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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.…
Joe Louis vs. Arturo Godoy – February 8th, 2019
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…
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…
Joe Louis vs. Jersey Joe Walcott – December 4th, 2018
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…
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…
Joe Louis vs. Tommy Farr – August 29th, 2018
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…
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…
Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn – June 17th, 2018
“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…
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…”
The Welcomed Heist – July 17th, 2017
This isn't Louis/Schmeling or Ali/Frazier. It's not Leonard/Hearns. It means nothing more than bragging rights…
Obsessed with the Impossible – July 8th, 2017
We'll never know if Mike Tyson could have held his own against Muhammad Ali or if Ali himself could have beaten Joe Louis…
The Long Count in Color – June 29th, 2017
If vintage fight films were to be colorized, how they might provide a fresh look at the styles and skills of the great champions of the past…
The Unstoppable Harold Mays – June 12th, 2017
Harold was much in demand as a sparring partner for Primo Carnera, Paul Berlenbach, Joe Louis, and Gene Tunney. He was, in fact, Tunney's favorite…
Killer Joe – May 24th, 2017
In his 1978 autobiography, “Joe Louis: My Story,” the boxer recalled being “scared shitless” during his brief time in custody…
Coley Wallace: Rocking Rocky – May 11th, 2017
Working as a bouncer at the Palm Gardens on West 52nd Street, he was stabbed in the back "as he tried to break up a fight between several Jamaicans…"
Joshua comes of age. Klitschko shows his – April 30th, 2017
Anthony Joshua was hurt but he toughed it out. He was down but he got up and regrouped. He tasted his own blood but spat it out...
Classic Fights: Louis Crushes Schmeling – March 30th, 2017
Joe landed a right to the body. Max’s legs buckled and he let out a scream. “I was paralyzed from that point on...”
Classic Fights: Marciano KOs Charles – March 26th, 2017
“Ezzard Charles was the toughest man I ever fought,” said Marciano. “I learned what pain was all about when I fought him...”
GGG-Jacobs: Boxing’s Long Con – March 21st, 2017
It’s more accurate to say that Golovkin faced a great fighter, he tried his best, and he came up short. There is no shame in that…
Introduction: “Sonny Liston — In A New Light” – March 4th, 2017
Liston was dogged by a miasma of sadness, unmitigated and beyond resolution, of tragedies past, and of tragedies to come…
Schmeling vs. Louis 1936 – February 24th, 2017
“Joe Louis is the hardest puncher I’ve ever seen. Anyone who plans on beating him had better know what they are doing…”
Book Review: Madame Bey's: Home to Boxing Legends – February 17th, 2017
The question isn't so much who trained at Madame Bey's in Chatham Township, New Jersey, from 1923 to 1942, but who didn't…
Paul Cavalier for the Defense – January 6th, 2017
Cavalier's defensive technique must surely have been at its peak if he was able to evade and defuse "Two Ton" Tony's lethal left hook…
The Big Man – January 3rd, 2017
By the 1950s, when I met Abe Simon, he was suffering from severe arthritis that made walking painful. Back in the 1930s, however, he seemed indestructible…
Requiem for a Legend: Joe Smith Jr. Stops Bernard Hopkins – December 17th, 2016
In the end, we witnessed the sun setting on the career of one of the best pound-for-pound fighters to ever live, and one of the great sports stories of our time…