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Joe Louis vs. Jersey Joe Walcott – December 4th, 2020
On December 5, 1947 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, long reigning heavyweight champion Joe Louis, from Detroit via LaFayette, Alabama, defended his crown against Jersey Joe Walcott, the trickster from Merchantville, New Jersey. Louis was 56-1, his only loss coming at the hands of Max Schmeling…
Joe Louis vs. Tommy Farr – August 29th, 2020
On August 30, 1937 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York, heavyweight champion Joe Louis, from Detroit by way of LaFayette, Alabama, defended his crown against British Isles heavyweight champion Tommy Farr, from Blaenclydach, Wales. Louis was 32-1 coming in. Farr was 66-20-13. The fight was scheduled…
Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn – June 17th, 2020
“Man, I loaned you my title for twelve rounds and you couldn't keep it.”—Joe Louis to Billy Conn “What’s the sense of being Irish if you can't be dumb every now and then?”—Billy Conn after being KO’d by Joe Louis On June 18, 1941 at the Polo Grounds, New York City heavyweight…
Joe Louis vs. Arturo Godoy – February 8th, 2020
On February 9, 1940 at New York's Madison Square Garden, heavyweight champion Joe Louis, originally from LaFayette, Alabama, fought the first of two fights against Arturo Godoy, from Iquique, Chile. Louis was 40-1, his only loss coming at the hands of Max Schmeling in 1936. Godoy was 52-10-7 and wasn't…
The Wrestler, Tyson Fury – October 12th, 2019
There must something to wrestling. If it were totally fake, fewer wrestlers would end up disabled and die before their time…
A fine kettle of fish – August 26th, 2019
According to H.L. Mencken, he was “a backwoods demagogue of the oldest and most familiar model—impudent, blackguardly, and infinitely prehensile….”
The Desert Fox: Ruiz Agrees to Saudi Arabia – August 24th, 2019
The contretemps between Team Joshua and Team Ruiz over staging their December 7 rematch in Saudi Arabia has been going on for weeks…
Jack Johnson Park in Galveston – August 6th, 2019
Jack Johnson Park is a quaint and peaceful homage to the first non-white man to hold the heavyweight championship of the world…
Buddy Baer vs. Joe Louis – July 30th, 2019
Buddy was the big, younger brother of former heavyweight champion Max Baer. It was the 17th defense of the title by the Brown Bomber…
Speak, Memory – July 24th, 2019
“I find it real ironic how every time Pacquiao’s name is brought up in the media, my name is always attached to it…”
Hunting for Big Game – July 22nd, 2019
People from the Grand walk over the derelicts on the streets, gambling flotsam washed into bits of shade along with the dreams they no longer remember…
Mike Tyson Uncaged (1986) – July 10th, 2019
The documentary "Mike Tyson Uncaged" dates from 1986, the year he became the youngest man in boxing history, at age 20, to win the heavyweight crown. No one knew at the time what was to come; it looked like he might he remain champion forever. But as unknown as his topsy-turvy future would turn out to…
Greatest Moments in the Ring – July 6th, 2019
Boxing at the Forefront of Racial Fair Play – June 28th, 2019
When people criticize boxing, let’s tell them some of the positives that the other "more elitist" sports shamefully can't claim…
The Fluff and the Fury – June 16th, 2019
Fury did his shtick, showboated a bit, but then he gave fight fans, especially the all-important casual-curious ones, what they mostly want—bloody carnage…
Fury, Schwarz and Arum Discuss Las Vegas Showdown – June 10th, 2019
"I'm gonna give him a black eye and he might lose a few teeth. Within five seconds, I'll know exactly what to do with him..."
Can Joshua Learn From Joe Louis? – June 5th, 2019
Now that the smoke has cleared, the analysis has begun and surprisingly, the talk no longer appears to center around Andy Ruiz’s waistline…
Does Ruiz Have Joshua’s Number? – June 4th, 2019
Ruiz has B+ power but the way he had Joshua stumbling around you might have thought that the champ was in there with the likes of Earnie Shavers….
Cinderella Man—The Real Jim Braddock Story – May 31st, 2019
Jimmy Braddock was a man of his time. He defeated Max Baer at Madison Square Garden to win the heavyweight title in 1935. It was in the middle of the Great Depression and Braddock suffered as most men suffered during that economic collapse. He was in and out of boxing. He won some fights and lost others.…
Between The Bomber and The Rock – May 19th, 2019
Deontay Wilder and Rocky Marciano are disruptors. Though many will continue to try, they simply can’t be explained…
When Boxing Was a Competitive Sport – March 18th, 2019
The Mayweather-ization of the sport may soon be irreversible, and we can accept the crumbs allotted to us or not, depending on our hunger…
Joe Rollino: A man of many distinctions – March 8th, 2019
For Brooklyn kids back then, Coney Island was the world. The impressionable Rollino grew up quickly amid the fellow strongmen and bearded ladies…
Domenico Monaco: The ambiguity of the argument – March 6th, 2019
When 17-year-old Domenico Monaco arrived in New York from his native Italy in 1969, he was filled with the wide-eyed wonderment of youth—and not much else…
Kings of The Ring—History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990 – February 15th, 2019
Joe Louis—America’s Hero Betrayed – February 14th, 2019
The story of Joe Louis is a quintessential American story. Sandwiched between the controversial Jack Johnson and Muhammad Ali, Louis was one of the greatest yet least controversial heavyweights of all time. This superb documentary traces the career of Joe Louis within the context of American racial consciousness.…
Tami Mauriello: A heart of gold – January 15th, 2019
Mauriello’s friendship with Graziano was so deep, the former middleweight champion didn’t forget his friend even when gripped by his own case of dementia…
Tender-Hearted Tiger: Max Baer – November 30th, 2018
Ron Howard may have given Max Baer a raw deal in his film Cinderella Man, but the "raw deal" was the real deal in the square circle, as this excellent documentary reveals. He was heavyweight champion of the world and as such should be a legendary figure. But his constant hijinks short-circuited…
Kill or be killed – November 6th, 2018
Fury may be ungainly, not exactly the smoothest operator to ever lace on a pair of gloves, but he gets the job done...
