Every former heavyweight champ has to go into some sort of business venture post-retirement, whether high-profile (George Foreman) or the usual restaurant or office building owner. (Some might even say a forced retirement and a business opportunity would be optimal for say, Evander Holyfield.) Former champ Larry Holmes is taking that opportunity, by […]

Oscar De La Hoya’s “Golden Boy” image took an unquestionable hit when pics of the former champ in drag hit the internet late last year. De La Hoya countered immediately, claiming that the images were forgeries.

Now, De La Hoya’s people are claiming to have experts validating that the photos actually were doctored.

Is Floyd Mayweather Jr. stepping out of the boxing ring once and for all?

LARRY BROWN SPORTS punches up the announcement the prima donna pugilist published on Friday, in which Floyd says he’s swearing off the squared circle - and he means it this time.

Santos Perez of the MIAMI HERALD today records some heavy hints from Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson that indicate the MMA sideshow> phenom might be interested in a boxing career.

Last week, in a conference call before the fight against Thompson, Slice said his goals were “receiving one of the heavyweight titles — boxing or MMA — […]

Old-timer Emile Griffith may be the only six-time pro boxing champion you never heard of (because he was winning his titles 40-50 years ago). But thanks to a new, authorized biography about Griffith, his name will likely be cropping up in sports media circles (hello ESPN OTL!).

A book called “Nine … Ten … And Out! […]

I enjoyed Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat, and thank the deity of your choice that there will be no tired, unoriginal money grab masquerading as a sequel.

Yes, we all know about all the failed lawsuits from the unsuspecting players in the Borat film, but it seems that someone finally got over on Cohen himself - thanks […]

With his house foreclosed on & his financial fortunes in ruins, Jose Canseco has no choice but to turn to that one last saving grace for the famous & downtrodden - celebrity boxing.

Dan Gross of the PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS punches up news that the former MLB slugger-slash-offending author is looking for a fight. He & […]

SPORTAPHILE puts the lie to yet another supposed Mike Tyson fight agreement. Much like every halfway decent free agent or trade target must be headed to the 807-person roster of the New York Yankees, every fighter in desperate need of attention and/or cash (in this case, Kimbo Slice) has come thisclose to fighting Tyson, […]

Almost one year ago to the day, Oscar De La Hoya lost a split-decision against undefeated champ and WrestleMania alumnus Floyd Mayweather. But before there would be any rematch, the Golden Boy would have to get past Steve Forbes.

Forbes, a seasoned fighter who lost the final match in season two of The Contender, had never […]

When you get wrapped up in so many sordid sports stories, real important stuff sometimes slips through the cracks - such as the the tale of a retired female boxer beating up a burglar with an ice scraper.

KCRG-TV shares the story of Derdre Rodriguez, a 37-year-old Iowan who was previously a professional pugilist. One day […]