Greg Bishop
93 articles · The New York Times
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Diary of a Boxing Writer in Conflict: Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz
By Greg Bishop
Consider this the live diary of a combat sports writer/fan in conflict. Jake Paul against Nate Diaz. Covering from my couch. Trying to make sense of what doesn’t make a lot of…
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When He’s Not Analyzing Fights, You’ll Still Find Al Bernstein on a Microphone
By Greg Bishop
LAS VEGAS — Al Bernstein is a man of many microphones. He’s ubiquitous in the boxing space, analyzing major fights for Showtime. He makes other television appearances, while frequently appearing on radio…
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A Zuckerberg-Musk Fight Seems Likely. Here’s How Legendary Trainers Think They Should Prepare
By Greg Bishop
Freddie Roach and Dicky Eklund Jr. have trained MMA stars, kickboxers and more ... are two tech titans next on the list? A feud between tech titans, each famous and rich and…
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On Anniversary of Joe Louis-Max Schmeling Bout, a Writer Reflects on the Historic Event
By Greg Bishop
Before he became heavyweight champion of the world, Joe Louis’s mother forced him to play the violin. Or so she thought. She handed over a quarter a week for lessons. But he…
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‘In My Heart, I Want to Continue to Fight’: Manny Pacquiao Isn’t Ready to Retire, but the End May Be Near
By Greg Bishop
Saturday night's loss may have signaled the conclusion of Pacquiao's time in the ring and hampered his run for the Philippine Presidency. LAS VEGAS — They came to T-Mobile Arena on Saturday,…
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Ahead of ‘The Kings’, a Look Back at SI’s Coverage From Boxing’s Heyday
By Greg Bishop
On Sunday, Showtime will premier the first episode of a four-part documentary series titled The Kings that explores the golden era of welterweight champions from 1980–89. These are household names: Roberto Duran,…
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Ali, Frazier and the Journalist Who Befriended Them and Wrote Their Legacies
By Greg Bishop
The 90-year-old sportswriter wants to make a point about Joe Frazier, almost 50 years after the boxer’s most famous fight. “Did you know that Joe’s hook came from a deformed arm?” Jerry…
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Why Tyson Fury Is Sports Illustrated’s 2020 Fighter of the Year
By Greg Bishop
The image seems so strange now, as if transported from another time, another world, rather than last February. There went Tyson Fury, into the MGM’s Grand Arena in Las Vegas, the crowd…
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Golovkin Ready to Avenge Alvarez Loss, but Szeremeta Will Come First
By Greg Bishop
Gennady “GGG” Golovkin is on the phone from his temporary quarters in Los Angeles, where he’s living in self-quarantine with his wife and two young children. “I’m a law-abiding individual,” he says…
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Why Are Boxing Fans a Step Slow to Give Canelo His Due?
By Greg Bishop
It?s time to give Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez his due. Past time, actually. The Mexican boxing champion has grown up inside professional boxing rings. He made his debut almost exactly 14 years ago,…
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‘This Would Be a Great Way to Go Out’: Behind the Scenes of Pacquiao?s Win Over Thurman
By Greg Bishop
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao entered Dressing Room 1 at MGM?s Grand Garden Arena shortly after 6 p.m. on Saturday. He was flanked by his entourage, his wife, his mother and, naturally,…
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The Many Stages of Manny: How Pacquiao Keeps Reinventing Himself
By Greg Bishop
The latest version of Manny Pacquiao plucks a rogue gray hair from near his temple and dutifully spreads a half-dozen vitamins across his placemat. Breakfast has just ended at his mansion in…
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Deontay Wilder’s KO Underscores Solvable Boxing Issue. It’s Time for Heavyweights to Rumble
By Greg Bishop
NEW YORK ? Early Sunday morning, half an hour after midnight, the heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder ascended a stage deep inside the Barclays Center. He wore a black patterned suit, a bedazzled…
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Can Mikey Garcia Jump Two Weight Divisions Into Boxing Immortality?
By Greg Bishop
The boxer Mikey Garcia knows the consensus. He?s not immune to social media, not hiding from the blogs. He?s aware that people look at his next fight, this Saturday against Errol Spence…
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With Nothing to Prove and Little to Gain, Why is Manny Pacquiao Still Fighting?
By Greg Bishop
HOLLYWOOD ? Manny Pacquiao leans forward inside the downstairs locker room at the Wild Card Boxing Club. He?s pointing at his hair, specifically the random gray strands near his temples and behind…
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Why the Usually Quiet Gennady Golovkin Is Hellbent on Vanquishing Canelo Alvarez in Their Rematch
By Greg Bishop
SANTA MONICA, Calif. ? The afternoon started like a joke. Knock, knock, came the sound from the door to home of the boxing promoter Tom Loeffler. ?Who?s there?? he wondered aloud. The…
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Mikey Garcia Is Set to Define the Next Era of Boxing
By Greg Bishop
Mikey Garcia is on the phone from Los Angeles, where he will fight Robert Easter Jr. in a lightweight unification bout on Saturday at the Staples Center. He's told the premise of…
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In Search of a Happy Ending to Boxing Career, Manny Pacquiao Is Following a Familiar, Sad Trajectory Instead
By Greg Bishop
When people ask me for my favorite athlete I?ve ever covered, I sometimes answer Manny Pacquiao. I?ve said that less in recent years, because it?s harder to embrace this version of Pacquiao,…
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Gennady Golovkin’s Career Doesn’t Need a Signature Victory to Be Appreciated
By Greg Bishop
It was late March and Gennady (GGG) Golovkin had retired to a Mexican restaurant in Big Bear, Calif. For a random Tuesday almost seven weeks from his next fight, it had been…
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Boxing Is Blowing Its Marquee Matchup Because the Sport Can’t Get Out of Its Own Way
By Greg Bishop
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. ? Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin will fight Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez for the second time on May 5, a rematch of their controversial split draw from last September. Golovkin will…