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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Well, whaddya know? Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks after all. And while Lamont Peterson might not savor being linked with an aging canine, he's quick to concede the physiological know-how he's acquired as a 30-something has been a huge boon. The Washington, D.C. native will turn 3...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - If you’ve gotten to this point and aren’t happy, it’s your own fault. You should have seen it coming last year. As has become early January tradition in this Tuesday morning space, we proactively greet the New Year with a preview of stories other boxing scribes will be reacting to about 12 months...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Want to know if underdog Brandon Rios has a real chance to defeat top-end welterweight Danny Garcia on Feb. 17 in Las Vegas? Rios has a simple piece of forecasting advice. Check out the weigh-in on Feb. 16. Already one win into a comeback that followed a 19-month ring sabbatical, the br...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - There are a couple things I’ve always promised myself. I barely play golf. But if I was ever lucky enough to score a hole in one, I’ve vowed to pluck the ball out of the cup, slide the club into the bag and head straight to my car – because it’ll never get any better. Same goes for bowling. I consider myself...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - The fun all started around 11:30 on Saturday. Within seconds of the on-stool surrender in the small room at Madison Square Garden, the race to come up with the wittiest analogy linking Roberto Duran to Guillermo Rigondeaux began in earnest. And once the truly meme-worthy material was exha...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It ought to be a holiday. For we boxing fans at least, few days on the calendar provide the drama, jubilation and occasional controversy as the day the International Boxing Hall of Fame's enshrinement class is announced. The Class of 2018 will be made public later today – and while I do plan to...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - His permanent record will show that Miguel Cotto lost the last worthwhile prizefight he was in. Two years ago. He competed against a talented foe 10 years younger while operating on the fringe of a middleweight class in which he’d frequently claimed he barely belonged and rarely felt comfort...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It suddenly seems like decades ago. But fans of modern light heavyweights will remember exactly where they were on Nov. 30, 2013. It was that night at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City that the two most prominent claimants to world 175-pound supremacy – Adonis Stevenson and Ser...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - His complexion and his name quickly spoil the secret. Yes, it’s true. Ahmed Elbiali is not a native of the United States. But even in an era where immigrants aren’t celebrated, the affable 27-year-old – born in Egypt, raised in Miami – has a dream that boxing might someday transcend the jingoistic ranc...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - As boxing goes, it's a tale as old as time and a song as old as rhyme. If you're looking to spice up a fight that might struggle for traction on a weekend full of football, MMA and other options, a good, old-fashioned press conference death threat is a go-to means of diversion. To that end, an argu...