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Roberto Duran vs. Esteban De Jesus II – March 15th, 2020
On March 16, 1974 at Gimnasio Nuevo Panama in Panama City, Panama, WBA lightweight champion Roberto Duran, from El Chorrillo, Panama, fought Esteban De Jesus, from Carolina, Puerto Rico, for the second of their three fights. Their first meeting was a non-title bout in 1972 at Madison Square Garden. De…
The Wrestler, Tyson Fury – October 12th, 2019
There must something to wrestling. If it were totally fake, fewer wrestlers would end up disabled and die before their time…
Is Terence Crawford Ready? – September 30th, 2019
Terence may be all the rage in Omaha, but Spence is packing in stadiums and is a burgeoning PPV star…
Roberto Duran: Beyond the Glory – September 22nd, 2019
Roberto Duran is one of the greatest fighters of all time. Known as "Manos de Piedra" ("Hands of Stone"), Duran was a ferocious competitor, in and out of the ring. He made his pro debut in 1968 before he was 16, and went on to win titles at lightweight, welterweight, junior middleweight, and middleweight.…
Scouting Report: Victor Pasillas – August 23rd, 2019
The up-and-coming prospect Pasillas took a few minutes to speak exclusively with Boxing.com just before his next fight…
Jack Johnson Park in Galveston – August 6th, 2019
Jack Johnson Park is a quaint and peaceful homage to the first non-white man to hold the heavyweight championship of the world…
Teofimo Lopez Exposed? No, ESPN was Exposed – July 22nd, 2019
Lopez has the potential to be a great attraction for a good, long while if everyone can stop getting ahead of themselves…
Fighters’ Pacquiao-Thurman Predictions – July 18th, 2019
Several fighters, primarily PBC fighters, weighed in with predictions and, surprisingly, many picked Thurman to win…
Boxing by the Book: “Gentleman Gerry” – June 24th, 2019
“Hey, man—pain is universal,” Cooney said as he balled a fist to contain his own emotions. “We all feel it, no matter who we are and where we come from…”
Roberto Duran vs. Iran Barkley – June 20th, 2019
There was only one Roberto Duran. But come to think of it, there was only one Iran Barkley as well. Duran, aka Manos de Piedra (Hands of Stone), met Barkley, aka The Blade, on Feb. 24, 1989, at the Atlantic City Convention Center for Barkley's WBC middleweight title. Six months earlier The Blade shocked…
Devin Haney vs. Teofimo Lopez: New Age Sugar Ray vs. Duran…But… – May 27th, 2019
“It was just like another guy. He didn't show me anything, like, special...It wasn't competitive. He didn't hit me, he couldn't hit me…”
Wilder Don’t Play No Games – May 18th, 2019
Wilder “don’t play no games.” He said so himself. Why not believe him, even if it upends our preconceptions?
Boxing’s Baddest Man – April 23rd, 2019
He went to work as a hired gun for Murder Incorporated, taking his orders Louis (Lepke) Buchalter, the only mob leader to be executed in the electric chair…
Spence/Garcia Official Weights – March 15th, 2019
Multitudes of boxing fans headed over to one of the most impressive and monstrous sports venues in the world…
Joe Rollino: A man of many distinctions – March 8th, 2019
For Brooklyn kids back then, Coney Island was the world. The impressionable Rollino grew up quickly amid the fellow strongmen and bearded ladies…
Defiant until the very end: Panama loses a great one in Eusebio Pedroza – March 2nd, 2019
When Eusebio “El Alacran” Pedroza passed away on Friday at the age of 62, the tremors of such a tremendous loss shook the entire country…
One and Done – February 26th, 2019
Tough for an attractive middle-class white woman is probably not the same as tough in a Detroit ghetto, or the slums of Mexico City…
Who Excites Me – February 8th, 2019
Jarrett Hurd and Jaime Munguia excite me as big, strong kids who hold no pretenses and only want to bang their way to belts...
The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board: Six Years of Nothingness – October 10th, 2018
The TBRB rankings, like Ring Magazine’s, were fully determined by the whims and whimsies and opinions of writers invited to be part of their panel…
Braddock Statue Unveiled – September 27th, 2018
Known as the “Bulldog of Bergen,” Braddock defeated Max Baer in 1935 and was rechristened the “Cinderella Man” …
The Lesson in Wembley – September 21st, 2018
What’s at stake for the undefeated Anthony Joshua? Every major belt in the heavyweight division, save for the WBC and Ring Magazine titles…
Back Against the Ropes – September 11th, 2018
As the rematch gets closer, one question overshadows the others: What ring identity will each fighter adopt this time around?
