Late-Bloomer Jersey Joe Walcott Goes the Distance Again With Statue in Camden
October 19, 2021 (06:15) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
It may not always be apparent to those with untrained eyes, but there is genuine art in boxing for those who understand the beauty and majesty of a perfectly timed left hook. Just such a masterful moment of the sweet science was authored by Jersey Joe Walcott on July 18, 1951, in the seventh round […] This post Late-Bloomer Jersey Joe Walcott Goes the Distance Again With Statue in Camden belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Weekend Boxing Recap: The Mikey Garcia Stunner and More
October 17, 2021 (16:45) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Boxing was all over the map on the third Saturday of October with many of the shows pulled together on short notice as promoters took advantage of relaxed COVID constraints to return to business as usual. When the smoke cleared, a monster upset in Fresno overshadowed the other events. Mikey Garcia, a shoo-in to make […] This post Weekend Boxing Recap: The Mikey Garcia Stunner and More belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Emanuel Navarrete Retains WBO Featherweight Title in a San Diego Firefight
October 16, 2021 (12:40) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
SAN DIEGO-WBO featherweight titlist Emanuel Navarretes won by unanimous decision over Joet Gonzalez in a slugfest that had fans cheering nonstop on Friday night. Fans were mesmerized by the savagery. More than 2,000 fans saw Mexico Citys Navarrete (35-1, 29 KOs) and Southern Californias Gonzalez (24-2, 14 KOs) bounce brutal shots off each other for […] This post Emanuel Navarrete Retains WBO Featherweight Title in a San Diego Firefight belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Russell Peltzs Thirty Dollars and a Cut Eye: Book Review by Thomas Hauser
October 15, 2021 (12:30) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Russell Peltz has been promoting fights for fifty years and is as much a part of the fabric of Philadelphia boxing as Philly gym wars and Philly fighters. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004 and deservedly so. Now Peltz has written a memoir entitled Thirty Dollars and a Cut […] This post Russell Peltz’s “Thirty Dollars and a Cut Eye”: Book Review by Thomas Hauser belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Avila Perspective, Chap. 156: A World Title Fight in San Diego and More
October 14, 2021 (18:35) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
World championship prizefighting returns to San Diego. Though the port city serves as a base for US Marines, US Navy and other fighting organizations, boxing has rarely held events in its city limits. But its no stranger. WBO featherweight titlist Emanuel Navarrete (34-1, 29 KOs) defends against L.A. native Joet Gonzalez (24-1, 14 KOs) on […] This post Avila Perspective, Chap. 156: A World Title Fight in San Diego and More belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Boxing Odds and Ends: Notes on Canelo-Plant, Probellum, and Adrien Broner
October 13, 2021 (01:05) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
On Nov. 6, Canelo Alvarez, boxing biggest attraction, opposes Caleb Plant at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The winner will become the first undisputed super middleweight champion in the four-belt era. Its a fair guess that the fight is already a sellout. By this, I mean that it appears that the scalpers are holding all […] This post Boxing Odds and Ends: Notes on Canelo-Plant, Probellum, and Adrien Broner belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

