This Is Boxing
Katie Taylor shares her hopes for the future of boxing.
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Katie Taylor shares her hopes for the future of boxing.
This is the story of Christy Martin: “None of those achievements were going to save me, and there was nothing I could do to turn the tide.”
I am reminded of what Ramadan is really about. It’s about family, it’s about unity, and it’s about being together.
Attending in-person AA meetings has been a huge part of my life and well-being for the last 14 years.
"Anthony Joshua believes his second chance at life was in the ring. The British boxer opens up about his journey that led to a life of structure and focus."
Trying to jump from 135 to 147... everybody thought I was just playing. I was not serious about that.
Quiero que el público que me ve y que me apoya sientan orgullo de que uno de los dellos está donde está.
Richard Sherman, Ronda Rousey and Joel Embiid take on an escape room … and well… just watch.
Quiero contarles sobre alguien que significa mucho para mí. Esto puede sonar chistoso, pero él es básicamente una mezcla entre El Padrino y un superhéroe.
I want to tell you guys about someone who’s meant a lot to me. This might sound funny, but he’s basically a mixture between the Godfather and a superhero.
That American dream? My parents are living proof of that. Those struggles, made us who we are.
Numbers, man. In the end it’s just yourself, alone. It’s you against yourself, against the world, against what they say you can’t do. Because the only number th
Muay Thai world champ Rebekah Irwin, 17, couldn't find anyone to fight her in the USA, so she went to the other side of the globe.
Reigning WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder successfully defended his title against Luis Ortiz — and The Players' Tribune was there for it all.
I tell them, “My granny Joanne, she was 5' 10", but with a 6' 2" attitude.”
Let me tell you something that 99% of the people in my life don’t know about me.
If you go in the ocean, the shark knows. He’s home. It’s the same for me in the ring … Let’s do it.
I want to keep putting on for my city. I want to make Newark proud. And I know it’s that time. That time to be great.
In the latest edition of Life Out Loud, Muhammad Ali’s widow offers new insights about Ali’s life through her own stories and memories.
Five years later, he’s 35-0. And it starts at this house, our house, The Summit.
Next up in our What the (Blank)? series is former two-division boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi. Yes, this is his real handwriting.
Look, I don’t feel sorry for myself. That’s not why I’m telling my story. If a kid like me can battle through adversity, you can, too.
Next up in our What the (Blank)? series is welterweight titleholder Keith Thurman. Yes, this is his real handwriting.
Next up in our What the (Blank)? series is former welterweight titleholder Shawn Porter. Yes, this is his real handwriting.