External Whicker: George Kambosos is the latest boxer to flip the odds The shock waves are just now receding. Not from Lincoln Riley. Not from Brian Kelly. Not from Corey Seager or Max Scherzer or Tiger Woods or… Wed, 01 Dec 2021
External Carlos Arias’ miraculous journey from past tense to Thanksgiving present Our project today is to go back six months and update all those solemn tweets and tributes. Carlos Arias was a great guy. (No. Is.) He was a… Sun, 28 Nov 2021
External Whicker: There’s little to say about 3rd Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder bout, especially from Wilder LOS ANGELES — Deontay Wilder said almost nothing on Tuesday, another sign that recovery is upon us. When Wilder was battered into hospitaliz… Wed, 16 Jun 2021
External Whicker: Where are the boxing champions who actually want to fight? As Mary Gauthier wrote, “Fish swim. Birds fly. Old men sit and think. I drink.” As the columnist Dave Kindred said on 60 Minutes, “Writers w… Thu, 22 Apr 2021
External Whicker: Canelo Alvarez is too good for whoever’s next, but for Gennady Golovkin’s sake it shouldn’t be him Callum Smith’s endless legs wouldn’t let him down Saturday night. He would be feeling better today if they had. The 6-foot-3 Smith walked in… Mon, 21 Dec 2020
External Canelo hopes giant leap against Kovalev finds a soft landing ARCADIA ? Hot-dog skiiers and bull riders show more confidence with each passing risk. That?s also the mindset of Canelo Alvarez. The middle… Sat, 02 Nov 2019
External Whicker: Errol Spence is undefeated, but Shawn Porter won?t let him go unchallenged at Staples on Saturday LOS ANGELES ? ?The key word,? Shawn Porter said, ?is resistance.? Make Errol Spence Jr. look both ways before crossing. Unplug the jukebox a… Sat, 28 Sep 2019
External Whicker: Spence vs. Porter might get box office it deserves LOS ANGELES ? The promoters say Staples Center will be sold out. ?It better be,? Shawn Porter said. It is not supposed to be. The L.A. boxin… Thu, 26 Sep 2019
External Whicker: Gennady Golovkin says he?s not getting old, but all the Canelo Alvarez talk is SANTA MONICA ? Gennady Golovkin still owns the smile of a college sophomore. He also remains a middleweight, comfortable at 160 pounds. He i… Wed, 25 Sep 2019
External Whicker: With few legitimate peers, Canelo eyes history LAS VEGAS ? All week Canelo Alvarez spoke of ?writing my own history.? At this rate he?ll have to fight off the biographers. If Canelo becam… Mon, 06 May 2019
External Daniel Jacobs is a fresh prince looking to dethrone Canelo Alvarez LAS VEGAS ? He is boxing?s closest approximation to Will Smith. Same flaps for ears, same gleaming smile. Daniel Jacobs is two days away fro… Thu, 02 May 2019
External Whicker: Manny Pacquiao has a tight schedule, but retirement isn?t on it LOS ANGELES ? Justin Fortune is Manny Pacquiao?s conditioning man. His biggest task is to dispel boredom. Not Manny?s, but his. ?He?s run th… Tue, 15 Jan 2019
External Whicker: Shane Mosley tells Mikey Garcia to avoid Spence (not that Mosley would have) Manny Pacquiao had just finished an impressive decision over Brandon Rios, late in 2013. The corridor outside his locker room at the Venetia… Thu, 02 Aug 2018
External Whicker: Boxing should be thankful Danny O?Connor survived, but it shouldn?t stop there Sometimes a fiasco isn?t enough. Sometimes it takes a tragedy. Perhaps the people who run boxing will wedge themselves between the two, to k… Tue, 10 Jul 2018
External Leo Santa Cruz beats Abner Mares in another Staples classic LOS ANGELES ? Two unanimous decisions were announced at Staples Center on Saturday night. Leo Santa Cruz was declared the winner of the WBA … Sun, 10 Jun 2018
External Golovkin says he wants Canelo. Martirosyan says Canelo doesn?t want that CARSON ? Wherever Canelo Alvarez was on Saturday night, his message light was burning brightly. Gennady Golovkin invited him to meet him ins… Sun, 06 May 2018
External Whicker: Canelo gets a break, Golovkin gets a new foe, and we get the rematch in September Gennady Golovkin wanted a fight. Now he has two. Golovkin wanted to squeeze the public vise on Canelo Alvarez. Done. All parties involved wa… Fri, 20 Apr 2018
External Whicker: The quiet man behind Golovkin?s big drama show The first time Tom Loeffler watched boxing, he was managing one of the fighters. ?That wasn?t the plan,? he said. Now he?s waist-deep in the… Mon, 26 Mar 2018
External Canelo calls positive drug test ?embarrassing? Canelo Alvarez?s rematch with Gennady Golovkin was complicated, but not endangered, by Monday?s news that Canelo has tested positive for sma… Tue, 06 Mar 2018
External Let?s get small: Boxing?s mini-brutes put on another big show at The Forum INGLEWOOD ? Like basketball, boxing now lives on the wrong end of the binoculars. The smaller the fighters, the better the fight. That trend… Sun, 25 Feb 2018
