Hingis, Calzaghe put dancing shoes on

Martina Hingis vs. Joe Calzaghe might be a mismatch either on the tennis court or in a boxing ring. Going head to head on the dance floor might be a close run thing.

Let's give Klitschko his due

So what if he'll never fight his brother? In Vitali Klitschko, boxing has a fighter who could be an ambassador in any sport -- and who knows a thing or two about fighting as well.

Fight week for Klitschko-Gomez ensues

Can Vitali Klitschko handle Juan Carlos Gomez's southpaw style? Is the challenger's bark worse than his bite? Does the champ's taste in tunes match his appreciation of automobiles? Brian Doogan discusses these and many more topics in his fight-week blog.

Sweden's Johansson remembered

Six members of Ingemar Johansson's amateur boxing club carried the former heavyweight champion's casket from a packed memorial on Friday, a sign on a garland of flowers reading "Once a Champ, always a Champ."

Calzaghe calls it a day on his terms

After 46 victories against no losses and 18 years as a top-level fighter, Joe Calzaghe is walking away from boxing while at the peak of his powers -- and he wouldn't have it any other way.

Hatton-Pacquiao bout set for May 2

The much-anticipated fight, pitting junior welterweight champ Ricky Hatton and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, is signed, sealed and delivered, promoters Top Rank and Golden Boy announced.

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