The genesis of my boxing love affair began on September 16, 1981 at the tender age of eight. On this memorable night, Sugar Ray Leonard stopped Thomas "The Hit Man" Hearns via TKO after fourteen exhilarating rounds of back-and-forth action. This was the first fight that I ever heard being discussed by my father and […]

There must be something in the air, because fighters, active and retired, have been sharing bizarre conspiracy theories in recent weeks. In his recently published memoirs, "God in My Corner," heavyweight legend George Foreman says he was drugged just before his 1974 title fight loss to Muhammad Ali in the Congo (formerly Zaire). A couple […]

There is just something about witnessing a knockout punch that is unrivaled by any other sport. Football has the jarring blind-side hit by a defensive player on an unsuspecting ball carrier, baseball has the dramatic walk-off home run to end a long game, and basketball has the high-flying slam dunk which lights up an arena. […]

OK, hate is a strong word – but it’s clear that boxing is currently low on people’s list of favorite sports. Some people will tell you that boxing is too violent, has too much corruption, and is too primitive to survive. I say that none of these explain boxing’s current state. Don’t let the recent […]