His nose, that bulbous bullseye stuffed with gauze, secured by tape, bled determinedly into his mouth; a handkerchief wrinkled and spattered returned rhythmically to dab the claret trickle. With a voice warped by the carnage […]

Like so many of his devotees, were they graced with a private moment in his presence, Ryan Garcia got on his knee and let it come. There he stayed until it was over, and the […]

I have been here before, intentionally, if not by design. It is a strange place, particularly for one who has lived for so long looking down, not haughtily, not arrogantly, but by necessity, for my […]

How many grudge matches fulfill their promise? What satisfaction a man might take from punishing another is mitigated by his limitations, by the strengths of his opponent, by the third man in the ring. The […]

They left the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, changed men, versions of themselves that, if not quite recognizable before the opening bell, were undeniable in the aftermath. Junior middleweights Tim Tszyu and Tony Harrison […]

“The fights had a discipline to them and a palpable life behind them, a coherence that was correct and apparent.”—Richard Ford, The Ultimate Good Luck *** “It was a nice fight for the public, I […]