Bernard Fernandez

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Bernard FernandezBernard Fernandez has been a sports writer for 41 years, the last 27 at the Philadelphia Daily News, and since 1987 has been the PDN’s boxing beat writer. He is a five-term former president of the Boxing Writers Association of America, the 1998 recipient of the Nat Fleischer Award for career excellence in boxing journalism, and in 2005 became the first media member inducted into the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame. During his career he has won 73 national, regional, state and local awards for writing and public service.

Contributions by Bernard Fernandez

Hopkins Takes Best Shots At Lying Lance Armstrong
05/22/13
Ivan Robinson, Tyrell Biggs Enter PA. Boxing Hall of Fame
05/20/13
MONDAY AM QB: Matthysse Takes Checkered Flag
05/20/13
The Ring Proved a Refuge For Devon Alexander
05/15/13
When Floyd Did Lose (And Why He Might Again)
04/30/13
Martinez Can Go Home Again, But Maybe Not To Stay
04/24/13
CANELO-TROUT BRINGS FLASHBACKS TO 1993
04/15/13
Nonito Donaire: You Can't Sit Down and Win
04/11/13
Carl "The Truth" Williams Was A Study in Contradictions
04/09/13
Athletes and Guns: STUCK ON STUPID
04/01/13
Rigondeaux: The Vastly Experienced Neophyte
03/26/13
Hey Guys, Size Does Matter...At Least Sometimes
03/19/13
Hopkins Wants To Thrash King As Much As Cloud
02/25/13
Gridiron Greatness No Sure Path To Gloved Glory
01/31/13
Nonito Donaire, Rios-Alvarado Snag BERNIES
12/29/12
Will Adamek-Cunningham II Float As Network TV Test Balloon?
12/19/12
He Saw Manny Pacquiao, and Was Hit By The Thunderbolt
12/05/12
Camacho Had Own Mix of Style and Substance
11/27/12
Trout Angling To Hook A Whopper In Cotto
11/21/12
D-Hop Still Fighting Way Out of Uncle Bernard's Shadow
11/16/12
Hatton Tries To Get Back To Where He Once Belonged
11/15/12
Manny Steward Was Something Special
10/26/12
Liberty Medal Latest Addition To Muhammad Ali Legend
09/17/12
Navy Vet Steve Cunningham Cruises To Battleship Status
09/07/12
Finally, the Ring A Country For Young Men
07/12/12
Eddie Chambers Hoping To Re-Establish Himself
06/15/12
Some Guys Apparently Don't Know It When They See It
06/13/12
Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Report: "This Is Beautiful"
06/11/12
Pacquiao-Bradley Undercard Has Philly Flavor
06/05/12
Winky Wright: Better Late Than Never?
05/24/12
Greg Sirb Declares War on Germany
05/23/12
Floyd: "If Fans Make No Noise, I Would Have Problem With That"
05/03/12
Hopkins Considers Retirement, While Mitchell Edges Up
04/29/12
Semi-Silent Hopkins Saying Less, Meaning More
04/17/12
A Cautionary Tale For New Champ Garcia
03/25/12
Danny Garcia Ready For His Close-Up, Mr. DeMille
03/21/12
One Joe's Helping Hand To Another........FERNANDEZ
03/07/11
Tommy Z Will Fight Regardless
03/06/11
Mike Jones, Minus The Dorsal Fin
01/26/11
Briggs A Winner In One Respect
10/17/10
Mike Jones Out To Make A Name For Himself
10/12/10
Fernandez Is Again Ready For His Closeup
08/04/10
At 78, Arum Finds Reasons To Keep Going
06/07/10
IMPOSSIBLE COMEBACKS HOLD THE MAGIC OF SPORTS
05/16/10
