Larry Merchant to appear on final HBO Boxing show
On Saturday, December 8, former HBO analyst Larry Merchant will pay a special visit to his former broadcast partners on the network’s final boxing telecast.
read moreDougie’s Monday mailbag (Kovalev-Alvarez, Dmitry Bivol, Wilder vs. Fury)
BOXING AT ITS BEST Hey Doug, I just wanted to write in to comment on the great light heavyweight showdown we got...
read moreClub Fights on Ice
With the the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs underway, we thought this column on hockey fights from award-winning writer Thomas Hauser was in order. Enjoy.
read moreMerchant, Sheridan to call online PPV of Canelo-Smith
An online version of the Canelo-Smith PPV featuring the commentary of hall of famers Larry Merchant and Col. Bob Sheridan will be available on Sept. 17.
read moreBrooklyn boxing meets the big screen in ‘Back in the Day’
The new film ‘Back in the Day,’ focuses on the in-ring and personal lives of a young Brooklyn man trying to make his name in pro boxing.
read moreHBO vs. ESPN Classic: Old fights, new commentary
It’s not a new thing but substitute audio commentary in ESPN Classic replays of HBO fights drives our own Michael Woods batty.
read moreIs Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s crossover appeal finished?
The Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view event will generate record-breaking numbers, but given the disappointing nature of the fight, will the masses pay to see Mayweather in record numbers again? BWAA President Joseph Santoliquito posed this question to Larry Merchant, Max Kellerman and New York Daily News sports columnist Mike Lupica, among others.
read moreJulio Cesar Chavez-Meldrick Taylor I remembered
There are certain fights throughout boxing history that ignite a visceral reaction from fans due to their disputed outcomes, such as Dempsey-Tunney II and Hagler-Leonard. One such fight took place 25 years ago today when Julio Cesar Chavez and Meldrick Taylor produced a war for the ages that would be overshadowed by one of the most polarizing decisions a referee ever made.
read moreLarry Merchant on Mayweather-Pacquiao: Will it have the ‘wow’ factor?
Does the hype around Mayweather-Pacquiao compare to Ali-Frazier? Will it live up to it? What does each guy bring to the table? Who will win? Larry Merchant brings 50 years of boxing experience to bear on these and other questions.
read moreCompuBox: 30 years and (still) counting
Today marks the 30th year of CompuBox being an integral part of boxing as we know it. And who better to offer us a look back than longtime CompuBox mainstay (and our own) Lee Groves?
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