A Snapshot of Hall of Fame Boxer Tony DeMarco Who Has Passed Away at Age 89
October 11, 2021 (17:50) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Former world welterweight champion Tony DeMarco, inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame with the class of 2019, passed away yesterday, Oct. 10, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston at age 89. A Boston native, born Leonardo Liotta to immigrants from Sicily — his father, like the father of Rocky Marciano, was a shoemaker […] This post A Snapshot of Hall of Fame Boxer Tony DeMarco Who Has Passed Away at Age 89 belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Boxing Scribes Take to Twitter to Celebrate the Fury-Wilder Fight
October 11, 2021 (01:05) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Tonights fight was the best thing to happen for boxing in years, tweeted legendary Philadelphia promoter and matchmaker J. Russell Peltz commenting on Saturdays barnburner between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Many prominent boxing writers echoed that opinion. The word epic is over-used, but Fury-Wilder III certainly warranted that citation. Here are some fast impressions […] This post Boxing Scribes Take to Twitter to Celebrate the Fury-Wilder Fight belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Fury KOs Wilder in the 11th in a Brutal Slugfest
October 10, 2021 (07:05) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
LAS VEGAS — There was an audible groan when mediator Daniel Weinstein ruled that Tyson Fury must honor his rematch clause with Deontay Wilder, thereby sinking Furys Aug. 14, 2021 match in Saudi Arabia with Anthony Joshua. The Gypsy King manhandled Wilder so thoroughly in their second meeting that a rematch seemed superfluous. Fury vs. […] This post Fury KOs Wilder in the 11th in a Brutal Slugfest belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Fury KOs Wilder in 11 in a Brutal Slugfest: Details Forthcoming
October 10, 2021 (04:45) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
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Undercard Results from Las Vegas: Helenius-Kownacki and More
October 10, 2021 (03:35) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
LAS VEGAS " Bob Arum proclaimed that the undercard for Fury-Wilder III was the strongest in the history of pay-per-view. Thats arguable, but it was certainly the beefiest. The contestants in the three primary supporting bouts had a combined weight of 1461 pounds. Frank Sanchez was the pipsqueak. At yesterdays weigh-in, he clocked in at […] This post Undercard Results from Las Vegas: Helenius-Kownacki and More belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Results from Liverpool: Liam Smith TKOs Fowler plus Undercard Results
October 09, 2021 (23:35) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
No domestic can beat me, said former world champion Liam Smith. Once again Smith proved no one in the United Kingdom has the talent to compete with him including Anthony Fowler who was knocked out on Saturday in the super welterweight clash. Smith (30-3-1, 17 KOs) knocked out Fowler (15-2, 12 KOs) in a battle […] This post Results from Liverpool: Liam Smith TKOs Fowler plus Undercard Results belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Avila Perspective, Chap. 155: James Toney and More
October 08, 2021 (21:25) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
James Lights Out Toney clearly epitomizes the meaning of a true prizefighter. In the last 60 years no other pugilist possessed more fighting skills than James Lights Out Toney nor more willingness to face the best during his era. Yet, Toney was overlooked by voters in last years International Boxing Hall of Fame. It was […] This post Avila Perspective, Chap. 155: James Toney and More belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Wayne McCullough Remembers Eddie Futch Who Passed Away 20 Years Ago This Sunday
October 07, 2021 (23:50) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
I didnt have the skills to be a world champion, but thanks to Eddie I accomplished that dream. There wasnt a trainer in the world that could have taken me as far as Eddie. The speaker is Wayne McCullough. Eddie is his late trainer, Eddie Futch. With the 20th anniversary of Futchs death approaching " […] This post Wayne McCullough Remembers Eddie Futch Who Passed Away 20 Years Ago This Sunday belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

The Official TSS Fury-Wilder III Prediction Page
October 06, 2021 (19:55) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
When a big fight comes down the pike, we turn to our fine ensemble of writers to get their thoughts. And for the third time, we are soliciting their opinions on a fight involving Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. Its interesting to note how the conventional wisdom has changed. Wilder-Fury I was staged on Dec. […] This post The Official TSS Fury-Wilder III Prediction Page belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Boxing Odds and Ends: Richard Schaefer Returns and a Bare-Knuckle Fatality
October 06, 2021 (01:20) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Richard Schaefer, the former CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, doesnt think small. Several weeks ago, Schaefer announced that he had formed a new company named Probellum. In a conversation with ESPNs Mike Coppinger, Schaefer stated that Probellum planned on promoting one hundred boxing shows in its first year of operation and that the long-range goal […] This post Boxing Odds and Ends: Richard Schaefer Returns and a Bare-Knuckle Fatality belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Triller Fight Club: Boxings Keystone Kops
October 04, 2021 (00:30) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Teofimo Lopez scored one of the biggest upsets of 2020 when he comfortably outpointed Vasyl Lomachenko. It earned him three pieces of the world lightweight title and set him up for some mouth-watering fights down the line with the likes of Devin Haney, Gervonta Davis, and Ryan Garcia, all of whom, like Teofimo, are currently […] This post Triller Fight Club: Boxings Keystone Kops belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

