Norm Frauenheim
265 articles · The Arizona Republic
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Race To Be Next: Contenders battle to grab A-side power
A shuffle the top of the marquee begins to unfold, almost like a political campaign, in an inevitable transition put into motion by Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao. Despite record-setting revenue, the fight…
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Tireless Tim Bradley still pushing, still adapting
PHOENIX ? Timothy Bradley is a father and a fighter. Lately, he?s mostly a dad. A newborn son has kept him moving around like a speed bag. Malakai, the fifth child in…
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Eye Of The Storm: Mayweather is cool and calm as Pacquiao fight approaches
LAS VEGAS ? On a day when powerful winds kicked up clouds of dust that obscured The Strip?s skyline like a dirty fog, only one thing was predictable: Floyd Mayweather Jr. was…
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Provodnikov-Matthysse: A Corrales-Castillo sequel?
t?s a fight that really doesn?t need much in the way of explanation or analysis. Strip away all of the subtlety and finesse, and you?re left with Ruslan Provodnikov-Lucas Matthysse, a collision…
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On The Stage: Mayweather-Pacquiao a fight between different personalities
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao stood side-by-side in what was the third time they have ever been seen within a few feet of each other. They looked uncomfortable, almost awkward. Mayweather…
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Bet on the Future: Haymon, NBC go back to an old model in search of some new stars
Al Haymon?s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) begins Saturday on NBC in prime time amid anticipation and some skepticism. It?s risky. It?s gutsy. It?s a lot of things. Above all, it?s necessary. It?s…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao: Negotiations have been the biggest show
A nervous rash escalated to full-blown panic on social media Thursday when speculation about the Floyd Mayweather Jr.- Manny Pacquaio negotiations reached a new high. Or is that a low? Whatever it…
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Back To The Future: Douglas-Tyson an escape from today
A week-long celebration of the 25-year anniversary of Buster Douglas? upset of Mike Tyson is a revealing look at where boxing has been and where it is, or perhaps isn?t these days.…
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No Cotto-Canelo: May 2 fight is off the table
LAS VEGAS ? Canelo Alvarez still plans to fight on May 2, but it looks as if he won?t be fighting Miguel Cotto. In a story first reported by www.boxingscene.com, Canelo promoter…
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GGG Rx: Golovkin is the relief to boxing?s never-never land
Gennady Golovkin?s stop in Los Angeles Wednesday at the end of an international tour for his Feb. 21 bout with Martin Murray in Monaco was an anti-dote, timely relief from speculation about…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather has everybody?s vote but the one it needs
Manny Pacquiao has spoken. Freddie Roach has spoken. Bob Arum and Oscar De La Hoya have spoken. They?re still speaking. We?ve yet to hear from the Republicans and Democrats, but even they?d…
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Mind Games: Pacquiao?s sparring partners better than Algieri? Maybe, says Roach
Chris Algieri is good enough to fight Manny Pacquaio, but he might not be good enough to beat some of his sparring partners. That, at least, was Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach?s suggestion…
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Heavy Price: Overweight Rubio pays $100,000 for 1.8 pounds
CARSON, Calif. ? Marco Antonio Rubio lost money instead of weight in failing to make the 160-pound limit Friday for his attempt to upset favored Gennady Golovkin Saturday at sold-out StubHub Center.…
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Splitsville: Mayweather long on drama and short on promises
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is boxing?s undisputed Drama Diva. The latest from The Money Team?s long-running soap opera is an apparent split between Mayweather and his longtime advisor and promotional partner Leonard Ellerbe.…
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De La Hoya promises major cards in Vegas that could conflict with Mayweather
LAS VEGAS ? Oscar De La Hoya got a key to the city Saturday and promised major cards in Vegas around each of the Mexican holidays in May and September. ?I have…
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Mayweather, Ellerbe fight to quell controversy over comments about Rice
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his promotional partner Leonard Ellerbe tried to put an end to questions about the domestic abuse scandal engulfing former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice…
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Happy Warrior: Leo Santa Cruz fights the way Pharrell Williams sings
Leo Santa Cruz is known for volume. In boxing speak, that means one thing. Translation: Lots of punches. But the traditional definition applies to Cruz, too. To wit: Call up Pharrell Williams…
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In Canelo, De La Hoya can get a glimpse at where he?s been and where he?s headed
Oscar De La Hoya often talks about Canelo Alvarez as though he is looking at himself, or maybe at what he had hoped for himself. In the reflection, there are huge aspirations.…
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Lara fighting for his version of The Dream against Canelo
Erislandy Lara, a Cuban defector, calls himself The American Dream. Nothing new about the nickname. David Reid, a junior-middleweight from Philadelphia, got the same name after winning an improbable gold with a…
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Feud Fallout: Falling pay-per-view numbers are a sign of the times
It?s a season of declining expectations. Miguel Cotto?s dramatic victory over Sergio Martinez represents the third straight time that pay-per-view numbers for a major fight were disappointing. Once might be an aberration.…