Don Stradley
9 articles · ESPN.com
-
WORTH THE WAIT (SPENCE-CRAWFORD ISN’T THE FIRST SUPERFIGHT THAT TOOK YEARS TO MAKE)
IT’S TAKEN YEARS FOR THE SPENCE-CRAWFORD SHOWDOWN TO HAPPEN, BUT DELAYED SUPERBOUTS ARE NOTHING NEW IN BOXING If you’ve been irritated by the long stretch of time spent waiting for Errol Spence…
-
The Rivalry: Mexico vs. Puerto Rico
The boxing rivalry between Mexico and Puerto Rico can?t be traced to a specific origin but a convenient starting point might be the 1981 bout between Mexico?s Salvador Sanchez and Puerto Rico?s…
-
Packing Power: Top one-punch KO artists
These are the greatest one-punch KO artists of all time: 1. Joe Louis 2. Ray Robinson 3. Thomas Hearns 4. Bob Foster 5. Sandy Saddler 6. Earnie Shavers 7. Sam Langford 8.…
-
From the pages of THE RING magazine: Jorge Arce
When Jorge Arce and Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. appeared at their prefight press conference, they seemed like part of a Telemundo comedy roast, playfully insulting each other in machine-gun Spanish. Arce seemed amused,…
-
From the pages of THE RING magazine: Boxing’s great enigma
I see the haters a mile away ? From my Yacht of course lol" ?Floyd Mayweather on Twitter, December 2010 Shortly before his most recent round of legal problems, Floyd Mayweather Jr.…
-
From the pages of THE RING: The return of the Aztec warrior
Fernando Vargas was approximately a year into his retirement from boxing when he made the shocking discovery that one of his bank accounts was empty. On June 14, 2010, Ventura County police…
-
The Ring All-Star Report Cards: Wladimir Klitschko
Note: This feature originally appeared in the October edition of THE RING magazine. The November issue, with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the cover, is on newsstands now. The cover story is titled:…
-
Win or lose, De La Hoya will be due for criticism
The word from Oscar De La Hoya's camp in the weeks leading up to Saturday's bout with Manny Pacquiao was that he was sporting a skinny physique, largely thanks to a new…
-
A look at the history of boxing in the Philippines
Manny Pacquiao has thrilled boxing fans around the world, but that's not enough for him. "It's very important to me and my country to put my name into boxing history," Pacquiao said…