David Avanesyan Dazzles Again on a London Card That Lost Its Main Event
October 02, 2021 (23:05) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
BOXXER is the name of the new promotional firm that stepped up to fill the void when Eddie Hearns Matchroom organization decided to give DAZN all its business, thereby severing its relationship with Sky Sports. The BOXXER/Sky Sports partnership had its maiden run today and was yet more evidence that the only law that applies […] This post David Avanesyan Dazzles Again on a London Card That Lost Its Main Event belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

AIBA Confirms Corruption at 2016 Rio Olympics; in Other News, Water is Wet
October 01, 2021 (13:55) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
It has been said that its difficult, almost impossible even, to refute something you see with your own eyes. But the validity of the eye test carried little to no weight during the scandal-soiled boxing competition at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where what everyone saw was not always what everyone got. Two prime […] This post AIBA Confirms Corruption at 2016 Rio Olympics; in Other News, Water is Wet belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Avila Perspective, Chap. 153: Pacquiao at the Olympic and More
October 01, 2021 (01:25) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Close the book. And its a thick one on Filipino superstar Manny Pacman Pacquiao. When Pacquiao first arrived in the late 90s it wasnt with great fanfare, but more like a whispered secret passing on the streets of Los Angeles. Check out that little Filipino kid with speed and power at Freddie Roachs gym. Back […] This post Avila Perspective, Chap. 153: Pacquiao at the Olympic and More belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Avila Perspective, Chap. 153: Manny at the Olympic and More
October 01, 2021 (00:00) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Close the book. And its a thick one on Filipino superstar Manny Pacman Pacquiao. When Pacquiao first arrived in the late 90s it wasnt with great fanfare, but more like a whispered secret passing on the streets of Los Angeles. Check out that little Filipino kid with speed and power at Freddie Roachs gym. Back […] This post Avila Perspective, Chap. 153: Manny at the Olympic and More belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Nino Benvenutis Akron Misadventure: A Don Elbaum Production (Natch)
September 30, 2021 (18:05) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Nino Benvenuti and Akron, Ohio, were an awkward fit. Benvenuti was something of a Renaissance man, or at least that is how he was portrayed. He was a connoisseur of fine wines, whereas Akron, which led the world in the production of automobile tires, was a blue-collar city where a fellow with an affinity for […] This post Nino Benvenutis Akron Misadventure: A Don Elbaum Production (Natch) belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Nothing Lasts Forever, Not Even Manny Pacquiaos Exquisite Ring Career
September 29, 2021 (23:45) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
If there is one thing Ive learned as a temporary passer-through during the millions and millions of years of mankinds Earthly existence, it is that nothing really lasts forever. Something might stay relatively the same for years, maybe even decades, but if enough time goes by it either gets better, worse or vanishes altogether. And […] This post Nothing Lasts Forever, Not Even Manny Pacquiaos Exquisite Ring Career belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Thanks for the Memories! Manny Pacquiao Announces His Retirement
September 29, 2021 (17:05) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Manny Pacquiao has made it official. On Wednesday, Sept. 29, the living legend announced on his twitter platform that he was retiring from boxing to give full attention to his political career. A member of the Filipino Senate, Pacquiao had previously announced that he is running for President next year when the term of the […] This post Thanks for the Memories! Manny Pacquiao Announces His Retirement belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Reconfiguring the Championship Rounds: What if Thered Been 3 More or 3 Less?
September 27, 2021 (18:00) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
The true championship distance is 15 rounds insisted Ray Boom Boom Mancini. I have a problem with guys who only had to go 12 and got into the Boxing Hall of Fame before guys who went 15. I lost against Alexis Arguello and Livingstone Bramble, he said, (but) I was winning after 12. So if […] This post Reconfiguring the Championship Rounds: What if Thered Been 3 More or 3 Less? belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

