Miguel Cotto’s Last Fight: A Star Says Goodbye
On Saturday, December 2 at 7:15 p.m., Miguel Cotto walked into a dressing room at Madison Square Garden preparatory to...
read moreCanelo vs. Golovkin: Great expectations, Part II
Part II: Thomas Hauser experienced fight night from inside Canelo Alvarez’s dressing room. Here’s his report.
read moreCanelo vs. Golovkin: Great expectations
Part One: Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin was boxing’s most important fight of the year. Thomas Hauser puts the battle in perspective in a two-part special report for the RING.
read moreDougie’s Friday mailbag
OK, folks this is the last time Dougie will entertain Mayweather-McGregor-related emails for the mailbag column. Starting Monday it’s back to real boxing. Deal with it!
read moreDougie’s Friday mailbag
Fans bring up the legacies of recently retired former champs Wladimir Klitschko and Tim Bradley, and wonder how Adrien Broner’s accomplishments rate, in this week’s Friday mailbag.
read moreMayweather-McGregor: Part III – The Larger Issues
Conor McGregor didn’t mention that Floyd Mayweather was criminally convicted multiple times for physically abusing women. Reminding people that hate speech translates into action would cost the promotion money.
read moreMayweather-McGregor: Part II – The Dark Underside
There were times when the Mayweather-McGregor media tour resembled a bad porn film. Each day was uglier than the day before.
read moreMayweather-McGregor: Part I – The Sting
People can con their way through a lot of things, but not through a professional boxing match. Conor McGregor isn’t even used to wearing shoes in combat.
read moreLeigh Montville on Muhammad Ali and more Literary Notes
A new book depicts Muhammad Ali’s life between 1966 and 1971, while another examines controversial heavyweight Lucas Browne.
read moreMuhammad Ali: Global Icon
Muhammad Ali touched people in a profound way far beyond his country’s borders. Tom Gray explores the most famous of global sporting love affairs.
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