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By Sean Crose Legitimate or not, British heavyweight David Haye frequently has a ready excuse at hand. Whether it’s a back injury, a broken toe, a bad cut or shoulder problems, Haye has a litany of things to fall back on when he loses or backs out of a fight. …

By Briggs Seekins The great sport of boxing finds itself in an unusual position in contemporary society, besieged on one side by well-intentioned do-gooders who would tuck us all safely into a nanny state and on the other by a new generations of poorly educated fans who lack the knowledge …

By Tyson Bruce Boxing is an unforgiving sport. One minute you are on top of the world with lap jockeys from all walks of life telling you that you’re the best thing to happen in the sport since Ali and the next minute your name’s being ripped apart by the …

by Matt Gerovac It has been a bit of a struggle for Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino congressman and boxer, to focus on boxing. As he continued to train in his native, typhoon-ravaged Philippines, for his fight versus Brandon Rios, Pacquiao felt compelled to help his fellow countrymen. But the multi-talented …

By Tyson Bruce The same way that American fight fans cherish the memories of the great welterweight and middleweight rivalries of the 1980’s between Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, and Roberto Duran, so to do the British with the Super Middleweight rivalry of the 1990’s between Nigel Benn …

by Matt Gerovac There are many factors to consider leading up to the November 23 clash between Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios. Here are five reasons why Pacquiao will win this much anticipated matchup. Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank 1. Pacquiao has something to prove. Before the Juan Manuel Marquez knockout …

by Johnny Walker Confirming what camp Tyson Fury has been saying since his opponent postponed their bout because of a cut incurred in sparring, UK heavyweight David Haye has now completely called off the bout with the Anglo-Irish giant, saying that after shoulder surgery he has been told to retire …

By Ivan G. Goldman In the aftermath of Andre Ward’s thorough beatdown of Edwin Rodriguez Saturday night, it’s worth comparing Ward, the Number Two pound-for-pound fighter, to Floyd Mayweather, longtime holder of the Number One slot. How are they different? Let us count the ways: 1. In a de facto …

by Johnny Walker There were big hopes by many that David “Tuaman” Tua had regained his fire for boxing when he took on Alexander Ustinov last night in New Zealand, looking better than he had in ages, after losing over 100 pounds for the bout through rigorous training. Tua’s last …

By Tyson Bruce Edwin Rodriguez had the biggest opportunity of his life this Saturday. In the build up to the fight he talked a big game about how he was going to destroy Ward and that it was his time to shine. However, when the opportunity arrived Rodriguez punked out, …