The Hauser Report: Oleksandr Usyk Upsets the Applecart
September 26, 2021 (21:25) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
On Saturday night, Oleksandr Usyk won a unanimous decision over Anthony Joshua at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London to claim the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles. With that victory, Usyk follows in the footsteps of Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko to become the third heavyweight beltholder from Ukraine. Joshua has an elegance about him. Unlike […] This post The Hauser Report: Oleksandr Usyk Upsets the Applecart belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Adelaida Ruiz Grabs WBC Silver Title in Pico Rivera and More
September 26, 2021 (20:05) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Finally. Adelaida La Cobra Ruiz grabbed the WBC Silver super flyweight title with an emphatic beating of veteran Mexican fighter Nancy Franco by late stoppage on Saturday night. After waiting for most of her adult life to win a title, Ruiz (10-0-1, 5 KOs) showed off her superiority with a nonstop barrage of blows to […] This post Adelaida Ruiz Grabs WBC Silver Title in Pico Rivera and More belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

A Big Upset in London as Oleksandr Usyk Outclasses Anthony Joshua
September 25, 2021 (23:35) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Oleksandr Usyk gathered up all four meaningful cruiserweight belts before leaving the division. Tonight, on a special night at Londons Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, he acquired three of the four meaningful heavyweight belts to add to his rich collection. In a battle between former Olympic gold medalists, the 34-year-old Ukrainian cashed his ticket to the Hall […] This post A Big Upset in London as Oleksandr Usyk Outclasses Anthony Joshua belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Boxing Odds and Ends: The Russian Lion, an Exemplary Judge and More
September 25, 2021 (00:50) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Arslanbek Makhmudov, says his promoter Camille Estephan, is the most feared heavyweight in the world. Makhmudov did nothing to discount that opinion last night (Friday, Sept. 23) in Quebec City where he needed only one round to dismiss Erkan Teper. That was his 13th knockout in as many pro starts. Hes answered the bell for […] This post Boxing Odds and Ends: The Russian Lion, an Exemplary Judge and More belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

The Hauser Report: Ken Burns Explores Muhammad Ali
September 24, 2021 (16:15) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
“I wanted to write about Muhammad Ali,” Wilfrid Sheed told me years ago when we were discussing the text that Sheed had written for an elaborate coffee-table book. “Hes one of those madonnas you want to paint at least once in your life.” Ali is also a subject that filmmakers want to make documentaries about. […] This post The Hauser Report: Ken Burns Explores Muhammad Ali belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Avila Perspective, Chap. 153: The Alvarez-Plant Rumpus, Adelaida and More
September 23, 2021 (17:25) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
As rare as boxing press conferences occur at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, another odd chapter was added as Saul Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant traded blows on stage during introductions. Must be some sort of negative electrical charges emanating on the plush hotel grounds. It was at the same Beverly Hilton 20 years ago that […] This post Avila Perspective, Chap. 153: The Alvarez-Plant Rumpus, Adelaida and More belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Avila Perspective, Chap. 153: The Canelo-Plant Rumpus, Adelaida and More
September 23, 2021 (15:55) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
As rare as boxing press conferences occur at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, another odd chapter was added as Saul Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant traded blows on stage during introductions. Must be some sort of negative electrical charges emanating on the plush hotel grounds. It was at the same Beverly Hilton 20 years ago that […] This post Avila Perspective, Chap. 153: The Canelo-Plant Rumpus, Adelaida and More belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

A Cornucopia of Heavyweights: Joshua-Usyk in the Vanguard
September 23, 2021 (00:55) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
The eyes of the boxing world will be focused on North London this Saturday where WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony AJ Joshua risks his belts against Oleksandr Usyk. The venue is new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium which seats 62,303 and there wont be an empty seat in the joint. Both were gold medalists at the 2012 Olympic […] This post A Cornucopia of Heavyweights: Joshua-Usyk in the Vanguard belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Tal Singh Aspires to Become the First Sikh to Win a World Boxing Title
September 21, 2021 (01:30) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
As boxing is a global sport, it should come as no surprise if a man were to wander into a Las Vegas boxing gym that he might find an Englishman there working up a sweat. But on a recent visit to Bones Adams gym, this reporter encountered an unusual specimen of English manhood. Tal Singh […] This post Tal Singh Aspires to Become the First Sikh to Win a World Boxing Title belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

