Top Rank Goes It Alone

By Thomas Hauser

Don’t get carried away by the title of this article. It would be a stretch to liken Bob Arum to Gary Cooper in High Noon. But in recent weeks, there has been talk of a new economic model in boxing. And Arum, in tandem with Todd DuBoef (his stepson and the president of Top Rank) might be charting a path out of the wilderness that the sweet science has wandered through in recent years.

Arum is an old-time promoter who is adapting to today’s economic and technological realities. “I don’t look back,” he says. “I’m seventy-eight years old. If I look back, I’d stumble and fall, so I just look forward.” Then he adds, “Boxing needs to move into a new era. We have to face realistically what’s going on in the world and present our product in different ways.” read more

Filed under: Bob Arum, Erik "El Terrible" Morales, Erik Morales, Floyd Mayweather, Freddie Roach, Kelly Pavlik, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Oscar de la Hoya, top rank promotions

What’s Next for Popular Boxers Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton?

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By Leo Reyes
The possibilities are endless for popular boxers Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Haton after they clash at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 2, 2009.

Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Ricky Hatton of England are indeed today’s most talked-about sports personalities in the world. They are watched and listened to by sports enthusiasts and millions of boxing fans whenever they face the media and grant interviews for millions of their boxing fans around the world. read more

Filed under: Antonio Margarito, Battle of East and West, edwin valero, Erik Morales, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, Ricky Hatton, shane mosley

Boxing’s Renaissance

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By John Wight

So come May 14 the Pac-Man and Ricky Hatton will walk to the centre of the ring, listen to the referee’s instructions, touch gloves, and then retreat to their respective corners with seconds left before what is sure to be one of the classic fights of the decade begins. read moreer

Filed under: Battle of East and West, Erik Morales, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton