Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Josh Katzowitz, a Texas-based writer and HOF voter, covers boxing. This article is more than 8 years old. Boxing did not have its ...
Forget about “The Day of the Jackal.” In boxing, 2016 will be remembered as “The Year of the Jackal.” Carl “The Jackal” Frampton had for years toiled in anonymity, one of the better fighters in the ...
It’s the giving season, or so it’s said. Being a boxing follower means giving plenty: money, time, DVR space, and patience. Few sports can be as frustrating to endure with the sports myriad politics, ...
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Particularly if your occupation involves making lists. And given that one of the CBS Sports boxing team mandates is to wrap 2016 in a tasteful bow before ...
Investigators flagged seven to 10 boxing matches at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro that may have been subject to bout manipulation, according to the Guardian's Sean Ingle. "It is ...
There's something special about fighters—men and women who are willing to step into the spotlight and test their will, stamina, courage and skill against each other. It's a grim business that many ...
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. fought in a blockbuster fight in May 2015. In 2016, Las Vegas has not had many marquee bouts. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Las Vegas Convention and Visitors ...
Boxing fans took a beating in 2016. The year will mercifully come to an end soon. The fights the fans wanted to see weren’t made, and the few that came to fruition were put on pay per view. Not one ...
BROOKLYN – This past Saturday, Jan. 14, Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, hosted the super middleweight unification showdown between Badou Jack and James DeGale, who fought to a majority ...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Boxing bouts for medals at the 2016 Olympics were fixed by “complicit and compliant” referees and judges, an investigation reported on Thursday. Investigator Richard ...
A number of fights at the 2016 Rio Olympics are now under question after an independent investigation found judges and referees worked together to fix matches. Richard McLaren was named by ...
Investigator Richard McLaren found widespread evidence of rigged boxing matches in the 2016 Olympic qualifiers and official games. He said that referees and judges worked together to manipulate ...