WILLIE PEP AND SANDY SADDLER — Saturday, Feb. 11, marks the 68th anniversary of Willie Pep’s most celebrated ring performance. It came in the second of...
JERRY IZENBERG’S “Once There Were Giants”: — Anyone who saw the great 2004 biopic about Ray Charles, Ray, might recall what Jamie Foxx, who won the...
JAKE LaMOTTA, THE RAGING BULL — It seemed to be a good idea at the time. A few days ago, upon noticing that Feb. 5 would...
FRAMPTON-SANTA CRUZ II — “Death shall come on swift wings to him who disturbs the peace of the king …” words supposedly engraved outside the tomb...
He is coming off the best year of his 7½-year professional career, a year so memorable that he was named 2016’s best fighter by The Sweet...
EDWIN POPE DIES AT 88 — There are some stories that I never wanted to write, and this is one of them. One of the finest...
BOXING IN THE BIG APPLE — Residents of New York City, even those who have arrived there from somewhere else, either are born with or soon...
THE CIRCUS IS SHUTTING DOWN — Two definitions of “tradition,” as listed in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, describe it as “cultural continuity in social attitudes, customs and...
THE BOXING SCENE; RANDOM THOUGHTS — It’s early January, which means every boxing publication and web site has probably alerted readers as to who and what...
CARL FRAMPTON NAMED FIGHTER OF THE YEAR — Back in the bad old days when the Chicago Cubs were still dreadful and the great Ernie Banks...