Floyd Mayweather is an elite fighter at the peak of his abilities. His hand speed is as good or better than anyone’s in the game. He also punches with authority (despite critics’ claims about his so-called lack of power), can throw every punch in the book with precision, and has a rock solid chin. However, [...]

I thoroughly enjoyed writing the “Operation Cleanup” books. In undertaking that project, my goal was to put something together covering the kind of ground that had to date been unexplored in boxing. And to that degree, it was successful; there was never anything like it before and will never be anything like it again, since [...]

Jim Robinson climbed into a Miami Beach ring with 19-year-old Cassius Clay as a last-minute substitute. After losing to Clay in one round, Robinson later disappeared and his whereabouts is still unknown. Hank Kaplan discusses the cult-like legend of Muhammad Ali’s most mysterious opponent.

Listen to Charles Jay’s speech at the June seminar for ring officials at the Mohegan Sun Casino.

When Beethavean Scottland was beaten into a coma by George Khalid Jones on June 26, 2001 aboard the USS Intrepid, it send shock waves through the New York boxing community.

By way of a press release, John Ruiz (or whoever wrote this for him) piled on Vitali Klitschko, who pulled out of his WBC heavyweight title fight with Hasim Rahman with a knee injury.
“I’m not surprised and I don’t think too many people in boxing are really surprised. First it was his hamstring injury [...]

Here is the material being put out by Don King Productions in reaction to Vitali Klitschko pulling out of Saturday’s previously scheduled fight with Hasim Rahman due to inujury:
(FROM PRESS RELEASE)
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.—To make an informed conclusion on whether Vitali Klitschko should be stripped of the World Boxing Council heavyweight championship [...]

Former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose health has been dicey, putting it mildly, forever, has apparently taken a turn for the worse.

One of the usual laments among boxing writers and fans is that we have no superstar to save the sport. As usual, the answer is under our collective noses in the form of Jeff Lacy. His unique, power-based constant attack in the ring coupled with his engaging personality outside of it is a combination that could vault him to fame beyond the confines of the boxing world.

Scott Pemberton is 38 years of age and hasn’t fought in over a year, primarily because after earning mandatory position in the WBC rankings he had to sit idle while Los Bandidos sorted out their own pecking order. He beat Omar Sheika twice and then had to sit back and watch Sheika fight for a title.