Lem’s latest: Steward remembered on Lampley’s ‘Fight Game’
The late Emanuel “Manny” Steward trained Thomas Hearns, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko and Mike McCallum among his seemingly endless list of current and former world champions.
read moreLem’s latest: Klitschko, Povetkin shared rooting interests
Wladimir Klitschko will defend his RING heavyweight championship against unbeaten Alexander Povetkin on Oct. 5 in Moscow. The two Olympic champs spoke about the fight at a press conference on Monday.
read moreLem’s latest: Haye may train with Wilder for Fury fight
Unbeaten heavyweight Deontay Wilder may have to choose between serving as a sparring partner for David Haye or being ringside for a scouting report on the Seth Mitchell-Chris Arreola fight on Sept. 6.
read moreQ&A Stevenson: Steward ‘believed in me’
RING light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson on Emanuel Steward: “When he saw me, he said, ‘You’re going to be a superstar in boxing.’ He told me, ‘You have amazing power.'”
read moreWilder near deal to face Liakhovich on Aug. 9
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder is close to finalizing a deal to face Sergei Liakhovich on Aug. 9 in Wilder’s home state of Alabama on Showtime.
read moreBanks, Mitchell embrace pressure of rematch
Johnathon Banks is feeling the pressure to prove his victory over Seth Mitchell in November wasn’t a fluke, while Mitchell, who was previously touted as the United States’ best hope to beat a Klitschko, is under pressure to prove that it was.
read moreGuerrero worships God, not Mayweather
Robert Guerrero on Floyd Mayweather: “You’ve got a lot of people out there who think that Floyd is like a God. He’s got everybody thinking that… nobody can beat him. But… being a big believer in God, there’s a blueprint for everybody.”
read morePromoter bids more than $23 million for Klitschko-Povetkin
Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin would each earn career-high purses if a proposed Aug. 31 clash comes to fruition in Moscow. A Russian promoter has bid more than $23 million to host the bout.
read moreLem’s latest: Alexander focused; Guerrero pinata mocks Mayweather
IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander hopes to remain on the May 18 Showtime doubleheader from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City even though his original opponent Kell Brook has pulled out with an injury.
read moreDonaire-Rigondeaux mean mug during staredown
Nonito Donaire on his final press conference staredown with Guillermo Rigondeaux: “Today was my moral victory in terms of me being able to face off against him. I know that he felt my energy and that’s why maybe he looked away from me.”
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