Boxing gyms are supposed to be 3D: dark, dank and dingy. The air is supposed to smell of vintage sweat, paint should look like it’s suing the wall for divorce and the heavy bags should look like they ...

In the first segment, I spoke about fights that should be made in the lower weight classes and I must say that I was humbled by the responses that I received from the dedicated boxing fans out there, ...

While 2005 was very good, 2006 is shaping up to be a breakthrough year for the Duva Boxing stable of fighters Led by the Future King of the Heavyweights, Samuel Peter, Duva Boxing’s fighters, ...

SWEAT pours down Stephen Kronish’s unshaven face as he whacks his boxing trainer’s mitts -- a one-two punch, a few jabs, a left hook. “C’mon, keep going, let’s go,” the coach barks as Kronish pounds ...

Chicago is getting back in the ring. Supporters of amateur boxing who hope the sport can make a comeback point to Tuesday’s opening of a new boxing gym in Franklin Park. The Leyden & Veterans Boxing ...

You don’t have to be a geezer, like me, to gaze wistfully upon an era in which being the heavyweight champion of the world was an accomplishment to be proud of, not an embarrassment to hide from your ...

LAS VEGAS – Ross Greenburg, the president of HBO Sports, was in his office last week day-dreaming about something he hopes will become a reality someday soon. “I can’t wait for that one charismatic ...

About 30 years ago, boxing tournaments that featured Golden Gloves fighters from Chicago and New York were televised on the “Wide World of Sports” with Howard Cosell doing ringside commentary. But ...

Last week we took a sentimental look back at the past 12 months of local boxing and cited those who stood out in categories such as “Pro Fighter of the Year” and “Punch of the Year.” There wasn’t ...

Teddy Atlas got his start in boxing by brawling on the street. In his new memoir, the ESPN commentator recounts his career as a boxing trainer and his father's role in shaping that career. In Atlas: ...

PHILLIPS, Neb. — The Hamilton County Boxing Academy is dark, dingy and smelly -- not unlike typical big-city boxing gyms. What makes it different is that it sits in the middle of rural Nebraska in a ...