The vogue for top sportsmen taking up boxing despite, in many cases, their physical unsuitability is a modern oddity, writes Bob Jones.

The wife of Muhammad Ali has responded to media reports the boxing legend is near death by posting a photo on Twitter.

Sonny Bill Williams has been labelled as 'stupid' by Francois Botha, his opponent for Friday's WBA International heavyweight title fight in Brisbane.

Sonny Bill Williams faces the possibility of legal action after he called judges in a recent boxing match "corrupt'' on Twitter, according to Australian reports.

Sonny Bill Williams has accused judges in Anthony Mundine's middleweight defeat to Daniel Geale as being corrupt following his close friend's unanimous points loss.

He has left for Sydney and the NRL but rugby remains firmly in the thoughts of Sonny Bill Williams.

David Tua's comeback is coming back - and he is being lined up to fight a world-ranked heavyweight boxer in New Zealand next year.

Jesse Ryder is interested in fighting former England cricket star Andrew Flintoff but any boxing bout next year would have to occur outside the cricket season.

The sight of the world's best fighter lying unresponsive, face down on the canvas is one of the most shockingly memorable moments of 2012.

Keven Mealamu, Piri Weepu, Todd Carney and Sam Burgess are some of the star rugby and league names who could step into the ring when Fight For Life returns next year.

Joseph Parker's impressive demolition of Richard Tutaki on Saturday night suggested there might be some substance behind the growing hype.

Should Parker follow the script tonight and dispense with Richard Tutaki in the six-round main event of the Fight for Life at Trusts Stadium, his handlers Duco plan to set the 20-year-old fledgling pro on a collision course with New Zealand Professional

Manu Vatuvei's head is about twice the size of Eric Murray's. That's the first thing you notice when the league player and the champion rower square off at a promotional appearance ahead of Saturday night's charity boxing match.

World champion boxer Daniella Smith talks her brother's suicide and how to overcome adversity in and out of the ring.

Professional boxer Richard Tutaki told his driver to "floor it bro" after being pulled over by police, a court has heard.

Convicted criminal Richard Tutaki has insisted that he is not a bad person after being named as Joseph Parker's next opponent.