Boxing
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New YorkThe Pandemic Kid: Lessons on Facing Illness, War & Benny Leonard
When you see a pal dealing with a stressful situation far beyond your control, and you want to help out just the same, so you ask:...
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WorldwideESPN Showing Classic Fights For 11 Hours on Saturday (Ali-Frazier I, Rumble in the Jungle, Hagler-Hearns, More)
(April 16, 2020) — This Saturday, April 18, will be a day of classic boxing on ESPN when the network airs 11 consecutive hours of...
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WorldwideFor Dave Jaco, Fighting Tyson, Foreman, Morrison Earned Him Honors At School of Hard Knocks
A little over a decade ago former journeyman heavyweight David Jaco, now 66, was holding court at the Oasis Bar in Sarasota, Florida, one town over...
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AnnouncementsFighters In VADA Testing Can Get Free Supplement Check
Fighters who get flagged for using a banned substance almost never say, “Yep, you got me, I was looking for a short-cut, I don’t think the...
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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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WorldwideShowtime’s Stephen Espinoza On Living During Lockdown, Dana White’s Recent Conduct
He lives downtown, the Battery Park area, and he’s been outside twice in four weeks. The Showtime sports boss, Stephen Espinoza is adapting to the coronavirus...
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WorldwideWhat Makes A Great Boxer
Boxing is one of the world’s most popular sports, with millions of fans worldwide following the latest action. While many do so just for fun, some...
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WorldwideRyan Garcia Has Been Making All the Right Moves, But THIS PLAN Isn’t A Good One
Ryan Garcia has positioned himself as the hottest rising “attraction” in the sport, or had, before coronavirus rudely and savagely injected itself in the world’s psyche....
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WorldwideFragrances to Wear During the Apocalypse V — Till Victory
Those desperately churning out hand sanitizer have no time to tell you a story about it – nor the medical professionals who need it most. The...
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WorldwideNYF Prospect Watch: Isaiah “Z-Wop” Steen
In every sport, there are stories of athletes coming from various backgrounds and environments that use those situations as motivation to succeed in their respective sport....
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WorldwideHow Sports Betting is Growing in the UFC
For generations, betting on boxing has been a fundamental part of the spectator side of the sport. People just love betting on sports, and boxing...
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WorldwideNY State Boxing HOF & Ring 8 Establish Fund to Assist Boxers and Boxing Personnel
New York State Boxing HOF & Ring 8 establish fund to assist boxers and boxing personnel NEW YORK (April 1, 2020) – The New York State...
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WorldwideAdrian Clark Links Up With Fight Network, Which Will Beef Up Boxing Content
TORONTO | NEW YORK – Fight Network, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment and the world’s premier combat sports network, announced today that author, producer...
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WorldwideFragrances to Wear During the Apocalypse IV – NSFW (or home)
Smalto the man. The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed a year and Major League Baseball may not begin its season till July. But if you...
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WorldwideHeather Hardy: “I Miss My Life, I Miss Punching Stuff”
My manager called me last night to see how I was doing. He said, “Your social media posts are all over the place. One minute it’s...
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WorldwideWho Won and Lost the Weekend? The NYF Squad Weighs In
There has never been, in my memory, this sort of blackout for boxing. Coronavirus is laying people low, and the lack of clarity on the virus,...
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WorldwidePennsylvania Man Lives A Carpe Diem Life, Cannot Wait To Step Into Gleason’s Gym
Tony Corbino is 51 years old, will be 52 on June 29 and is very much looking forward to traveling from PA to NY, to attend...
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WorldwideReflections on COVID-19 From A Physician/Boxing Promoter
It was around 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 14th. The event center lobby was dimly lit. Marshall Kauffman and I stood across from each other in...
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WorldwideAnyone Anywhere Around the World Can Train With a Gleason’s Gym Trainer!
The new reality has set in for much of America, though in NY, it is more obvious, as we are in a densely packed area. Gleason’s...
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AnnouncementsWilder vs Fury 2 To Run Monday, March 23 (8 PM ET) On ESPN
Deontay Wilder- Tyson Fury II Special Encore Presentation to Headline Action-Packed Evening on ESPN, Monday, March 23 Wilder-Fury II streaming on demand on ESPN+ beginning Monday...