Muhammad Ali embraced people, which is why we embraced him
I was a 24-year-old kid working for a small weekly newspaper in the Poconos in 1978 when I made my first trip to “Fighter’s Heaven” —...
‘Premiere Boxing Champions’ card a crime, not just an embarrassment
Washington’s lightweight contender Anthony Peterson was holding court in the back of the main floor of the EagleBank Arena on the George...
FBI files add to mystery of Sonny Liston, but Ali's legacy untarnished
Sonny Liston is buried at Davis Memorial Park in Las Vegas. His gravestone reads: 1932 – 1970 A man. There also lies the mystery of Sonny...
In lingering anger over ‘No Mas,’ Sugar Ray Leonard finds bond with Roberto Duran
Sugar Ray Leonard was in the ring face to face with Roberto Duran in Panama recently for the filming of the ESPN documentary, “No Mas.” I...
Years later, rectifying boxers' grave injustices
PHILADELPHIA - Hidden in a hilly corner of Merion Memorial Park, just outside the city limits of Philadelphia, are the gravestones of...
Just hanging on by a thread
Juan Carlos Robles doesn't need any additional advertisements to convey the message he's a tough guy. The cruiserweight boxer from...
Mayweather's timing a tad off
LAS VEGAS -- "This is my time," Floyd Mayweather Jr. declared. That's a shame because this is the wrong time. Floyd was born too...
Some feel tension as fight approaches
Tensions are running a little high as we get closer to the Mellow Mike Tyson-Irish Kevin McBride fight tomorrow night at MCI Center. ...
Still on his feet, but Ellis pays price for boxing fame
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The city of Louisville went out of its way to embrace its boxing legacy of heavyweight champions in the week leading...
Lifelong promoter gets Rose in Hall
Don Elbaum, a boxing promoter who could probably outsell Cadillac Bud Selig anytime in any automobile showroom, has a message for...
