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Empire of Illusion: Pat O’Grady, the WAA, and Boxing’s Forgotten Sanctioning Body

Boxing History

Mike Goodpaster

05/12/2025

The World Athletic Association (WAA) was a short-lived boxing sanctioning body founded in 1981 by Pat O’Grady, a colorful and controversial figure in American boxing. O’Grady, known for his roles as promoter, manager, trainer, and matchmaker, established the WAA primarily to maintain his son Sean O’Grady’s championship status after Sean was stripped of the WBA lightweight title due to managerial disputes. Pat O’Grady created the WAA in Oklahoma following the ...

Pugnis Infra Lineam: The Lowdown on Low Blows in Boxing

Chris LaForce

05/09/2025

Weekend Preview & Picks for ESPN, DAZN, & ProBox Bouts

Christopher Carlson

05/09/2025

Weekend snoozefest – Garcia, Haney, and Canelo induce sleep, Lopez retains title

John Raspanti

05/08/2025

The Rise, Reign, and Resolve of Lupe Pintor

Mike Goodpaster

05/06/2025

High Profile Names Headline Cards this Weekend: Garcia, Haney, Canelo and Inoue

Christopher Carlson

05/02/2025

Cornelius Boza-Edwards: The Ugandan Warrior

Mike Goodpaster

05/02/2025

Mike Goodpaster

04/29/2025

Duane Bobick: The Rise, Fall, and Legacy of a Heavyweight Hopeful

Duane Bobick’s story is one of promise, power, and perseverance. Born in the golden era of ...

John Raspanti

04/28/2025

They made their fathers proud: Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn fight to the end

Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn - though viewed as a sideshow by some (celebrity lookalikes ...

John Raspanti

04/24/2025

Like father, like son – Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn throw hands this Saturday

The Eubanks and the Benns have some ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/22/2025

Three Crowns and a Warrior’s Heart: The Marvin Johnson Story

In the annals of boxing history, few ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/21/2025

Fantasy Fight: Roberto Durán vs. Tony Ayala Jr. — Who Wins and Why?

In the annals of boxing history, few ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/19/2025

Gerry Cooney: The Gentle Giant of the 1980s

Gerard "Gerry" Cooney was born in 1956, ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/16/2025

From Montevideo to the World Stage: The Boxing Journey of Alfredo Evangelista

Alfredo Evangelista is a former heavyweight boxer ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/15/2025

Alan Minter: Southpaw Grit and British Glory in the Golden Age of Boxing

In the pantheon of British boxing greats, ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/12/2025

Ron Lyle: The Relentless Rise of a Forgotten Heavyweight Warrior

In the golden age of heavyweight boxing—an era defined by thunderous fists and indomitable wills—Ron Lyle ...

Christopher Carlson

04/11/2025

Ennis vs Stanionis: Jaron Laces Up His Boots for a Battle in Atlantic City.

Jaron Ennis laces his boots up tight ...

John Raspanti

04/10/2025

Joe Joyce should hang up his gloves, but will he?

Joe Joyce bounced in his corner before ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/10/2025

Gerrie Coetzee: The Bionic Boxer Who Defied the Odds

Early Life and Background Gerrie Coetzee, born ...

Christopher Carlson

04/07/2025

Questions Surround Tim Tszyu and Joe Joyce Returns to the Ring

Boxing fans across the world have a ...

John Raspanti

04/04/2025

Must win time: Joe Joyce fights Filip Hrgovic

Less than three years ago, heavyweight Joe ...

John Raspanti

03/28/2025

The last of the big three has died – George Foreman passes away

Once, they were bigger than life - ...

Christopher Carlson

03/22/2025

Sebastain Fundora Makes Long Awaited Return Headlining PBC on Amazon Prime Card

Sebastain Fundora faces Chordale Booker in his ...

John Raspanti

03/20/2025

Towering Sebastion Fundora fights Chordale Booker this Saturday

Sebastion Fundora is one tall fighter. At ...

Christopher Carlson

03/14/2025

Nick Ball Defends Belt Against TJ Doheny & Ammo Versus Volny on Saturday

Keith Thurman scored his first knockout in ...

John Raspanti

03/10/2025

March 22, 1967 – Muhammad Ali vs. underdog Zora Folley – a better fight than many expected

Muhammad Ali's jab was long and sharp. ...

John Raspanti

03/01/2025

Agit Kabayel puts away Zhilei Zhang – Callum Smith says, “Who’s finished”!

Agit Kabayel? Is he for real? Mostly ...

Christopher Carlson

03/01/2025

Gervonta Davis versus Lamont Roach at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn

Gervonta Davis returns to the big city ...

The Boxing Mad Man

02/28/2025

The Floating Butterfly, The Stinging Bee: Assessing Muhammad Ali’s Claim to Heavyweight Supremacy

The pantheon of heavyweight boxing is populated ...

John Raspanti

02/25/2025

Dmitry Bivol digs down deep, Joseph Parker uncorks one, Shakur Stevenson is darn good

The first two rounds went well for ...

