Celebrating Black History Month: Thomas Hearns
To be the best you’ve got to beat the best, and beat them Thomas "The Hitman” Hearns did across an astonishing five weight classes in one of the deepest eras in boxing history. And if he didn’t beat them, he at least gave his opponent the fight of his life.
Celebrating Black History Month: Leon and Michael Spinks
No brothers from the United States have had greater success boxing than Leon and Michael Spinks. They were worlds apart in personality and demeanor, but when it came to the ring, they were shooting stars—each exploding onto the scene with gold medals in the 1976 Olympics: Leon at 178 pounds, and Michael at 165.
Celebrating Black History Month: Joe Louis
No one spent more time as the heavyweight champion of the world than Joseph Louis Barrow. Reigning from June 22, 1937, when he beat James Braddock, until 1949, Joe Louis defended the title an astonishing 25 times.
Broner rolls with the punches on MTV2’s ‘Wild ‘n Out’
In the grand tradition of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roast of Muhammad Ali (although with significantly fewer tuxedos), we’ll find out tonight if Adrian “The Problem” Broner can take a joke as well as he takes a punch.
From LeBron to Johnny Football, Porter reps Cleveland
At the end of a hectic day at the gym working out in front of the Spike TV cameras, Shawn Porter changed into a faded Cleveland Browns T-shirt before leaving Barry’s Boxing in Las Vegas, home base for his training camp ahead of his March 13 fight against Roberto Garcia.
