"It doesn't take a man to stand there and get your head beat off!" "It's better to give than to receive." I show up at a San Isidro/Talpita...
Here! Relaxation, self-knowledge and self-control are lessons I have consolidated in the gym. A boxer uses his whole body, not just his...
According to Thomas Hauser, Cassius Clay had correctly predicted seven out of the previous eight results before his matchup with Doug Jones. Of...
I wouldn't be so depressing. You have a solid point when you mention the magic of free TV, and how it makes true sports heroes accessible to the...
Respectfully, this is the way I see it: We are all part of putting in the effort to eventually reach solid consensus regarding key questions of...
Of course circumstances matter. In fact, they help define. My point is, the world on the whole still has a sizable enough population segment...
Sugar Ray Leonard has to be one of the greatest fighters anyone alive has ever seen.
Good, interesting discussion. May I say that, in boxing, the guy on top is called a "world" champion. Also, it was here I do believe I read...
Maybe not, but is there any other sport that demands withstanding missiles to the head and body as its bread and butter? Besides, historically,...
I can feel the TS, because, on the face of it, the hyped Muhammad Ali can often come across as nothing but a pampered, harmless slapper or...
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Of course not. But society at large does nowadays. PEDs in sport today are a symptom thereof. Ben Johnson, Mark McGwire, Marion Jones, James...
The exploitation and tragedies in boxing have gone with the territory of a sport that can only appeal to the most expendable bracket of society:...
"When men first come into contact with crime, they abhor it. If they remain in contact with crime for a time, they become accustomed to it, and...
Woulda, coulda, shoulda! Nah, of course you are correct in pointing out the barnstorming nature of many early-round Dempsey kayoes. But the...
