Thom Loverro
15 articles · The Washington Times
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LOVERRO: The mean streets of Brooklyn — and more — in the making of Mike Tyson
I went back to my old neighborhood in Brooklyn last week, having left there 60 years ago, nearly to the day. I showed my family the landmarks from my childhood — the…
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LOVERRO: Christy Martin survived life in the ring and a brush with death outside it
Christy Martin had already taken care of business the night of June 28, 1997, at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, stopping Andrea DeShong in seven rounds. The female boxing pioneer…
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LOVERRO: District’s Sternburg has been there, step by step, with Pacquiao all this time
Nobody knows what the future holds for Manny Pacquiao after his upset loss last weekend to welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas. There are calls for him to retire. The Filipino senator may announce…
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LOVERRO: After Mayweather-McGregor, a real fight
The long-anticipated Gennady ?Triple G? Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez middleweight showdown Saturday night in Las Vegas had enough of a burden to carry with the time it took for this fight to happen ?…
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LOVERRO: Point blame at Manny Pacquiao for Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight debacle
ANALYSIS/OPINION: HBO threw two handfuls of salt Saturday night into the wounds of the American public who shelled out $100 million one week earlier to watch the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao record-setting…
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LOVERRO: Floyd Mayweather Jr. got his money?s worth, but the fans didn?t
AS VEGAS ? Like the great George Foreman once said, ?Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.? Floyd Mayweather fights like Miles Davis, but it is…
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LOVERRO: Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao setting stage for future of boxing
LAS VEGAS ? The Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao press conference that set the stage for the long-anticipated showdown between the two fighters Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas may…
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LOVERRO: Leonard Ellerbe among the first to see something in Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The gift of vision is one that very successful people often share ? the gift of that moment when you see something before anyone else does and you invest all your time…
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LOVERRO: Former local P.R. gurus in Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao corners
ANALYSIS/OPINION: When Fred Sternburg began working for Charlie Brotman?s public relations firm, he got a taste of the boxing world when he helped out with the publicity for Sugar Ray Leonard?s historic…
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LOVERRO: Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather fight would be end of an era
In boxing, though, there are potholes and bumps. We shall see. It is curious that the news that Pacquiao had agreed to the financial terms reportedly previously dictated by Mayweather ? a…
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Thom Loverro: No need for recount in Pacquiao victory
LAS VEGAS Filipino congressman Manny Pacquiao nearly lost an important election Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden. But it was an election in which he needed only two votes to win,…
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Boxing on life support?
Boxing is on the ropes and down for the count. But that doesn't mean it is dead. No, boxing is alive and some would argue well, and you don't have to look…
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Big fights Saturday night
It's a big night for fights Saturday night -- the Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao welterweight title fight and UFC 105, featuring a light heavyweight showdown between the great Randy Couture and Brandon Vera.…
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Thrilla in Manila
There is no greater personal rivalry in the history of sports than Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. They fought three times, and while the second fight was forgettable, as neither one held…
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Down and out?
LAS VEGAS ? Is this a celebration or a wake? Oscar De La Hoya will face Floyd Mayweather in a super welterweight title fight tomorrow night at the MGM Grand, a massively…
