Can Sam Peter still be a great heavyweight?
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comAt 28, Sam Peter is hardly over the hill. If he's ever to live up to expectations, however, the time to do it is Saturday.
Story | Conversation | October 08, 2008Bringing hope to fellow Salvadorans was key to Hernandez's success
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comWhen Carlos Hernandez steps into the ring, the crime rate in El Salvador drops. Coincidence? Hardly. William Dettloff looks at one fighter's fistic plight to cure his people's woes.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2008Marquez making improbable run toward another title
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comWhen a boxer says he's walking away from the ring for good, don't believe him. Raul Marquez is no exception. At 37, he has "the itch," and he has the opportunity. All that's left is a storybook ending against Arthur Abraham on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | September 27, 2008The first Hispanic world boxing champion
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comAt 5-foot-11, 118 pounds, and with a 76-inch reach, Panama Al Brown was the epitome of a lean, mean fighting machine. William Dettloff looks back on the life of the first Hispanic world boxing champion.
Story | Conversation | September 15, 2008The first Hispanic world boxing champion
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comAt 5-foot-11, 118 pounds, and with a 76-inch reach, Panama Al Brown was the epitome of a lean, mean fighting machine. William Dettloff looks back on the life of the first Hispanic world boxing champion.
Story | Conversation | September 13, 2008Why are we still fascinated by Muhammad Ali?
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comMore than 25 years after his final appearance in the ring, Muhammad Ali remains both an American sporting legend and a pop-culture icon.
Story | Conversation | August 14, 2008Armstrong one of the more prolific and ambitious fighters of his era
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comWanna talk industrious? Talk to Henry Armstrong. Between March 1936 and May 1939, Missouri's best fighter went 57-1 and at one point held world titles in three different weight classes.
Story | Conversation | July 28, 2008Belt and bragging rights on the line when Cotto meets Margarito
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comWhen a Puerto Rican and a Mexican meet in the ring, losing isn't an option. William Dettloff breaks down the intense Puerto Rican-Mexican rivalry.
Story | Conversation | July 21, 2008Iconic Dempsey exemplified the Roaring '20s
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comColorado's Jack Dempsey wasn't just one of the greatest heavyweights to step into the ring, he was also one of the most celebrated fighters of his time -- and an icon of the Roaring 20s.
Story | Conversation | July 16, 2008No Mike Tyson? No Jack Johnson? No problem
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comToday's heavyweights aren't what they used to be. But is that such a bad thing? William Dettloff doesn't think so.
Story | Conversation | July 10, 2008Camden Buzzsaw tore through competition in the ring as well as the streets
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comWhile his contemporaries were fine-tuning their skills in the amateur circuit, Dwight Muhammad Qawi was developing his game on the streets of Camden, N.J., writes William Dettloff.
Story | Conversation | June 12, 2008Move up, Pavlik, if you want to be a legend
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comFighting the Gary Locketts of the world isn't going to get Kelly Pavlik into the Hall of Fame -- or even sell out Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. William Dettloff has a five-point plan for Pavlik, assuming he emerges from Saturday's fight unscathed.
Story | Conversation | June 03, 2008Johnston convinced best days aren't behind him
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comAt 35, Stevie Johnston's best days are most likely behind him. But don't tell that to the proud, hardened warrior, who fights Edner Cherry on "Wednesday Night Fights."
Story | Conversation | May 20, 2008Fight posters still getting the job done
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comFor as long as promoters have been staging boxing events, they've been using fight posters to help market them. William Dettloff takes a look at these posters and how they've evolved over the years.
Story | Conversation | May 12, 2008More to legendary Cuban than just the bolo punch
William Dettloff, Special to ESPN.comYuriorkis Gamboa follows in a long line of Cuban fighters who plied their trade in the boxing ring. One of the most celebrated and most successful was Kid Gavilan.
Story | Conversation | May 09, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "joe frazier" make the list?