Lyle Fitzsimmons has covered professional boxing since 1995 and written a weekly column for Boxing Scene since 2008. He is a full voting member of the Boxing Writers Association of America.

But boxing fans in previous generations seemed to have more capacity for appreciating the defensive wizards, too. Fighters like Willie Pep in the 1940s and 50s and Pernell Whitaker in the 1980s ...

Former boxing champ O’Shaquie Foster found out the hard way that boxing judges don't actually score defense. That hard way? This interview.

The super middleweight title defense for Canelo Alvarez against Edgar Berlanga is in the final stages of becoming official ...

Defense boxing checks a lot of boxes: self-defense, fitness, stress relief, resilience, and confidence. Defensive boxing might also just save your life.

INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation (IBF) minimum weight champion Pedro Taduran won’t take for granted mandatory challenger Christian Balunan of Cebu this October. “It’s a mandatory defense but I need to ...

I took boxing classes for a year and learned self-defense techniques, practiced exercises that benefited my body, and slept better at night.

This women's self-defense workshop in Los Angeles showed a HelloGiggles writer how important it is to be able to defend yourself.

Jim Tomsula, the Washington Redskins’ defensive-line coach, ducked his feet and flashed both hands, fitted in boxing mitts, in front of him. Defensive lineman Stacy McGee threw quick uppercuts ...

Oklahoma's State secondary became a punching bag last season. This year, the Cowboys hope to hit back. How? It starts with ...