They come, frequently unannounced and unexpected, like pilgrims to a holy place. The most recent batch was from England, tourists who had come to Philadelphia ostensibly...
Naazim Richardson’s personal preference is to introduce his fighters to boxing at an early age and to painstakingly guide them along the path that, hopefully, someday...
When you stop and think about it, certain geographical regions of this country are a lot like the toughest, most resilient fighters. You can knock them...
Imperious sportscaster Howard Cosell was openly contemptuous of ex-athletes who were handed prominent roles as broadcasters based primarily, if not solely, on the name recognition they...
Editor Michael Woods has requested that I write an article listing my personal end-of-the-year awards in boxing for posting on TSS. Normally, there would be no...
Maybe I’m just being cynical, but I’ve always believed that posthumous honors, with few exceptions, are like an umpire’s makeup call. “Yeah, I think I did...
Whoever first said “the best offense is a good defense” must not have been a fan of heavyweight boxing. It’s OK to be a cutie-pie like...
Remember the tale of King Midas? Everything he touched turned to gold, which in a sense was his blessing. But if he touched someone he loved,...
The great revelations that shape our way of thinking almost never come in the form of a burning bush or dreams in which angels imprint some...
Anyone who has promoted boxing events understands that, metaphorically speaking, there is always a possibility of losing your shirt. Maybe that’s why during Butch Lewis’ heyday...