Iran Barkley Still Gets Props – It has been said that there are two ways to win a football or basketball game. One is when your...
Muhammad Ali 1942-2016 – He came into the world as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on Jan. 17, 1942, in Louisville, Ky., the son of Cassius Marcellus...
Conspiracy Theory – On Nov. 21, 2013, the day before the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, director and noted...
Gatti-Ward – Maybe they made the wrong movie. At the very least, the “Irish” Micky Ward story deserved a sequel, with a different co-star and a...
Deontay Wilder – The question was not unexpected, given the perceived parallels between reel-life, as presented by Hollywood, and real-life. During WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s...
Showtime Signs Anthony Joshua – Times clearly have changed for British heavyweights over these past 23-plus years. For American heavyweights, too, it would seem. Wednesday’s announcement...
Floyd Mayweather’s Pugilistic Encore – Fighters who claim they are irreversibly intent on retiring from the ring are like former chart-topping vocalists who sing a supposedly...
Almost Happened – A funny thing happened on the way to the dreadful mismatch that was unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin vs. Dominic Wade: Fight fans...
Gennady Golovkin – There are no shackles upon his hands and feet, or tall walls manned by armed guards, or a tiny jail cell with in...
They say that what goes around often comes around. That is probably as true for sailors as anyone else, and maybe more so for a former...