Boxing News by Gordon Marino
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Klitschko’s Date with Destiny – May 3rd, 2013
The attention of boxing fans in the U.S. will be riveted on a ring in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this Saturday, where pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather will be defending his welterweight world title against Robert Guerrero. However, on that same night, thousands of miles away, another milestone…
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Measuring Mayweather – May 3rd, 2013
The careers of Benny Leonard, Joe Louis, Henry Armstrong and others in the boxing pantheon attest that defeats do not always debunk…
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The Good Son: Mancini, Mayweather, and Dylan – April 23rd, 2013
“After a couple of rounds, Bob said, ‘Hey Ray. Could you take it a little easy on the head? I have a few songs left in there…’”
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Rockettes in Our Pockets – April 12th, 2013
Donaire has a sense of vulnerability. “I watched the Rios vs. Alvarado fight,” he said, “and I was thinking, man this is a scary sport…”