Errol Spence Jr., 2012 boxing Olympian. You probably haven’t heard of him. You’ve got to be a boxing fanatic for him to even register on your radar. But in the week leading up the Floyd Mayweather vs. Roberto Guerrero fight, everyone in the boxing world was saying his name in hushed tones. What...

Athletes are slaves to the rules of their sport. Jordan, Ali, Ruth or any other all-time sports great must master the basic skills that make up that sport. They are also, usually, able to ride the edge of the rules, whenever necessary, to come out victorious. But regardless of the competition, sport...

By Paul L. Navarro / @fightlikesugar Floyd Mayweather Jr. has often warned would-be challengers, “It’s different when you get in [the ring].” Mayweather’s critics, from pundits to those hoping to dethrone him, say that he’s slowed down, has started to fight flat-footed, and has spent more...

By Paul L. Navarro / @fightlikesugar “Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost.” – Joyce Oates The 1960s are often looked upon as the decade of free love, the era of civil rights and the British musical invasion. But to many African...

By Paul L. Navarro / @fightlikesugar Hype and boxing go together hand-in-hand like collard greens and BBQ ribs. Hype builds interest in a fight and creates a sense of urgency and anticipation that makes it easier to dish out $70 for the HD PPV to your cable provider. But let’s not confuse a side...

Credit: UNT Hundreds of items are littered throughout my unwritten bucket list. Pipe dreams like going to NBA All Star Weekend, visiting Dubai, having work published in Rolling Stone, you know, stuff like that. One meaning more than most happens to be meeting and having a full-fledged conversation with...

The photo you see above is during my 25th birthday extravaganza in Las Vegas back in 2008. There were plenty of memorable moments that took place in Sin City, from seeing the 2008 Redeem Team play before heading to the Olympics, to having Gabrielle Union blow a kiss at me during Dwyane Wade’s...

Legendary trainer and boxing commentator, Emanuel Steward, passed away on Thursday, October 25th due to diverticulitis and after effects of colon cancer. A former Golden Gloves champion with an amateur record of 94-3,  Steward is most known for training 41 world champion fighters throughout his career....

It’s Friday, and in most cases, this represents the end of another long, grueling work week. Happy hours are on the horizon, and the start of 48 hours of ecstasy are staring us directly in the eye. Fridays are great to begin with. Yet today, August 3, 2012, is in essence an unofficial thug holiday....

I meant to post this awhile back, but there’s never a bad time to reflect on anything Mike Tyson-related. Holyfield-Tyson II was brought to the sporting world on June 28, 1997, in which Tyson decided to take a chunk out of Holyfield’s ear. In a fight that was originally billed as “Holyfield-Tyson...

I watched this entire fight after staying up way too late to watch the Memphis Grizzlies trick off another game versus the Los Angeles Clippers. It’s the wondrous ways of Youtube; it’s amazing that these gems can be found at a moment’s notice. I was having an argument with folks in...

Note: the only exception is Father Time. This Saturday night will be a action-packed one for sports fans everywhere. For fans who are into hockey, the Stanley Cup Playoffs will be on for them to partake in. For followers of baseball, there are bound to be games all over national television, as well...