Interview with Oscar Valdez, by Mike Baca. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** In Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, there is a statue that represents the Mexican nation in the form of a skinless, musclebound Yaqui. […]
Interview with Noel Quarless, by Chris Walker. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Long before Tony Bellew, even preceding Shea Neary and Andy Holligan settling a local dispute under the covers of a hired […]
It’s been reported recently that Tyson Fury is already back in training for his next fight, not long after his controversial draw against WBC heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder last month. And if that’s the case, […]
Perhaps it was the aura of his opponent, a fighter with a preternatural—grotesque even—capacity for violence. Or maybe it was the troubles both professional and personal dogging him. He was the opponent that night, too; […]
By any criteria you choose, Manny Pacquiao is a great fighter. We may differ on when we think he achieved that distinction, but no one doubts he’s earned it. He will remain a great fighter […]
Tris Dixon is the author of Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing (Hamilcar Publications, May 2021). *** On a glum, gray day in Pittsburgh, Dr. Bennet Omalu was tasked with performing yet […]
Saturday night, in a welterweight bout, Manny Pacquiao defeated Adrien Broner by a unanimous decision with scores of 117–111 and 116–112 twice. If anything, these scores were not wide enough, as Pacquiao dominated almost every […]
Every network currently airing boxing, regardless of platform, has ceded programming directly to promoters, the equivalent of putting Ted Bundy in charge of the entertainment.–Carlos Acevedo *** NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVE! Our January issue of CAESTUS (subscribe here) […]
The fighter of the decade in the 2000s, Manny Pacquiao is still going after it, and he dreams of getting a rematch with rival Floyd Mayweather. In his last bout Pacquiao scored his first stoppage […]
Interview with Marcus Browne, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** It seems appropriate that Marcus Browne, with little desire to dwell on the past or peer too deeply into the future […]