TOP RANK BOXING — This has been a year of milestones for the indefatigable Bob Arum. In March, the Top Rank honcho celebrated his 50th...
WARD-KOVALEV POST-MORTEM. The crowd at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, Nov. 19, was overwhelmingly in favor of Andre Ward. The judges were disinclined to rain on...
Demond Brock, who won a minor WBC lightweight strap in his 13th professional fight, headlines the next boxing card at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center,...
Pacquiao-Vargas Post-Mortem – Manny Pacquiao added another championship belt to his extensive collection on Saturday night at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, outpointing...
By Arne K. Lang How often have we heard that boxing is on the ropes? This pronouncement, or some variation of it, was heard even...
By Arne K. Lang On Saturday, Nov. 5, WBO world welterweight champion Jessie Vargas risks his title against Senator Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines....
By Arne K. Lang All told, nineteen U.S. boxers competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. Only one brought home a gold medal. That would...
By Arne K. Lang There were no megafights on the third weekend of October, unless one counts the WBC cruiserweight title tilt in Liverpool between...
by Arne K. Lang Thell Torrence has worn many hats – prizefighter, trainer, cut man, gym operator, booking agent, manager, promoter, you name it. Today,...
Tex Cobb was Tyson Fury – One of the nicer things being said nowadays about lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is that he’s a knucklehead. To say...