Braddock Statue Unveiled – September 27th, 2018
Known as the “Bulldog of Bergen,” Braddock defeated Max Baer in 1935 and was rechristened the “Cinderella Man” …
Canelo vs. GGG: “And the winner is…Father Time” – September 17th, 2018
When boxers hit their mid-30s it is usually time to hang up the gloves, check your bank account and maybe open a restaurant…
Bach, Beyoncé, and Boxing – September 10th, 2018
Primo Carnera fought there twice in 1932, and even Reggie and Ron Kray graced the ring at Royal Albert Hall in 1951…
Why Did I Fight? – July 8th, 2018
I was, by nature, a gentle kid—just like my real father, a genteel songwriter. But I had a real good punch, quick reflexes, a granite chin, and a screwy mind…
Happy King Levinsky Day – April 24th, 2018
“King Levinsky was a gladiator of the first order until he ran into (really away from) a youngster known as the Brown Bomber…”
Jamal James Resonates Big Time – April 10th, 2018
Minneapolis native and 4th ranked welterweight contender Jamal “Shango” James will swap punches with the hard-punching Arizona brawler Abel Ramos…
The Galento Files – April 4th, 2018
"What happened to fighters with class, like Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, or my old friend, Rocky Graziano? The fighters today are a bunch of cream puffs…"
The Money Machine (2018/1938): No Change Here – April 2nd, 2018
Mike Jacobs liked to keep Joe Louis fighting in New York. Eddie Hearn likes to keep Joshua fighting in the United Kingdom…
Fighting Marciano: Six Degrees of Separation – March 18th, 2018
His bone-jarring power, herculean work ethic, and fierce body-punching enabled him to overcome a lack of speed and grace…
Braverman New World – March 9th, 2018
Braverman said he was “thrown in...the nuthouse,” where he described the other inmates “making sounds like roosters and reading bibles upside down…”
Boxing Fans Unite! Aristotle…Einstein…And You! (Part 2 of 7) – February 2nd, 2018
Why are so many gifted artists, talented entertainers, and brilliant scholars attracted to such a primal-scream sport?
Ranking the best boxing US states – January 27th, 2018
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is one of the standout boxers from a state which includes Stanley Ketchel, Kid Lavigne, Ad Wolgast and James Toney…
A Snapshot in Time: Max and Buddy Baer – January 24th, 2018
When Max and Buddy were offered some bouts in Britain by promoter and businessman A.C. Critchley, the Baer brothers jumped at the offer…
Running to Nowhere – December 27th, 2017
There are seldom any good reasons for a boxer to attempt a comeback. The worst reason of all is because he is broke…
Gus Christie’s last fight – December 14th, 2017
Several generations of Milwaukee youngsters learned to box from him, among them Spencer Tracy, later one of the greatest actors in movie history...
10 Greatest Upsets in Heavyweight History – November 30th, 2017
There's nothing like an upset to make one believe. All the questionable decisions that cast doubt on the sport are rendered meaningless when an upset occurs. And when the upset is during a contest between world-class heavyweights, the satisfaction is that much greater. This sampling covers some of the…
Celebrating Al Jenkins – October 24th, 2017
The bright ring future in the ring predicted for the Milwaukee fighter often likened to Joe Louis never happened…
When The Cub Meets The Lion – October 17th, 2017
Experience is to one’s vocation what seasoning is to a dish. Like wine, there’s just a bolder taste that only time can conjure…
The multiple mysteries of Orlando Trotter – September 23rd, 2017
“He can do a lot of fighting on his own account, rather than selling himself as the brother-in-law of Champion Joe Louis who married his sister, Marva…”
My Most Vivid Memory of Gleason's at 83 Front Street in Brooklyn (Part 3 of 4) – September 9th, 2017
Gleason’s Gym is a mystical environment, pulsing with passion, where a fighter can punch himself out of his own personal darkness…
And in This Corner: Keene Simmons – September 7th, 2017
Along with Sugar Ray Robinson, Keene Simmons trained out of Harlem's Salem-Crescent Gym and Athletic Club…
The odyssey of Orlan Ott – August 8th, 2017
“If you had the talent to be a great boxer, it would be different. But you don’t have the talent and you’ll never go anywhere…”