Robert Guerrero shares hometown glory with former QB Jeff Garcia
For a city of just under 50,000, Gilroy, California, has made its mark on the sports world. Robert Guerrero is its three-time world champion in boxing, but the town is represented on the gridiron, too, by four-time Pro Bowler Jeff Garcia.
Kenny Bayless ready to referee Thurman-Guerrero bout in PBC debut
Kenny Bayless came of age in the 1960s and ‘70s, when watching boxing on “regular” network television was part of the norm. Watching his heroes Ruben “Hurricane” Carter and Muhammad Ali, Bayless developed a passion for the sport that led to his own involvement in the ring.
Unbeaten Keith Thurman lays out his Greatest Hits
They don’t call him “One Time” because he hands out love taps. Yet of Keith Thurman’s three most memorable fights, he picked one decision among his Greatest Hits. Go figure.
Olympians added to Premier Boxing Champions undercard on March 7
Two undefeated fighters, former U.S. Olympians Terrell Gausha (13-0, 7 KOs) and Dominic Breazeale (13-0, 12 KOs), as well as the unbeaten Robert Easter (12-0, 9 KOs), will all look to keep their records perfect before Keith Thurman takes on Robert Guerrero and Adrien Broner squares up with John Molina Jr. live on NBC at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Passing the ‘Keith Thurman Test’
Keith Thurman talks about the test trainer Dan Birmingham started using when he was 15 years old. Essentially, Birmingham would only accept new talent if they proved they could spar with a teenage Thurman.
Molina Jr.'s clash with Matthysse named 2014 fight of the year
To say that they left nothing in the ring would be to ignore the blood on the canvas.
Sugar Ray Leonard discusses the star power of television
Editor's note: Hall of Fame boxer Sugar Ray Leonard will do ringside analysis of NBC's coverage of the Premier Boxing Champions series, and he'll also share his personal thoughts about the sport on the PBC website. In his first post here, Leonard talks about the impact television can have on a fighter's career.
Fallen trainer Ben Getty never far from Keith Thurman's thoughts
Keith Thurman was just a seven-year-old kid walking around the halls of Belleair Elementary in Clearwater, Florida, when head janitor Ben Getty found him.