Coach Merk Says He Isn't Just Roy Jones' Sidekick
03/30/10
Must-See TV? Not Yet, Anyhow
03/15/10
Two Nice Consolation Prizes
03/03/10
Mike Lee: From Golden Dome To Ring Home
02/22/10
Boxing Tugs At Our Crazy Hearts
02/17/10
Conte Volunteers To Catch Cheaters If He Can
01/25/10
Have Fun, Will Travel, Says B-Hop
12/02/09
What A Difference 17 Years Makes
11/29/09
RODRIGUEZ’ DEATH REMINDER OF HOW MUCH BOXERS RISK (
11/25/09
Rock Newman Knows The Best Fights Aren't Always Made
11/16/09
Presenting The Second Best Boxing Doc Of All Time
10/24/09
Out Of Africa, Mtagwa The Real-Life Rocky
10/06/09
The Whimpers Of Boxing's Hollow Men
08/30/09
Will Dan Goossen Finally Lay That Golden Egg?
08/25/09
Fifty-Eight Years Well Spent
08/24/09
Resto Shows Confession Good For Soul In HBO Documentary
07/21/09
A Quarter-Century Later, '84 Olympians Take Curtain Call
07/19/09
Roy Jones' Aging Captain Hook Returns To Neverland
07/15/09
Donaire Finally Standing Tall After Sitdown Strike
07/13/09
Gatti, Like MJ And McNair, Left Us Too Soon
07/10/09
Adamek On Eve Of Playing The Field?
07/08/09
Eddie Chambers' Coming-Out, And Coming-Home, Party
07/05/09
21 Years Ago, The Rise And Eventual Fall Of Mike Tyson Coincided
06/27/09
CHAMBERS: People Say Best U.S. Hope Is Arreola, I Say It’s Me”
06/23/09
Mia's Life Wasn't Always So Beautiful
06/22/09
THE WEEK THAT WAS IN BOXING HISTORY
06/18/09
RIP, Lady Ali
06/15/09
For Hopkins, Adamek Fight, Trinidad Rematch, Or More Piano Recitals Maybe
06/09/09
The Hall Of Fame Beckons, And Lewis Still Contemplates Comeback
06/08/09
A Battle of Dueling Proverbs
06/03/09
Real Men Of Honor
06/01/09
Cintron's Manager/Lawyer Can't Quite Wrap This One Up
05/26/09
Oliver McCall Tells It Like He Thinks It Was
05/21/09
These Swabbies Deserve A Salute
05/18/09
Good Just Might Be Good Enough
05/12/09
What Time Is It? No Longer Macho Time
05/11/09
BERNIE'S BACK! Jump Shots And Jabs
05/07/09
Boxing Fans, Can You Handle The Truth?
02/15/09
Twelve Years Ago, A Crying Shame
02/08/09
We Are The Pure Jewish Warriors
02/04/09
RIP, Ingemar Johansson
01/31/09
Wrapping Up The Past
01/29/09
A Star Is Born
01/27/09
Sun Rising Again Above The Blue Horizon
01/24/09
Naazim Likes Mosley In Upset Over Margarito
01/20/09
Gulf Coast Up From Standing Eight
01/14/09
Hopkins As Analyst: Can He Talk The Talk?
01/13/09
The Bernies! 1st Annual Year-End Awards
12/30/08
Something For Joey
12/20/08
TSS Prospect Watch: Malik Scott
12/14/08
D-Hop, Out From B-Hop's Shadow?
12/11/08
Manny Pacquiao's No Secret Anymore
12/06/08
Hvywt Saleem Is 38-0..But, Can He Fight?
12/01/08
R.I.P., Toby Gibson
11/25/08
Hard Cruise Through Heavy Waters
11/19/08
No Matter How You Slice It
11/15/08
Holyfield Is Fighting For His Xanadu
11/11/08
Some Fantasies Come Without Sweat
11/08/08
Boxing's Mantle--What Is Roy Jones' Legacy?
11/04/08
Could Fight Fans Push The Election To McCain?
11/01/08
Some Fights Are Tougher Than Others
10/29/08
Finally Dropping Anchor In Home Port
10/25/08
Boxing Bonds Fathers And Sons
10/22/08
Halloween's Early For Hobgoblin Hopkins
10/19/08

 

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