The Future of Non-Traditional Boxing Events: A New TSS Survey
September 20, 2021 (20:10) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
For our latest survey, we came up with this question: Fights between celebrities, boxing legends, cross-overs, and YouTube influencers have become more and more commonplace. Do you think this will prove to be a passing fad or something that will endure, and why? Heres what 34 respondents had to say. They are listed alphabetically. Russ […] This post The Future of Non-Traditional Boxing Events: A New TSS Survey belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Triller, Holyfield, and Trump: Did Evander Get Hustled? (Part 2)
September 18, 2021 (19:50) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Triller, Holyfield, and Trump: Did Evander Get Hustled? Part Two of a Two-Part Story The last thing a fighter loses isn’t his legs, speed, or power. It’s his ego. Evander Holyfield was a great fighter. His victories over Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe, Buster Douglas, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, and Dwight Muhammad Qwai are the stuff […] This post Triller, Holyfield, and Trump: Did Evander Get Hustled? (Part 2) belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Triller, Holyfield, and Trump: Did Evander Get Hustled? (Part 1)
September 18, 2021 (19:25) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
PART ONE OF A TWO-PART STORY — On September 11, Evander Holyfield was knocked out by Vitor Belfort in the first round of a boxing event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. There was widespread criticism of the event before it took place and more criticism when it was over. […] This post Triller, Holyfield, and Trump: Did Evander Get Hustled? (Part 1) belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Triller, Holyfield, and Trump: Did Evander Get Hustled?
September 17, 2021 (21:05) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
PART TWO OF A TWO-PART STORY — The last thing a fighter loses isn’t his legs, speed, or power. It’s his ego. Evander Holyfield was a great fighter. His victories over Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe, Buster Douglas, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, and Dwight Muhammad Qwai are the stuff of legend. But Holyfield is 58 years […] This post Triller, Holyfield, and Trump: Did Evander Get Hustled? belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Triller, Holyfield, and Trump: Did Evander Get Hustled?
September 17, 2021 (16:05) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
PART ONE OF A TWO-PART STORY — On September 11, Evander Holyfield was knocked out by Vitor Belfort in the first round of a boxing event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. There was widespread criticism of the event before it took place and more criticism when it was over. […] This post Triller, Holyfield, and Trump: Did Evander Get Hustled? belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Serhii Bohachuk Gets 20th KO Win Plus Undercard Results from Montebello
September 17, 2021 (06:45) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Montebello, CA.-Two contenders looking to rebound found their mark on Thursday. Super welterweight Serhii Bohachuk (20-1, 20 KOs) needed a round to figure out the southpaw style of Raphael Igbokwe (16-3, 7 KOs) and then increased the pressure round by round until the pipes broke. More than 1,000 fans at the Quiet Cannon Event center […] This post Serhii Bohachuk Gets 20th KO Win Plus Undercard Results from Montebello belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Serhii Bohachuk in Montebello and More News and Notes
September 16, 2021 (12:25) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Serhii Bohachuk leads an impressive lineup put together by 360 Promotions and returns to Southern California ready to resume an assault on the super welterweight division. Asked how he intends to proceed? I dont talk, talk, talk, said Bohachuk. I just show with action. Bohachuk (19-1, 19 KOs) meets southpaw Raphael Igbokwe (16-2, 7 KOs) […] This post Serhii Bohachuk in Montebello and More News and Notes belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

40 Years Ago This Week: Sugar Ray Leonard TKOs Thomas Hearns in an Instant Classic
September 14, 2021 (17:05) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Whoever coined the phrase that you cant please em all might have been referring to someone like Doug Blackburn, one of the rare dissenters in assessing what he had seen during the classic welterweight unification showdown of Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns on Sept. 16, 1981, in the outdoor stadium at Las Vegas Caesars […] This post 40 Years Ago This Week: Sugar Ray Leonard TKOs Thomas Hearns in an Instant Classic belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

