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Year: 2020

Boxing History

Brief Lives: Virgil Akins

December 30, 2020 Carlos Acevedo

Finally, after all the hard years toiling in hothouse gyms and all the years crisscrossing the country as an itinerant journeyman—smoke-filled halls, catcalls and hisses when facing the local hero, narrow losses tallied on doubtful […]

Boxing Analysis

Time’s Arrow: Saul Alvarez W12 Callum Smith

December 22, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

“You have to be cruel to be kind.”—Martin Amis, Time’s Arrow   The celebration tempered once Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was announced the winner. As the ring cleared Alvarez removed his red and white hat, returned […]

Boxing Analysis

Chapter XXV: Anthony Joshua KO9 Kubrat Pulev

December 15, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

  XXV They left the arena in silence, weaving determinedly through the shifting obstructions. They have their rhythms, conversations, that contrapuntalism has its tides. Their tide had gone out, leaving exposed in each man’s mind […]

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Same As It Ever Was: Errol Spence Jr. Cruises Past Danny Garcia

December 6, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

In boxing, change is precipitated by problems. A comebacking fighter changes trainers because a man who normalizes deadly risks cannot permit self-doubt. This new trainer promises to add a wrinkle or two, and so a […]

Fight Previews

Sixteen Ounces: Errol Spence vs. Danny Garcia Preview

December 4, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

He did not have to do this. In his first fight in over a year, first fight since being hurled from his speeding Ferrari, first fight in a pandemic year, Errol Spence did not have […]

Boxing History

El Cubano Mexicano: The Legacy of Jose Napoles

November 25, 2020 Patrick Connor

  “El Cubano Mexicano.” It took a few years, but that’s what Mexican press came to call him. Before that, he was simply, “El Cubano.” José Nápoles, the celebrated former welterweight champion, died last year […]

Boxing Analysis

Crawford vs. Brook: It’s Still Wait and See for TBC

November 17, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

SHEFFIELD, England—Unified junior welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford returned to the UK Saturday night and once again left with a title. His victim, IBF welterweight champion, Kell “Special K” Brook, now understands what most everyone […]

Boxing Profiles

Power Surge: Gervonta Davis and That Elusive Star Quality

November 13, 2020 Carlos Acevedo

There were two explosions when Gervonta “Tank” Davis mollywhopped Leo Santa Cruz on Halloween night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. First, there was the booming sound of a supersonic left uppercut connecting—on target—against […]

Naoya Inoue walks to the corner after knocking down Australian challenger Jason Moloney during their bantamweight title bout at MGM hotel and casino in Las Vegas
Boxing Analysis

Naoya Inoue: A Gift to Thrill Millions

November 3, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

“It’s a lot to deal with.” Much praise was heaped on unified bantamweight champion, Naoya Inoue, during his seven-round razing of challenger, Jason Moloney, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday […]

Boxing Books

Getting His Groove Back: Hector Camacho Enters the 1990s With Purpose

October 26, 2020 Christian Giudice

The 1990s had to represent a period of ring transformation for Hector Camacho. After receiving considerable backlash for excessive clinching in his win over Ray Mancini, Hector appeared revived during a unanimous-decision victory over Vinny […]

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