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. […]
The boxing promoters, the assorted network public relations flacks, and their hired and unhired guns who pass themselves off as boxing media, may try their hardest to pass this year off as a great success […]
Interview with Kathy Duva, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** With a few months to go before the December 2008 cruiserweight title fight between Tomasz Adamek and Steve Cunningham—the country still in […]
Inside a dimly lit room, Rafael “Listo” Gaitan sits backward on a chair. His forearms rest on its top rail while his father, Rafael Sr.—or “Knuckles”—wraps his hands. Listo’s other cornermen, each in matching shirts, […]
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) […]
Early last month, promoter Top Rank announced that Jose Ramirez will make the second defense of his WBC junior welterweight title on February 10, against Jose Zepeda, a fighter absent from the sanctioning body’s top-ten […]