George Kimball
63 articles · Boston Herald
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The Kimball Chronicles: BWAA Awards, De-Mystified
Vince Lombardi never won a Vince Lombardi Trophy, so I guess you?d have to say the Boxing Writers Association of America went one-up in 1995, when A.J. Liebling was named the winner…
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Sanctioning Body Silliness: The Tradition Continues
I?d describe my 21 year-old son as a casual fan, but he?s been going to boxing matches from the time he had to sit in my lap at ringside, so he?s hardly…
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Score KO for Freddie Roach, too
Even those of us who expected Manny Pacquiao to handle Ricky Hatton last Saturday night were surprised by the ease with which Pac-Man utterly demolished the Englishman, knocking him down three times…
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Worth its weight in gold
Given the state of the global economy, there are no sure things, but a man looking to maximize the return on his investment today could do worse than buying himself a piece…
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Bradley a major player at 140 pounds
MONTREAL -- He had to climb back off the canvas twice to win, but Timothy Bradley's immediate prospects in the lucrative 140-pound sweepstakes might have been enhanced almost as much by knockdowns…
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Pac-Man- Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach to get their due
The ballots haven?t even gone out yet, but two of the year?s major boxing awards appear to be foregone conclusions. Manny Pacquiao, who capped a year in which he won three significant…
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Oscar De La Hoya tarried too long
It?s hard to imagine Oscar De La Hoya venturing into the ring again as anything other than a promoter after his feeble showing against Manny Pacquiao on Dec. 6, and his legacy…
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Big stars are taking Liberty:Torch burns for Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao
When Kelly Pavlik and Bernard Hopkins brought their show to New York to promote their Oct. 18 Atlantic City fight, the press conference venue was the B.B. King Blues Club. When Joe…
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How about some clarity? Campbell staking his claim as 135-pound king
Whew! For a minute there, we were afraid that Nate Campbell was going soft on us. The three-belt lightweight titlist has never been one to pull his punches, in or out of…
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Fight of the Year may be Roche?s
Before Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, Richard Schaefer, Bob Arum and HBO pay-per-view even begin dividing up what potentially looms as a $100 million pie, each and every one of them…
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Pacquiao-De La Hoya dies on vine
It had loomed not only the last big fight of the year but one of the more intriguing big man-little man matchups in the 99 years that have elapsed since Stanley Ketchel…
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Pacquiao or De La Hoya: Who will be adversely affected by move to 147?
A matchup that had its roots in a preternatural pipe dream enunciated by HBO's Larry Merchant in a throwaway line several months ago has taken on a life of its own and…
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WBC tribute is misguided
Although the World Boxing Council?s wrong-headed (and thankfully rescinded) move to erect its Rocky Marciano statue in Boston rather than Brockton was undertaken in Manila by a Mexico City-based organization, it?s not…
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Oscar entangled in ’Net
Remember when just a few short months ago, Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank were embroiled in a bitter lawsuit over the services of Manny Pacquiao? That the former antagonists had kissed…
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MSG RETIRES RING: GARDEN’S LOSS, CANASTOTA’S GAIN
NEW YORK --- Before we plunge headlong into nostalgia about Wednesday?s ?retirement? ceremony for Madison Square Garden?s historic, 82 year-old ring, here?s something you might want to consider: The Garden people will…
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DONAIRE LANDS ONE ON DARCHINYAN’S CHINNY-CHIN-CHIN
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.-- In the co-feature, Nonito Donaire shocked Vic Darchinyan with a thunderous left hook to score a fifth-round TKO and win the IBF flyweight title. Donaire, a little-known Filipino, had given…
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DE LA HOYA STEPS UP TO THE PLATE FOR MAYWEATHER SR, NOW THE WORLD AWAITS TO SEE IF HE’S READY TO DO THE SAME AGAINST MAYWEATHER JR
Oscar De La Hoya says he ?doesn?t really dislike? Floyd Mayweather Jr.?I just don?t care for him,? said the Golden Boy, who appeared to be choosing his words carefully lest they turn…
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THE BEST DANCER IN THE WORLD STILL NEEDS A PARTNER
SAN ANTONIO--- Saturday night’s “Blaze of Glory” card at the Alamodome was supposed to supply some answers, but once again we’re left mostly with questions. The only certainty is that when the…
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PACQUIAO NOT AT HIS BEST, BUT STILL BLAZES SOLIS
SAN ANTONIO, Texas --- Manny Pacquiao was the first to admit he hardly looked like the world’s best fighter Saturday night.“That was not Manny Pacquiao,” said the 2006 Fighter of the Year,…
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Roach paints many into a corner
Dedham’s Freddie Roach, who captured his second Trainer of the Year award last week, appears to have more demands on his time than he can handle. Roach’s agreement to train Oscar De…
