Bob Santos, the 2022 Sports Illustrated and The Ring magazine Trainer of the Year, is a busy fellow. On Feb. 1, fighters under his tutelage will...
Don Fraser’s entire career in boxing was spent in Southern California, but his influence extended far beyond his domain. This is reflected in the fact that...
WEST LOS ANGELES-Ronny Rios loves the word underdog. On Saturday, the super bantamweight from Santa Ana, Calif. gets to physically express how much he loves fighting...
Not so very long ago, perpetually cheerful Harold Lederman, stricken with cancer and getting more and more ill every day, was asked if he could recall...
Traffic congestion in Los Angeles rates among the worst in the world. Yet, those who struggled through murderous traffic to see last week’s fight card on...
An otherwise up year for boxing was unfortunately mottled by many somber notes as the “10 count” was tolled for an inordinately high number of notable...
Over the past fifteen years, TSS has had the good fortune of featuring the works of highly talented boxing authors and journalists. We have a loyal...
In 1965 singer Jackie DeShannon had one of her biggest hits with a song entitled “What the World Needs Now is Love.” Well, the world still...
In June of 1959, Don Chargin received a phone call from an anonymous person with a gruff voice warning him to stay out of southern California
Mando Ramos seemingly had the proverbial tiger by the tail at age 20 when he became boxing's youngest lightweight champion. When he scored a technical knockou