The Friends of Tony Veranis, Part Two During the period between 1966 and 1976, New England’s criminal underworld included many ex-boxers from the Boston area, many...
The Friends of Tony Veranis: Part One I suspect that every writer at one time or another wished that some playwright or film maker took a...
Being a gatekeeper, especially in boxing, can be a lonely and underappreciated function. And in the 1950s, a golden age for the sport, that might have...
Benjamin “Benny” Alperstein passed away at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on September 16th at the ripe old age of 102. The name didn’t ring...
So far, 2017 has been a spectacular year for boxing with the best fighting the best in great fights and with still more to come. Exciting...
In 1945, the police arrested 14-year-old Joe Barboza for breaking and entering. He was packed off to the infamous Lyman Reform School in Westborough, MA, a...