The impromptu sit-downs weren’t meant to be hands-on tutorials. They just turned out that way. Stephen “Breadman” Edwards was raised on the “Four Kings”: Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, and Marvelous Marvin Hagler […]
“The first pro I ever sparred was Ceri Farrell from Swansea. I was twelve years of age. I spoke to Ceri recently, and someone asked him, ‘Was Enzo always a puncher?’ and he said, ‘I […]
LAS VEGAS—The boos never reached the ears of Jay Deas. If they did, it wouldn’t have mattered anyway to Deontay Wilder’s co-trainer. His fighter was sticking to the plan—no matter how ugly it looked. The […]
J. Russell Peltz understands that the comments that come out of his mouth these days are not universally welcomed. He’s heard the complaints that he’s too negative (always so negative), from friends and foes alike. […]
All images, credit Ernest Simons (@ErnestSimons). *** 5:15 a.m., Tuesday November 19, 2019, London Isaac Chamberlain sits alone in his apartment. After another restless night, with little sleep, the distressing thoughts take hold of him […]
When the heavyweight division broke from its languor not long ago thanks to the collective rise of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, it didn’t take long before cock-eyed promoters, who can spot a […]
It wasn’t really that long ago, though it seems that way, when Vito Mielnicki Jr. came up waist-high on WBC heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder. In fact, Mielnicki still has the image on his phone, and […]
The world is built on unheralded superstars whose names we might not know, who keep things ticking over in the background for our benefit. For others, there needs to be more than clocking in and […]
He has appeared in over twenty films and several television shows. And Carlos Palomino could also box. The former WBC welterweight champion took time out to discuss how his journey started. “My mother came to […]
When was it supposed to happen? The sixth round? The third? The first? And yet in the twelfth, he was still upright, still fighting for a victory that was never supposed to be his, a […]