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The Top Ten Boxing Stories of 2008

by David Sauvage - Did boxing have a theme in 2008?

Is Jeff Lacy Ready for Primetime?

Before he looked like much of anything, Jeff Lacy was the darling of Showtime. He had all the promise of a star, with a physique reminiscent of Evander Holyfield and an aggression that announcers were only too happy to compare to Mike Tyson’s.

The Top Five Stories of 2005

Jermain Taylor undoing Bernard Hopkins. Ricky Hatton demolishing Kostya Tszyu. The rise of Miguel Cotto, Jeff Lacy, Zab Judah. For those who follow boxing, the last twelve months were a collection of beautiful stories about deserving young fighters w...

Where You At, Pretty Boy?

Floyd Mayweather operates at an entirely different speed from mortal men. It’s as if his agility allowed him to carve out his own magical space in time. He’s got a defense that harkens back to Keanu Reeves dodging bullets in the Matrix: he moves betw...

Castillo-Corrales II: Boxing’s Best Hope

Roy Jones returns against Antonio Tarver. Jermain Taylor and Bernard Hopkins are doing an encore. Vitali Klitschko is finally defending against a guy who earned his way there. But Jose Luis Castillo’s October 8 rematch with Diego Corrales promises th...

The Brilliance of Diego Corrales

On Saturday at the Mandalay Bay, Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo fought one for the ages. Corrales made the greatest comeback in the televised history of the sport.

A Review of Ali's New Autobiography

The last book Muhammad Ali wrote, or co-wrote as athletes often do, is 30 years out of date. In between “The Greatest, My Story” and now, Ali should have a hell of a story to tell. Since 1975, he beat Joe Frazier pulpy in Manila; split a brilliant pa...

The Lesson of Evander Holyfield

Who doesn’t remember George Foreman’s most astonishing comeback? What we forget is April 11, 1992, the night he eked out a split decision victory against Alex Stewart. Puffed and dripping, his face looked like a burnt marshmallow. At 43 years of age,...