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New YorkHeather Hardy Gets The Win
When Heather “The Heat” Hardy took her 22-0 record into the ring in September 2019 to face Amanda Serrano, she did so in the knowledge she...
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Worldwide
Jackie Tonawanda aka Female Ali Didn’t Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee…Or Win Single Fight
In 1989, a movie came out called “Field of Dreams.” It starred Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones. It was about an Iowa farmer whose love...
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New York
Commissioner’s Corner: Randy Gordon Report From NY State Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Gala
This past weekend, the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) held its first induction ceremony since 2019, taking a year away from festivities because...
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Worldwide
Looking Back At Leonard-Hearns, 40 Years Later
It’s been 40 years. Unbelievable! On September 16, 1981, in a makeshift arena that was the parking lot of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, “Superfight”...
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Worldwide
The Biggest Heavyweight Championship Tournament Is Coming To SiriusXM Radio
Get set for the biggest heavyweight championship tournament the sport has ever seen. It is going to be held on SiriusXM Radio and will include everybody—and...
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New York
No Mas, Forty Years Later
It was November 25, 1980. I was with Bert Sugar, and, more memorably, Christie Brinkley, in New Orleans, Louisiana, for the rematch between Roberto Duran and...
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UK
COMMISSIONER’S CORNER: Tell Dillian Whyte About Big John Tate
It was March 31, 1980. I was ringside at the Stokely Events Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering the WBA light heavyweight championship of the world, followed...
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WorldwideCommissioner’s Corner: Down Memory Lane For That Sugar Ray Leonard 7-Up Commercial
Anniversaries and birthdays. They’re the bookmarks of life. They are used to commemorate and remember important events. Happy ones. Sad ones. Patriotic ones. Memorable ones. Exciting...
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WorldwidePet Rock II: Randy Gordon Riffs on Mayweather-McGregor 2
It’s time for some Boxing Trivia. The answers will follow the questions. Try not to look up the answers on the internet. Here we go: Okay. ...
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WorldwideCOMMISSIONER’S CORNER: Gordon Likes JOSHUA To Beat RUIZ, BY Decision
COMMISSIONER’S CORNER Tonight, at a quickly-assembled stadium in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, a heavyweight title fight will take place. In one corner will be the current owner...
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WorldwideCOMMISSIONER’S CORNER: Wilder Is The One!
COMMISSIONER’S CORNER There were fighters from just about each era who were known as brutal, ferocious punchers. Jack Dempsey, Max Baer, Rocky Marciano, Sonny Liston, Cleveland...
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WorldwideCOMMISSIONER’S CORNER: Randy G Says No More Marination (‘Cept For Steaks)
Marination. The ultimate in seasoning. It’s used to enhance the flavor of food, or even an event. Movie houses often marinate their latest production for...
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WorldwideCOMMISSIONER’S CORNER: Who Is the “Fighter of the Decade?”
In a little over seven weeks, it will be time for our yearly awards. You know: “Fighter of the Year,” “Fight of the Year,” and...
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WorldwideCOMMISSIONER’S CORNER November 2019
One evening a few weeks ago, I was sitting in my home office, going over my guest list for the following day’s “At the Fights” on...
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WorldwideCOMMISSIONER’S CORNER
I am about to tell you something. It will not be fluff, promotion, or hype from some boxing publicist looking to build up a fighter...
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New YorkCOMMISSIONER’S CORNER: RIP, Patrick Day
It is an honor to tell you that this column will be coming to you on a regular basis from here on in, right here...
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Canada
The Commish Hits Canastota: Randy Gordon Reports From Boxing Hall of Fame
INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME Induction Weekend, 2018 As my wife and I drove the 291 miles from our home on Long Island to our destination...
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Worldwide
Finally, Peace for Billy Collins Sr.
It was Wednesday, March 7, 1984. I sat aboard an early-morning train from my home on Long Island to my office at Ring Magazine in New...
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Worldwide
COMMISSIONER’S CORNER: “BIG BABY” MILLER ON FAST TRACK TO TITLE SHOT
JARRELL “BIG BABY” MILLER ON FAST TRACK TO TITLE SHOT In 2014, Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller was a guest on the SiriusXM boxing show I host...
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Worldwide
COMMISSIONER’S CORNER: “Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller On Fast Track To Title Shot
In 2014, Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller was a guest on the SiriusXM boxing show I host with former heavyweight contender “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney. Miller had just...