Christopher Carlson

02/21/2025

Beterbiev vs Bivol 2: Can Dmitry Turn the Tables?

This Saturday afternoon from Saudi Arabi the ...

John Raspanti

02/21/2025

Running it Back: Beterbiev vs. Bivol 2

Their first fight went down four months ...

The Boxing Mad Man

02/15/2025

The Rise of the YouTube Boxers: A New Era for the Sweet Science?

The world of boxing has always been ...

John Raspanti

02/14/2025

Guts, determination, and bravery – Derek Chisora and Nathan Heaney

It takes guts to climb into the ...

Christopher Carlson

02/14/2025

Berinchyk vs Davis: Fight Week Racism Only Adds Fuel to Keyshawn’s Fire

The world we live in continues to ...

The Boxing Mad Man

02/13/2025

The Gypsy King’s Unfinished Symphony: Why Tyson Fury’s Retirement is a Distraction

Tyson Fury's boxing career has been a ...

Christopher Carlson

02/08/2025

Chisora vs Wallin: Is it Really One Last Dance?

The winner between Derek Chisora and Otto ...

John Raspanti

02/05/2025

Derek Chisora returns to battle Otto Wallin: Chisora is One gutsy guy

Years ago, I didn't like Derek Chisora. ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/01/2025

Benavidez vs. Morrell: Talking All That Jazz

This Saturday, live on Amazon Prime PPV ...

John Raspanti

01/29/2025

Which David is superior? David Benavidez fights David Morrell Feb.1

Born in Cuba, David Morrell's amateur career ...

Christopher Carlson

01/25/2025

Diego Pacheco vs. Steven Nelson This Saturday on DAZN

Rising contender Diego Pacheco continues to make ...

John Raspanti

01/23/2025

Rise early and watch a monster in action – Naoya Inoue is back

Getting up with the worms can sometimes ...

John Raspanti

01/17/2025

Dad, Muhammad Ali, and the month of January

Smokin Joe, Big George, and The Greatest. ...

John Raspanti

01/06/2025

The Fighter of the Year 2024 – Oleksandr Usyk

The pick for Fighter of the Year ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/04/2025

Top 10 Most Controversial Fights in Boxing History

Has any sport ever had more controversial ...

John Raspanti

12/26/2024

Random thoughts on Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Tyson Fury

The Oleksandr Usyk - Tyson Fury rematch ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/23/2024

Top 10 Most Grossly underrated Boxers of all time

These are always the toughest lists to ...

Christopher Carlson

12/20/2024

Usyk vs. Fury II: Can Tyson Fury Force Lineal Trilogy?

Earlier in the week this boxing podcaster ...

John Raspanti

12/19/2024

Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury rematch – who wins?

They're at again. "They" are undefeated heavyweight ...

John Raspanti

12/16/2024

From friends to foes – Johnny Fisher and David Allen throw hands December 21st

Johnny Fisher and Dave Allen have several ...

John Raspanti

12/15/2024

Somebody Up There Likes Me might not feel like a holiday movie, but it’s inspirational

In 1956, Hollywood made a movie on ...

Christopher Carlson

12/13/2024

Rocha vs. Curiel: Someone’s getting tossed off the 147 ladder

The most intriguing matchup for this coming ...

Christopher Carlson

12/07/2024

Preview and Picks for Navarrete vs. Valdez 2 & Espinoza vs. Ramirez 2 on ESPN

This Saturday night, a two-pack of rematches ...

John Raspanti

11/29/2024

Josh Warrington changes his mind on retirement

The R-word is on Josh Warrington's mind. ...

Christopher Carlson

11/29/2024

Sunny Edwards vs. Galal Yafai: Birmingham Barnburner

This Thanksgiving week in America, let’s not ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/26/2024

Top 14 Body Punchers in Boxing History

Everybody loves a knockout, but to be ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/20/2024

Top 10 Pound for Pound Boxers of the 1980s: Who is the best Leonard, Hagler, Duran?

The 1980s were a great decade for ...

John Raspanti

11/18/2024

Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson a bore – Katie Taylor – Armanda Serrano a barnburner

I’d like to say I stopped watching ...

Christopher Carlson

11/15/2024

Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul: Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See

One could argue that Friday night's Netflix ...

John Raspanti

11/14/2024

The real main event November 15 – Katie Taylor and Amando Serrano run it again

Forget the co-main on November 15 from ...

John Raspanti

11/11/2024

Fight or farce – Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul.

My first thought when I heard Mike ...

Christopher Carlson

11/08/2024

Boots and Bam Headline Philly Card

Live from the Wells Fargo Center in ...

John Raspanti

11/08/2024

The rematch only the IBF wants – Jaron Ennis vs. Karen Chukhadzhian

Boxing rematches can be fun. The buildup ...

John Raspanti

11/01/2024

Classy Regis Prograis talks himself out of retiring

Former world two-time champion Regis Prograis said ...

Christopher Carlson

10/25/2024

Catterall vs. Prograis: Is Regis Too Far Gone?

Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis square off ...

John Raspanti

10/24/2024

Can Tim Tszyu come back from devastating loss?

Bakhram Murtazaliev Obliterates Tim Tszyu I will ...

Christopher Carlson

10/18/2024

Tszyu vs. Murtazaliev: Junior Middleweight Division Reboot Version 2.0

This Saturday night, Tim Tszyu showcases his ...

John Raspanti

10/15/2024

Artur Beterbiev wins skillful 12-rounder over Dmitry Bivol

Artur Beterbiev is the undisputed light heavyweight ...

Christopher Carlson

10/11/2024

Beterbiev vs. Bivol: A Long Time Coming

This Saturday, boxing fans finally get the ...

John Raspanti

10/08/2024

Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev battle for supremacy in light heavyweight division

The B Boys have a lot in ...

Christopher Carlson

10/04/2024

Nick Ball vs. Ronny Rios: Stephen Fulton Awaits

Nick Ball makes his first title defense ...

John Raspanti

10/03/2024

What’s it all about Anthony Joshua?

Anthony Joshua has now lost four fights ...

Christopher Carlson

09/27/2024

Ryan vs. Mayer: Ladies First Friday at the Hulu Theatre in MSG on ESPN

Queen Latifah’s classic song ‘Ladies First’ is ...

John Raspanti

09/25/2024

Daniel Dubois shows Anthony Joshua his time has come

As Daniel Dubois, he of two controversial ...

Christopher Carlson

09/20/2024

Joshua vs. Dubois: All-Brit Wembley Stadium Showdown

This Saturday afternoon in the States, boxing ...

John Raspanti

09/19/2024

Don’t get mental, man – Anthony Joshua fights Daniel Dubois

Hall of Famer Andre Ward told me, ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/18/2024

Top-18 Middleweights in Boxing History: Where does GGG rank?

The Middleweight division has a ton of ...

Christopher Carlson

09/13/2024

Canelo vs. Berlanga: Mexico versus Puerto Rico

This Saturday night live on Amazon PPV, ...

John Raspanti

09/12/2024

Canelo Alvarez fights Edgar Berlanga this Saturday

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was annoyed last month ...

John Raspanti

09/02/2024

Naoya Inoue returns Sept.3 against underdog TJ Doheny

The monster was down for the first ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/24/2024

Scott LeDoux: The Fighting Frenchman and his shot at the title

Until the lead-up to his challenge of ...

Chris Benedict

08/23/2024

Hagler vs. Leonard Revisited: Sometimes it’s not so marvelous being Marvin

“Soul radiation in the dead of night. ...

Buddy Gibbs

08/22/2024

Carmen Basilio vs. Ray Robinson II and Harry Wiley, the Man who Made Sugar Sweeter

Carmen Basilio won the world middleweight title ...

John Raspanti

08/21/2024

The Truth: Heavyweight contender Carl Williams

The Truth. Carl Williams was a good ...

Christopher Carlson

08/17/2024

Mbilli vs. Derevyanckenko: Chicken Fodder

This Saturday night from Quebec City Christian ...

John Raspanti

08/15/2024

Robert Fitzsimmons Underrated three division world champion

He hardly resembled a future heavyweight champion, ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/14/2024

Holmes/Cooney Revisited: The Lowest Common Denominator

The most significant heavyweight championship fight since ...

John Raspanti

08/08/2024

Truck, Tillio and Barney were no challenge for Joe Louis

Joe Louis was one of the greatest ...

John Raspanti

08/01/2024

My dad spoke of the fight often -Joe Louis versus Rocky Marciano October 26, 1951

My dad spoke of the fight often. ...

John Raspanti

07/31/2024

Chisora beats Joyce: Guts, glory, and hoping for the best

Grace or smooth moves didn't matter last ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/30/2024

Top 9 Biggest Wastes of Talent in Boxing since 1975

Like all other sports, Boxing has a ...

John Raspanti

07/26/2024

Fast food friends Andy Ruiz and Jarrell Miller fighting Aug 3rd

A peak at a picture of Andy ...

John Raspanti

07/18/2024

Gentleman Jim conquers the great John L

The conqueror of the "Great John L" ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/16/2024

Top 10 Worst Judges Decisions in Boxing History

Let's be serious. Just list could be ...

Chris LaForce

07/13/2024

10 Point Mustn’t: Is a Reform Needed for Boxing Scoring?

Every combat sport has its own method ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/08/2024

Top-10 Heavyweight Boxers of the 1990s

The 1990s was an underrated decade for ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/07/2024

Top 10 Boxers of the 1990s: Was Roy Jones Jr. the best?

The 1990s was a decade that doesn't ...

John Raspanti

07/06/2024

The Great John L

"I can whip any son of a ...

Christopher Carlson

07/05/2024

Ioka vs. Martinez, Stevenson, Zepeda, & Under The Radar Bouts

On paper, 2 of the 3 main ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/29/2024

Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Bam Rodriguez: Youth Must Be Served

Streaming live on DAZN from the Footprint ...