In days of old, boxing gloves were usually brown or black. Then color television took hold and red became the color of choice. Fighters’ gloves today...
The Hauser Report: Debunking Two Myths and Other Notes The photograph is captivating. It shows a stylishly-dressed woman named Florence North standing with four fighters and...
The Hauser Report: Cinematic and Literary Notes The first film produced and directed by the legendary Stanley Kubrick (whose credits include A Clockwork Orange, Spartacus, Dr....
By THOMAS HAUSER — Rahaman Ali – the younger brother of Muhammad Ali – died on August 1 at age 82. The Louisville Courier Journal reported...
The Hauser Report: Zayas-Garcia, Pacquiao, Usyk, and the NYSAC Top Rank Boxing returned to the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, July 26....
The Hauser Report: From HEALING to Hate — Muhammad Ali, Fred Levin, and Florida Last month, The New York Times reported that a white nationalist and...
A fight becomes more interesting when a fan feels a personal connection to one of the fighters. That’s why fighters draw better in their hometown than...
In recent years, there has been lavish praise and extensive criticism regarding Turki Alalshikh’s boxing initiative. Some of it has been warranted and some hasn’t. One...
Johnny Greaves was a professional loser. He had one hundred professional fights between 2007 and 2013, lost 96 of them, scored one knockout, and was stopped...
Jack Dillon’s name doesn’t resonate with boxing fans today. But he was important in his time. Ernest Coulter Price was born in 1891 and turned pro...