EVERETT-ESCALERA LIVES IN INFAMY — To hear some tell it, Nov. 30, 1976, was the night of the most brazen robbery since Jesse James, Bonnie and...
“BLEED FOR THIS” MOVIE REVIEW. Much like the fighter whose (mostly) true story inspired it, Bleed for This, the biopic about Vinny Pazienza now in wide...
RIP Alex Stewart 1964 2016 – It is a small nation, relatively speaking, better known for its gold-medal-winning Olympic sprinters than its boxers. But the Caribbean island...
It is not exactly a trick question, but the answer nonetheless is apt to be open to individual interpretation. What set of circumstances might prevent the...
If you can afford it there, You can afford it anywhere, It’s up to you, New York, New York TOUGH TIMES FOR BOXING IN...
DON KING FORESAW TRUMP’S UPSET — Millions upon millions of Americans know the new president-elect by one of his nicknames, “The Donald,” but boxing people understand...
Danny Garcia Going Home Again – As it turns out, Danny “Swift” Garcia and his father-trainer, Angel Garcia, were correct. The younger Garcia, the WBC welterweight champion,...
Eddie Futch Tribute – Any “best-of” list is, of course, subjective. Whenever someone offers his or her opinion on such, it almost always makes for lively...
Megafights in Short Supply – Big-time college football teams play a minimum of 12 games a season, sometimes 13, 14 or even 15 if a conference championship...
Butterbean. Turns 50 – Perhaps it was just a coincidence, but there was a late-night showing on cable TV on Aug. 1 of one of my...