When you hear of writers gravitating to boxing because of the unique people that you will find nowhere else in the sports world, they likely had Al Certo in mind. A New Jersey boxing legend who participated in all aspects of the sport throughout his storied career, Certo passed away Wednesday afternoon at the age of 90 following complications from a recent surgery on a broken femur.
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 mysel...
After qualifying 2018 as a spectacular year for boxing, the president of the World Boxing Council (WBC), Mauricio Sulaiman, made it known that in 2019 the main objective will be to place a focus on the issue of weight control. Sulaiman does not like the ongoing problem of boxers sucking down weight during fight week - leading to severe health problems for several boxers.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as mythical matches with Terry Norris, Jermall Charlo vs. Matt Korobov, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, Ryan Garcia, Gervonta Davis vs. Lomachenko, and more.
By Michael Rosenthal - All boxing fans have their dream matchups. Here are 10 of mine for 2019. This is the best-possible matchup in boxing, in my opinion. Spence (24-0, 21 KOs) and Crawford (34-0, 25 KOs) are undefeated (assuming Spence beats Mikey Garcia in March), supremely gifted all-around fighters in my op...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury, Freddie Roach being critical of Ben Davison, weight cutting, Lomachenko vs. Tank Davis, Teofimo Lopez and more.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Add three more names to the modern category. A trio of television staples from the 1980s and 1990s – Donald Curry, Julian Jackson and Buddy McGirt – ascended into ring immortality last week when they were announced as the Class of 2019 inductees to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. The three fighters combined for championship...
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The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling a mountain of questions regarding last Saturday's heavyweight fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, the recent Boxing Hall of Fame nods, and more.
The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum announced today the members of the Class of 2019. Inductees include two-division champions Donald “Lone Star Cobra” Curry, Julian “The Hawk” Jackson and James “Buddy” McGirt in the Modern category and welterweight champion Tony DeMarco in the Old Timer Category. Non-participants and observers to be inducted include matchmaker / promoter Don Elbaum, referee / judge Guy Jutras, publicist Lee Samuels and broadcaster Teddy Atlas.