Teflon Referee – Better one punch too early than one punch too late. — Anonymous “Nobody Doesn’t Like Sara Lee” — Jingle “My proclivity is to...
Big Windy City – The UIC Pavilion in Chicago hosts a 9-bout card on Saturday, June 18. Topping the marquee is a 12-round contest between Juan...
The Kovalev-Ward Megafight – According to a story first reported by ESPN’s Dan Rafael, the highly-anticipated showdown between WBA/WBO/IBF World light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (29-0-1,...
Muhammad Ali Life Lessons – During the 2008 presidential campaign, as a white guy, I had no problem with a black person saying he was voting...
Hebrew Hammer – Professional boxing returns to the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, Long Island, on Friday, June 17, with a six-bout card presented by Joe DeGuardia’s...
Welterweight Crown – The king is dead! Long live the king! If boxing were like royal succession, the coronation of the successor to long-reigning welterweight monarch...
Admitting Ali Lost Helped Me – With the passing of former undisputed heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali last week, the world is mourning and the boxing community...
Famed East LA Cut Man Joe Chavez Passes – Joe Chavez, a boxing corner man for many of the best prizefighters in the world, passed away...
Friendly Enemies – Most fights in Brooklyn take place in back alleys in front of small crowds. The fights are usually short and mean and involve...
Invisible Italian American boxers – To the untrained eye, it seemed that prior to the 1920s there were few noteworthy American boxers of Italian origin—and a...