Boxing
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WorldwideWright Targets Shumenov
Chicago, IL (February 22, 2016) – BoxRec.com says Junior Wright is the number-two ranked cruiserweight in the United States, and the Chicagoan is keen to show...
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WorldwideCan’t Not Root For Hyland
By Michael Woods Patrick Hyland is one of those guys who is impossible to root against. Always humble and decent on dealing with fans and media...
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WorldwidePatrick Hyland Gets Russell Shot
By Michael Woods Gary Russell Jr is coming off his career best win, last March, against Jhonny Gonzalez, who he stopped out in round four. That...
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Worldwide“Basic” GGG Hits NYC
By Michael Woods Basic, he called him. Strong, yes…but basic. And…he’s not wrong, Dominic Wade, in assessing the best middleweight on the planet, Gennady Golovkin, as...
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WorldwideThe Rockys Were Real
On my Kindle right now is a real-deal labor of love, a book laying out the strong professional pugilism foundation laid down by Italians in the...
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WorldwideAtlas and Bradley Start Camp
By Michael Woods He flew from NY to Cali on Sunday and camp started Monday and Teddy Atlas said, by and large, Tim Bradley is right...
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WorldwideBravo, Andre Ward
By Michael Woods We fightwriters and indeed all media get slammed for being overwhelmingly negative. If it bleeds, it leads, we know and too much adhere...
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WorldwideSerrano Is A Beast
By Michael Woods Amanda Serrano had just finished her demolition job on Olivia Gerula, and the boxers did that so admirable thing these sport warriors often...
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WorldwideWatch “Marciano Defeats Louis”
By Michael Woods DVR alert! No, scratch that… Make a date to watch this program live. Ben Stiller narrates and I am a talking head, serving...
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WorldwideThe PBC on NBC Plan
By Michael Woods I read the NY Daily News Sunday and their media reporter Bob Raissman was implying that Al Haymon’s PBC plan was on the...
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WorldwideSerrano Tops Dibella Card TONIGHT
By Michael Woods There is a movement, a shift, an acceleration occurring. It’s not tectonic but you can feel it. Women’s boxing is getting more love,...
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WorldwideCounting Down To GGG-Wade
Gennady Golovkin and company did a presser in LA on Tuesday, to bang the drums for the middleweight ace’s fight against Domonic Wade. Promoter Tom Loeffler,...
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WorldwidePacquiao Hits Gays, Then Says Sorry
By Michael Woods THURSDAY UPDATE: The blowback to the Manny Pacquiao same sex slam has been severe. Nike dumped Manny as an endorsement after an eight...
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WorldwideIntroducing Jose Ramirez
By Bill DWYRE Boxing has brought us heroes, cons and legends. Also, more than its share of losers and bums. But not often a pied piper....
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WorldwideValentine’s Day, The Mayweather Way
By Michael Woods Judging by this Instagram post, Floyd Mayweather had an…interesting Valentines Day, if one not suited for synopsis on a Hallmark card. Ah, boxing,...
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WorldwideHank Lundy Is Never Boring
By Don Steinberg Henry Lundy is a lesson in the tremendous value of not being boring. Purely on paper, he’s not the most obvious guy to...
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Worldwide“Prince” Charles Martin-Anthony Joshua April 9
By Michael Woods MONDAY UPDATE: Showtime is the likely US TV platform for this one, I think. What about it, Showtime boxing boss Stephen Espinoza? “We’d...
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WorldwideYes, Roy Jones Will Punch Back
By Michael Woods Yesterday and today, guys are asking themselves, shall I go for it? Shall I step in the ring with Roy Jones, swing for...
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Worldwide“The Best Publicist”
By Michael Woods Hey, you might want to check out this Q n A done by ex Sports Illustrated writer Jeff Pearlman, the John Rocker guy....
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WorldwideSALITA: Fighter, Promoter, Now Author
Promoter, fighter…and now Dmitriy Salita can add “author” to his resume. “B Is For Boxing,” an illustrated children’s book which will help kids learn their A-B-Cs,...