The Modern Superfight: ...
By Jimmy Krug – I believe we’ve entered a new era of Superfights. It’s an era in which marketing plays as big a part in a match-up as does the fighter’s accomplishments in the ring. Canelo Alvarez is a good fighter. He’s exciting to watch. But I’m hard pressed to find a way for him...
The Legendary Bronx Bul...
By Jim Galiano – If ever the word “throwback” applied to a fighter, it was Jake LaMotta. Even in his prime, the Bronx Bull was a throwback to the days when bare knuckled brawlers trading punches on barge and boxing was outlawed throughout the land. How good was LaMotta? At his best, he...
Mayweather and Pacquiao...
Last night, Floyd Mayweather defeated Manny Pacquiao – defending his welterweight title in what was the richest event in boxing history. The fight was rich in terms of the financial windfall it produced, but not so much in terms of the actual action which took place in the ring....
The Boxing Magazine Pod...
Another year comes to a close! Shane Mosley calls it a career. A young George Foreman takes on Vitali Klitschko in our fantasy match-up, and more… ...
Muscle And Mayhem – The...
By Joe Torcello – When discussing the greatest fighters in the history of the sport, modern fight fans seldom bring up the names of fighters from the late 1890s and early 1900s. For whatever reason, maybe it’s the jumpy film footage associated with early Chaplin films, these...