Norm Frauenheim
Usyk2Fury: Repeat or rewrite?
By Norm Frauenheim
Oleksandr Usyk, never a man of many words, has had even fewer this week, just days before a sequel that has all...
Jaime Munguia makes plans for a New Year by staying busy
By Norm Frauenheim
Busy is a vanishing fundamental in boxing these days, although likable Jaime Munguia continues to practice the old-school art-form this week with...
A Picasso for Naoya Inoue?
By Norm Frauenheim
PHOENIX — Plans for Naoya Inoue’s return to the United States next spring already include a possible opponent.
Mexican David Picasso, an artistic...
Next Up? Rafael Espinoza fighting for possible shot a Valdez-Navarrete winner
By Norm Frauenheim
PHOENIX — Rafael Espinoza is in line for a possible shot at the Oscar Valdez-Emanuel Navarrete junior-lightweight winner if he beats Robeisy...
Benavidez-Morrell: Something real after the carnival
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s the first significant fight in a New Year. That’s mere coincidence, but it’s also appropriate.
David Benavidez-versus-David Morrell on February 1, formally...
Tyson-Paul: Netflix is the sure winner in an exhibition full of...
By Norm Frauenheim -
Mike Tyson has been making a fool out of himself and just about everybody around him for decades. Maybe, he’ll...
New Deal: Boxing hopes for one as Bam Rodriguez embarks on...
By Norm Frauenheim
He’s a little guy about to embark on a second chapter, also a significant one with the potential to be the biggest...
Common Sense? There is none in acronym’s threat to strip Beterbiev
By Norm Frauenheim
An old line is as current as ever this week because of the acronyms, which continue to prove that the only thing...
Artur Beterbiev lets his perfect record speak for itself
By Norm Frauenheim
Power and perfection define Artur Beterbiev. Truth is, that’s about all we really know about him. The two elements are linked like...
No Knockout: Canelo goes the distance, scores decision over Berlanga
By Norm Frauenheim (Ringside)
LAS VEGAS --On the scorecards, there was no upset.
But in the court of public opinion, there was a big one.
From pillar...
Canelo-versus-The Prince: A fight to become the Face of Boxing
By Norm Frauenheim -
Canelo Álvarez, who often acts like a Prince, and Turki Alalshikh, who is one, are engaged in a contentious face-off, emphasis...
Crawford looks at Madrimov with eyes full of more than mere...
By Norm Frauenheim -
LOS ANGELES — It was a ceremonial weigh-in, which is another way of saying it was phony. But there was nothing...
Jesse Rodriguez: Putting the Bam into the pound-for-pound debate
By Norm Frauenheim –
Jesse Rodriguez, whose simple nickname is synonymous with his power in the ring, is putting some of that Bam into the...
Bam! Jesse Rodriguez scored seventh-round KO
By Norm Frauenheim and David Galaviz
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Only SuperFly could crash the top of the pound-pound debate.
Jesse Rodriguez did that and maybe more with...
Bam-Estrada: Two little guys poised to put the Super into Fly
By Norm Frauenheim -
PHOENIX, AZ -- On the scale, there was no difference between them. Not even a single ounce.
In a weigh-in that...
Bam-Estrada: A Fight of the Year possibility
By Norm Frauenheim -
PHOENIX, AZ -- Eddie Hearn foresees the Bam Rodriguez-Juan Francisco Estrada bout Saturday night as a potential Fight of the Year,...
Bam Rodriguez sees a rival in an old idol
By Norm Frauenheim -
PHOENIX – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez once looked at Juan Francisco Estrada and saw an idol
Now, he sees a rival.
“The first...
Canelo answers the challenge, remains the face of Mexican boxing
LAS VEGAS--The face of Mexican boxing has aged.
But it hasn’t changed.
It’s still Canelo, now bearded, yet still proud and stubborn That inexhaustible streak of stubborn pride...
Canelo Who? Benavidez says he’s ready to move on and into...
By Norm Fraueneim -
LAS VEGAS – David Benavidez is ready to move on from years of waiting on Canelo Alvarez, yet he still hasn’t eliminated...
Canelo-Munguia: From ceremony to controversy
By Norm Frauenheim -
LAS VEGAS – It was a so-called ceremony, meaning there was no controversy until Ryan Garcia showed up.
Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia...
KingChaos: Ryan Garcia’s PED controversy is the only headline
By Norm Frauenheim -
LAS VEGAS – Ryan Garcia, self-proclaimed royalty, has been KingRy. Then, KingFly
These days, call him KingChaos.
The chaos, a kingdom seemingly without...
Message In The Bottle: Time to take the ceremonial out of...
By Norm Frauenheim -
Ryan Garcia, the actor, chugged like it was last call at a crowded bar before stepping onto a scale at a...
Haney-Garcia: Throw away the book
By Norm Frauenheim -
It was a moment that summed up a fight that is interesting, even intriguing for reasons still hard to read.
Ryan...
Many Roles: Ryan Garcia has chance to become both actor and...
By Norm Frauenheim -
It’s hard to keep track of Ryan Garcia. A fighter, often called one-dimensional within the ropes, is a personality with...
Beyond Canelo? Benavidez poised to take that first step
By Norm Frauenheim -
Finally, David Benavidez is poised to take his first real step away from Canelo Alvarez in a move to re-define...
Oscar Valdez back all over again, wins 7th-round TKO
GLENDALE, Ariz. -Never count out Oscar Valdez Jr.
That’s been the story of his career, one that has included broken jaws and busted eyes.
But that...
Valdez, Wilson make weight
By Norm Frauenheim -
PHOENIX -- Not much separated Oscar Valdez and Liam Wilson on the scale.
Not much figures to separate them in the...
Bam-Estrada official, set for Footprint in PHX
By Norm Frauenheim -
PHOENIX --- Super Fly.
Super fight.
Juan Franciso Estrada and Jesse “Bam’’ Rodriguez, little guys with a huge chance at making some history, will...
Liam Wilson back in AZ for some “unfinished business”
By Norm Frauenheim -
PHOENIX – Liam Wilson is back in a city for the first step in a mission to reclaim what he...
Valdez-Wilson: Title possibility surprises, motivates Valdez
By Norm Frauenheim -
PHOENIX – Kids and fans stood and waited in a line that stretched out into a parking lot and almost...
