Adonis Stevenson wary of getting bitten by the underdog against Tommy Karpency
It’s dinnertime on a recent Friday evening, and Adonis Stevenson is serving up some alter-ego soup.
Help Deontay Wilder knock out spina bifida
Deontay Wilder has knocked out 33 of the 34 fighters brave enough to step in the ring with him. Now, the heavyweight champ is looking to KO his toughest opponent yet—with your help.
Pit bulls and video games keep Errol Spence Jr. grounded amid great expectations
Errol Spence Jr. has plenty of reasons to keep knocking dudes ironing board-flat in the ring: pride, bank and the desire to fulfill his considerable potential as a former Olympian, one who’s had boxing pundits fogging windows with hot talk about his future ever since he turned pro in 2012. That, and Rambo needs more room to roam.
Adonis Stevenson opens up about the tough childhood that begat an even tougher fighter
“You can have success from nothing,” says a man for whom “nothing” once included food.
Anthony Dirrell savages Marco Antonio Rubio in punishing rebound win
Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell has a message, one that he delivered first with his fists and later reiterated with his words—you know, just in case you didn’t get the memo spelled out all over Marco Antonio Rubio’s swollen ribcage.
Anthony Dirrell ready for a brawl with Mexican tough guy Marco Antonio Rubio
Anthony Dirrell wasn’t fighting a sponge, because we all know that sponges are staunch pacifists. Still, the way the other dude in the ring with him soaked up his punishment and just kept on coming suggested some kind of preternatural absorptive powers.
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.”
