Mouth for war: How Paulie Malignaggi became one of boxing’s most in-demand analysts
Paulie Malignaggi’s voice is like a see-through dress: It hides nothing while revealing just about everything.
Ring rebirth: Anthony Dirrell helps break in the new digs of the legendary Kronk Gym
Anthony Dirrell’s voice rises in unison with the temperatures he’s speaking of. “It was a fire pit down there. Oh my god!” he exclaims of a jalapeno-hot boxing heaven that felt closer to hell. “One of the hottest gyms I ever trained at. It was burning up.”
Lamont Peterson looks to get back in the win column against Felix Diaz
The beard is back in town.
Julian Williams puts unbeaten record on the line vs Luciano Cuello in 154-pound showdown
Every boxer who makes the transformation from amateur to pro does so with the exact same game plan: win, win again and win some more.
Jorge Lara overcomes troubled past to find solace—and success—in the ring
Jorge Lara fights as if his life depends on it. Because it has.
Despite big payday, Leo Santa Cruz has no intention of living the life of luxury
Leo Santa Cruz is shaking us awake from our caviar dreams.
Anthony Dirrell is bouncing back from his first defeat—just don’t tell him he actually lost
It was as if there was a disconnect between his fists and what makes them fly, a broken circuit between the body and the mind.
Austin Trout gauges the distance between winning and losing
Last time out, Austin Trout caught Luis Galarza with a right in the seventh round. It was a stiff shot with some mustard on it, and it sent Galarza bouncing from one side of the ropes to another. It looked like he got clobbered by the Hulk the way he turned into a human pinball.
