe to the canvas ...
On October 30, 2020 / By Michael CarbertBy the mid-90’s, the question was being asked by more than a few: was he the best ever? Certainly there had been no one quite like him in ...
On September 25, 2020 / By Sean CroseAs the world of sports and live entertainment ground to a halt this year, boxing fans endured months without any ring action at all, as some excellent scheduled ...
On August 27, 2020 / By Matt O'BrienMike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr. The former “Kid Dynamite” vs the former “Captain Hook.” Is it really going to happen? This most unlikely of comeback matches between ...
On August 19, 2020 / By Andrew RihnTwenty-two years ago, everyone knew that Roy Jones Jr. was “Superman.” Yes, he had suffered a disqualification defeat to Montell Griffin the year before, but that did nothing ...
On July 17, 2020 / By Lee WylieIt was the summer of 2000. Still drunk on the optimism of the New Millennium, the world seemed a happier, less volatile place. The social media giants that ...
On June 17, 2020 / By Matt O'BrienLike so many ring greats, Roy Jones Jr. found it very hard to say goodbye to boxing, fighting on long after it was obvious to all that his ...
On April 25, 2020 / By Jamie RebnerWhen James J. Jeffries, heavyweight champion of the world, retired undefeated in 1905, few were in any doubt that they had just seen the greatest heavyweight fighter of ...
On February 13, 2020 / By Laurence ThompsonTalent is an almost indefinable quality. You can spot it in a prodigious young athlete, but at the same time it’s difficult to define precisely what it is. ...
On January 23, 2020 / By Ronnie McCluskeyThere’s confident, and then there’s cocky, the former being expected of any prizefighter with the guts to step into the ring, but the latter taking confidence and turning ...
On December 17, 2019 / By Neil CraneOtis “Magic” Grant is more than a former world champion boxer, much more than one of Canada’s most successful athletes. As an amateur, he won provincial and national ...
On November 2, 2019 / By Michael CarbertAll intentional fouls or blindside hits are cheap, but for this list we define a “cheap shot,” also known as a “sucker punch,” as a blow rendered when ...
On October 13, 2019 / By Robert PortisAt this point it’s anybody’s guess how much longer ring legend Manny Pacquiao will continue boxing, but what is known is that the Pacman scored a huge win ...
On July 21, 2019 / By Rafael GarcíaContinuing our infrequent rankings of the all-time greatest boxers in each of the original eight weight classes, we offer our third installment in the series. We started with ...
On July 8, 2019 / By Michael CarbertSpeaking for fans of a certain vintage, we all have a special set of boxers, the ones that forged our love for the sport, the ones on those ...
On April 29, 2019 / By Matt O'BrienEveryone loves a successful sports comeback and on August 4th, in more than one way, that’s exactly what we’re going to see. In fact, that particular date has ...
On July 20, 2018 / By Michael CarbertSince inception, the relationship between television and boxing has been bittersweet. Back in the 1950s A. J. Liebling, journalistic star for The New Yorker and boxing writer extraordinaire, ...
On May 3, 2018 / By Rafael GarcíaTo state the obvious, fight fans have always been attracted to thunderous power punchers. The sheer violence of a sudden, dramatic knockout is a major part of boxing’s ...
On March 13, 2018 / By Jamie RebnerThe other week saw one of the most compelling match-ups boxing has to offer finally happen: “Supremacy” — Gennady Golovkin vs Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. The significance of this ...
On September 25, 2017 / By Matt O'BrienSuffering from uncertainty about your lead shoulder feint? Having trouble with your distance management or footwork? Are tactical concerns regarding your favorite fighter keeping you up at night? ...
On May 19, 2017 / By Lee WylieSome notable matches went down this past weekend, so let’s do our usual wrap-up of the major boxing action. First up, Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford journeyed to ...
On February 19, 2017 / By Robert PortisKnockout of the Year Nominations: Julius Indongo KO1 Eduard Troyanovsky Thomas Williams Jr. KO2 Edwin Rodriguez Jason Sosa TKO11 Javier Fortuna Adonis Stevenson KO4 Thomas Williams Jr. Joe ...
On January 7, 2017 / By Robert PortisCanadian welterweight champion Steve ‘The Dragon’ Claggett routed previously undefeated Emmanuel Robles, last night as seen live on CBS Sports. It was the main event of Roy Jones ...
On September 10, 2016 / By Fight Fan.comWhat do you think of when you hear the words “Olympic boxing”? Maybe you recall a young Cassius Clay or Joe Frazier showing off their gold medals? Or ...
On August 18, 2016 / By Robert PortisIt’s stating the obvious to note that boxing is the most brutal and unforgiving of all sports, but knowing this did not mitigate the sadness of seeing a ...
On January 3, 2016 / By Robert Portis“Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.”
– George Foreman
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