Julian Williams climbs a steep learning curve in his Greatest Hits
Julian Williams is as hard on himself as he is the other dude in the ring.
Tall order: Jamal James looks to use his height to his advantage against Juan Carlos Abreu
By now, Jamal James is used to playing the tree to a bunch of would-be lumberjacks. Redwood-tall for the 147-pound division at 6-foot-2, James has grown accustomed to dudes coming at him like human hatchets in an attempt to chop him down to size.
Feeling Minnesota: Jamal James assesses the truth behind his home state stereotypes
They shoot from the womb in North Face jackets. They talk funny. The men all dress like Paul Bunyan while the women sport the dimensions of Babe the Blue Ox. These are but a few of the stereotypes that blanket Minnesotans like snow does their home turf at least 13 months out of the year. But how much truth is there to these clichés? We thought we’d ask a local boxer, Jamal James, to find out.
‘Sergeant’ Sammy Vasquez Jr. takes Jose Lopez to boxing boot camp in TKO win
Left! ... Left! ... Left, right, left!: “Sergeant” Sammy Vasquez marched all over Jose Lopez on Tuesday, but with his fists in place of his feet.
How heady hip-hop and an African god of thunder play into the type of fighter Jamal James has become
“Shango” is on the phone explaining what “Shango” means. Hint: Think of a different version of Thor, and with a double-headed ax in place of that big-ass hammer as weapon of choice.
Adonis Stevenson wastes no time in laying waste to Tommy Karpency in TKO win
Tommy Karpency nicknamed himself “Kryptonite” in the lead-up to his fight with Adonis “Superman” Stevenson, but it was Stevenson’s punches that proved to be truly radioactive in their brief, brutal clash.
Errol Spence Jr. mugs a mugging Chris van Heerden in smashing TKO win
Well, he wanted to play the clown, but in the end, Chris van Heerden was more like another staple of kiddie birthday parties: the piñata.
Errol Spence Jr. warms to the spotlight’s glare as he prepares to take on Chris Van Heerden
Errol Spence Jr. fields the questions with the offhanded ease of a shortstop gloving a lazy pop fly. He’s getting used to this.