The Hauser Report: Oscar Valdez, Phentermine, and the Larger Issue
September 14, 2021 (01:10) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
On September 10, Oscar Valdez successfully defended his WBC super-featherweight title with a twelve-round decision over Robson Conceicao in a bout contested under the auspices of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Tucson, Arizona. That’s the short version of what happened. The long version is more complicated. After their fight was signed, Valdez and Conceicao enrolled […] This post The Hauser Report: Oscar Valdez, Phentermine, and the Larger Issue belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Belfort Stops Holyfield in the Opening Round of a Sad Spectacle
September 12, 2021 (04:35) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Heads should roll, said the noted author Tris Dixon in his preview of tonights Triller Fight Club event in Miami. Indeed, yes they should and the first head to roll should be that of Patrick Cunningham, the Executive Director of the Florida State Athletic Commission which allowed Evander Holyfield to step back into the ring […] This post Belfort Stops Holyfield in the Opening Round of a Sad Spectacle belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

The Hauser Report: Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, and Netflix
September 11, 2021 (18:00) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X were two of the most charismatic and important people of the twentieth century. Five years ago, Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith co-authored Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X. In the authors words, it was the story of how Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali and the […] This post The Hauser Report: Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, and Netflix belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Top Rank in Tucson: Successful Title Defenses for Oscar Valdez and Junko Nakatani
September 11, 2021 (14:45) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
TUCSON, Ariz.(September10, 2021)" Oscar Valdez started slow. Robson Conceicao was fighting the fight of his life. The champion then turned it around. Valdez retained his WBC super featherweight world title Friday evening with a unanimous decision (115-112 2x and 117-110) over 2016 Brazilian Olympian gold medalist Conceicao in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,545 […] This post Top Rank in Tucson: Successful Title Defenses for Oscar Valdez and Junko Nakatani belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Filip Hrgovic and Tony Yoka Keep on Rolling in Separate Bouts on European Soil
September 10, 2021 (23:35) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Friday, Sept. 10, was a relatively busy day on the European boxing front. The cards that attracted the most interest were staged in Austria and France where rising heavyweight contenders Filip Hrgovic (pictured) and Tony Yoka disposed of overmatched opponents. Someday these two may meet up again. Yoka defeated Hrgovic by split decision in the […] This post Filip Hrgovic and Tony Yoka Keep on Rolling in Separate Bouts on European Soil belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Can Donald Trump Make Boxing Great Again and Become its New Howard Cosell?
September 10, 2021 (16:00) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Donald Trump, the once and perhaps future President of the United States, has thrown his family name back into the wild world of professional boxing, a competitive space he once dominated in Atlantic City, New Jersey as a promoter and site host during the 80s and 90s. I dont think people fully understand or appreciate […] This post Can Donald Trump Make Boxing Great Again and Become its New Howard Cosell? belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

Avila Perspective, Chap 152: Oscar and Oscar and More
September 09, 2021 (19:40) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
Theres a saying in the entertainment business the show must go on. That seems to apply in boxing too. Oscar is out. Evander is in. A return by the Golden Boy to the boxing ring was canceled when Oscar De La Hoya announced he had contracted the coronavirus. Instead of canceling the Triller Fight Club […] This post Avila Perspective, Chap 152: Oscar and Oscar and More belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...

The Year 1988 Was a Fateful Year in the Lives of Mike Tyson and Steve Lott
September 09, 2021 (02:45) [ Indexed from The Sweet Science ]
PART TWO OF A TWO-PART STORY — The year 1988 was a fateful year in the life of Mike Tyson. On Feb. 7, Mike married Robin Givens. On March 23, two days after he knocked out Tony Tubbs in Tokyo, his co-manager Jim Jacobs died. Mike greatly admired Jacobs and the two were very close […] This post The Year 1988 Was a Fateful Year in the Lives of Mike Tyson and Steve Lott belong to The Sweet Science. For more exciting Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Community, Women's Boxing and Rankings, please visit TSS.IB.tv and TheSweetScience.com More...