For years, whenever I’d hear somebody talk about boxing reform, I’d take a dim view. Like that old ditty goes, “It seems to me I’ve heard that song before. Boxing reform – what a tired old pair of ...
Joining Eaton in the 2002 class of inductees were four world champions from outside the United States _ heavyweight Ingemar Johansson of Sweden, Mexican welterweight Pipino Cuevas, light heavyweight ...
RENO, April 2 -- Mills Lane, who became a celebrity as a boxing referee, suffered a stroke Monday. The 64-year-old Lane was taken to Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno. The hospital was ...
CANASTOTA, N.Y. -- A brief look at those scheduled for induction June 9 into the International Boxing Hall of Fame: BENNY BASS-- Born Dec. 4, 1904, in Kiev, Russia. Turned pro in 1921, fighting out of ...
Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion Leonard has done what retired fighters just don't do. He's crossed over from the exploited to the exploiter. He has become a boxing promoter. But ...