The Fabulous Four: Boxing's Greatest Rivalry – September 8th, 2018
Tommy "Hitman" Hearns. "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler. Sugar Ray Leonard. Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran. These four men were four of the greatest fighters in history, and they all came of age at the same time. Their styles in the ring were as different as their personalities outside the ring, but they all…
The Nonsense Nostalgia of Historical Dream Fights – August 12th, 2018
It would be awesome if we could get some boxing fans to care about the present even half as much as they obsess over the past…
Lomachenko is a Victim of Boxing Business – May 14th, 2018
Lomachenko could be an Ali without a Frazier, a Leonard without a Duran—a genius without true opposition…
Edwin Valero’s Last Hours – April 19th, 2018
A murdered young wife, two orphans (ages 8 and 5 at the time), and a tragically wasted talent—that is the legacy left behind by Edwin Valero…
A look at the future—Wilfred Benitez – April 13th, 2018
The idea of him being punch-drunk were simply not true. I only knew he was not the same fighter he once was, regardless of age…
Crown of Thorn’s – April 6th, 2018
“People sometimes ask me why I gave up boxing. I always have to correct them. Giving up is not in my nature. I simply took it as far as I could…”
Regis Prograis—The Rougarou – February 9th, 2018
When he wore the mask to the ring for the first time, the crowd made it clear that Regis Prograis had made the right decision…
Magno’s Pound-for-Pound Top 10 – January 2nd, 2018
Some dig deep into magic fairyland and somehow manage to rank fighters based on the idea of who would beat who—if they all were the same weight…
The Punch That Ended a Career – December 11th, 2017
Like many boxers, Hatton is a quiet man, almost shy. He understood his career would not be a long one because of the way he fought…
Lomachenko, Rigondeaux, and Why The Jackal Quit – December 10th, 2017
A great fighter can handle being beaten in the ring, but it’s humiliating to be duped into a bad spot by politics and business…
Sonny Fredrickson: Winning Mentality – November 28th, 2017
All top-level fighters understand the importance of mental fortitude, confidence, and ability to overcome adversity…
Championship Qualities – November 15th, 2017
Single-minded focus occurs most commonly in soldiers during combat where everything is shut out except concentrating on aiming and pulling the trigger…
Exclusive Interview with Miguel Angel Jimenez – November 6th, 2017
When asked if boxing was his way out of poverty, Jimenez said, “No, I was in college, but I had nothing else to do. Plus, I wanted to quit cigarettes...”
Brazil’s Boxing Revolution – October 6th, 2017
Eder Jofre is similar to Roberto Duran, Barbados Joe Walcott, Alexis Arguello and Emile Griffith; the standout boxer from a nation not known for boxing…
Passing the Eye Test: Why Golovkin was the only choice – September 22nd, 2017
Every time Canelo went to the ropes, the gesture was not reflective of a strategic move to counterpunch, but the movement of an exhausted fighter...
Carlos Palomino Interview – September 8th, 2017
“Pro fights were held every week at the Olympic auditorium. There was so much talent that you could have a weekly boxing show…”
Does Size Matter? – September 7th, 2017
What do these fighters all have in common? It’s something none of them have any control over—and something that doesn’t matter whatsoever…
Mayweather & McGregor—Thanks for the Memories – August 27th, 2017
Will there be such peaked interest in just three weeks' time when Canelo clashes with Golovkin? That one really means something…
Canelo and Golovkin's Trainer Bazaar – August 15th, 2017
"I see Gennady being more physical. I see Gennady trying to dictate the pace. Canelo has proven that he's a warrior..."
My Most Vivid Memory of the Original Bobby Gleason’s Boxing Gym (Part 1 of 4) – August 10th, 2017
I’ll miss boxing because the ring was the birthplace of my confidence; the launching pad of my identity. With boxing gloves I never stuttered…
Words for Wilfred – July 13th, 2017
This is a companion piece to the article I recently wrote at FightHype.com. Give that one a read after reading this…
Canelo vs. Golovkin: Inside the LA Presser – June 29th, 2017
The undefeated fighter from Kazakhstan gingerly made his way through the proceedings as freckle-faced Canelo slowly followed behind…
Fury: McGregor KOs Floyd – June 26th, 2017
The big man has tabbed the UFC star to not only defeat Mayweather, but to knock him out in the first round…
The All Time Lightweight Tournament – June 15th, 2017
I have taken the 16 best lightweights (any fighter can only be ranked in one division) of all time and put together a random draw…
Rewatching Leonard vs. Hagler – June 11th, 2017
Negotiations were key in the fight. Hagler got himself the bigger purse. Leonard negotiated bigger gloves, a bigger ring and 12 rounds instead of 15...
Morales & Barrera Return – May 31st, 2017
There was a time when anything but intense dislike and rivalry between these two legends was hard to imagine…
Welter Skelter: Brook vs. Spence – May 23rd, 2017
This Saturday in Sheffield, England, Errol Spence challenges IBF World welterweight champion Kell Brook…
Barry Lindenman: Refining the Art of Judging, Part 2 – May 3rd, 2017
“A judge has to be like Pavlov’s dog. When you hear that bell ring, you should know what your score is at any point in that round…”