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Primetime Boxing on Network TV? A Brief Examination – Part 1
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Primetime Boxing on Network TV? A Brief Examination – Part 1

by Charles Jay Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy was beaming after his company's appearance on CBS, and justifiably so, because the Leo Santa Cruz-Alberto Guevara fight drew a respectable 1.3…
Posted by Staff 01/17/2013
Jackie Kallen: Michael Dokes Passes Away, Another Boxing Loss
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Jackie Kallen: Michael Dokes Passes Away, Another Boxing Loss

By Jackie Kallen It has been a bad year so far for boxing deaths. LeRoy Neiman, Bert Sugar, Bill Miller, and now former heavyweight champ Michael Dokes. "Dynamite" Dokes lost…
Posted by Staff 08/12/2012
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Jackie Kallen: Bill Miller: Another great loss in boxing

By Jackie Kallen Where would I be without Bill "Pops" Miller? He single-handedly changed my life when he agreed to come on board and train my young middleweight James Toney…
Posted by Staff 07/15/2012
Jackie Kallen: Farewell to LeRoy Nieman
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Jackie Kallen: Farewell to LeRoy Nieman

By Jackie Kallen I am so sad to hear that my dear friend LeRoy Nieman has passed away at 91 years old. He was an iconic figure in the sports…
Posted by Staff 06/20/2012
Pennsylvania Supreme Court a Key Culprit in Live Entombment of Ex-Philly Lightweight Anthony Fletcher
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court a Key Culprit in Live Entombment of Ex-Philly Lightweight Anthony Fletcher

By Ivan G. Goldman On June 9, 2004 an appellate judge in Pennsylvania ordered a new trial for ex-Philadelphia lightweight and death row inmate Anthony Fletcher. The judge noticed that…
Posted by Staff 06/04/2012
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Johnny Tapia versus Danny Romero — What a Night!

By Ivan G. Goldman One of my favorite boxing stories grew out of the storied July 18, 1997 clash between Albuquerque natives Johnny Tapia and Danny Romero at the basketball…
Posted by Staff 05/30/2012
Johnny Tapia, Age 45, Scores Draw against the Devil
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Johnny Tapia, Age 45, Scores Draw against the Devil

By Ivan G. Goldman Johnny Tapia, found dead in his Albuquerque home Sunday night of unknown causes, led a tortured, brave life that ended in a draw against the devil.…
Posted by Staff 05/28/2012
Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Remembering Angelo Dundee
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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Remembering Angelo Dundee

By Jackie Kallen I am writing this with a very heavy heart. The boxing world has lost a true legend and I have lost a dear friend. Angelo Dundee was…
Posted by Staff 02/02/2012
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No Mo Joe – A Poem for Joe Frazier

By Jim Gustafson No mo joe November 8,2011 At about six AM, I picked up the paper By the street where the drive way opens to the city. It laid…
Posted by Staff 11/22/2011
Smokin’ Joe Frazier – A Perspective
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Smokin’ Joe Frazier – A Perspective

by Charles Jay I don't know that it's such a natural thing to wax poetic about Joe Frazier, because he wasn't that kind of fighter, or that kind of figure…
Posted by Staff 11/08/2011
Joe Frazier: Remembering Smokin’ Joe’s 10 Greatest Moments
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Joe Frazier: Remembering Smokin’ Joe’s 10 Greatest Moments

by Hans Olson In honor of Joe Frazier...here is a collection of the greatest moments from Smokin’ Joe... 1. The Fight of the Century It will forever live as the…
Posted by Staff 11/07/2011
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The Mount Rushmore Of Boxing – Honoring The Most Important Figures

By Barry Lindenman Recently, I started thinking of the most important figures of the boxing world of the past century. More importantly though than coming up with this list is…
Posted by Staff 10/21/2011
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Scoring the “ROCKY” Rounds

By Barry Lindenman It’s the classic: the boxing movie by which all other boxing movies are measured against. Surprisingly, after all the times I’ve watched “ROCKY”, albeit as a fan,…
Posted by Staff 10/03/2011
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Champs And the Chiefs: Heavyweight Champions & Presidents of the United States

A Historical Perspective About the Heavyweight Boxing Champions and The Presidents of the United States By Barry Lindenman The heavyweight championship of the world: ideally, the most respected, most revered…
Posted by Staff 09/22/2011
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‘The Donald’ Plays His Trump Card for Spinks vs Cooney

By Charles Jay Donald Trump may have been a key factor in the demise of the United States Football League, by leading the charge for a switch from the spring/summer…
Posted by Staff 08/10/2011

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