John Eligon
16 articles · The New York Times
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Wilder and Ortiz Meet Again at a Key Time for Heavyweights
Boxing?s heavyweight division is shedding the old sports clich? of taking it one game at a time. Before Anthony Joshua took on Andy Ruiz Jr. in June, Joshua, the heavy favorite, openly…
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Anthony Joshua?s Upset Loss to Andy Ruiz Scrambles Heavyweight Boxing
It was supposed to be a coming-out party of sorts. A brand-building exercise. The dawn of the next great era in heavyweight boxing. Anthony Joshua, a chiseled, towering, undefeated British world heavyweight…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Beats Conor McGregor in 10th Round T.K.O.
Floyd Mayweather Jr., the face of boxing for more than a decade, punctuated a stellar yet controversial career with a technical knockout over U.F.C. champ and first-time boxer Conor McGregor on Saturday…
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Mayweather Sees a Racial Double Standard in Megafight vs. McGregor
It had been more than two decades since a white man had won the world heavyweight boxing title. The eccentric promoter Don King knew not only that, but that the United States…
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Andre Ward Defeats Sergey Kovalev and Takes the Light Heavyweight Crown
LAS VEGAS ? Andre Ward defeated Sergey Kovalev on Saturday night to win the light heavyweight world title and make a strong case that he is the best pound-for-pound boxer in the…
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Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev to Meet in a Title Fight Long Overdue
Imagine if the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers had never played on national television until they met in last season?s N.B.A. finals, or that the basketball stars Stephen Curry and…
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Boxing’s need to unearth a new superstar
He had stuck well to the script all night. He was retiring to spend more time with his family and to spend more time helping the people of his native Philippines, Manny…
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Uncertain Future, for Manny Pacquiao and Boxing
LAS VEGAS ? He had stuck well to the script all night. He was retiring to spend more time with his family and to spend more time helping the people of his…
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Pacquiao Defeats Bradley by Decision, and Says Farewell to His Sport
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao made a name for himself with a delicious mix of ferocious punching power and shifty speed. In recent years, however, even as the wins continued to come,…
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Floyd Mayweather Finishes Bout, and Maybe His Career, With Lopsided Win Over Andre Berto
LAS VEGAS ? Even as he said that Saturday night was his boxing swan song, Floyd Mayweather Jr. continued to show the swagger and the skill that have been the hallmarks of…
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Mayweather?s Defensive Tactics Frustrate Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS ? There were not enough superlatives to describe the excitement in the lead-up to the super fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. But in the end, the action…
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Opposite Styles Attract; Ability to Adapt Is the Key
LAS VEGAS ? The playbook on fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. usually goes something like this: Apply relentless pressure. Throw combinations. Cut off the ring. Make him fight every minute of every round.…
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When Jabbing Ends, Mayweather Resorts to Punch Lines
LAS VEGAS ? Already annoyed that the discourse after his latest victory had veered toward a controversy over his opponent?s gloves, Floyd Mayweather Jr. shot a stiff glare at a man who…
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Mayweather, Bloodied but Still Unbeaten, Defeats Maidana by Decision
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather Jr. has made such an art of dominance that anything less is quite puzzling. And his opponent Saturday night was not expected to challenge that mastery. But…
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In Mayweather?s Corner, and in the Corner Office
Bad blood flowed between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya during the news media tour to promote their fight in 2007, but the promoter Richard Schaefer feared that tensions could…
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Mayweather Adds Flair as Promoter to Dominance in Ring
LAS VEGAS ? There was a time when Floyd Mayweather Jr. would strut into his postfight news conferences, declare his brilliance as a boxer and rave that no one could touch him.…
