Madrimov vs. Walker: Inviting Tragedy
By Caryn A. Tate on August 18, 2020
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Fighters are hard-pressed to admit that they’re hurt. (photo: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom)
Even when proper precautions are taken, sometimes there can still be a negative outcome. But what about when there are clear warning signs that go unheeded, such as in Walker’s case? It’s inviting a tragic outcome… READ MORE
Herring retains title via DQ over Oquendo
By Robert Ecksel on September 5, 2020
The champ intended to box, while the challenger came to brawl. (Mikey Williams/Top Rank)
“I wasn’t too satisfied with my performance, to be honest with you,” said Herring after the fight. “I didn’t want it to end like that. I’m disappointed with the outcome. But my team felt it was too much. So we just had to stop it or whatever…” READ MORE
By Richard E. Baker on December 5, 2022
During the summer, dust, rather than rain, falls from the sky. (Photo by Richard E. Baker)
David is a nice and personable man but not a great thinker. He is shy around the press. He is easily led and sometimes makes poor decisions. Various factions are constantly attempting to get him away from his father... READ MORE
Jack Johnson vs. Arthur Cravan: Who's your Dada?
By Robert Ecksel on January 31, 2023
Craven disappeared without a trace in 1918, presumably drowned at sea at the age of 31.
Marcel Duchamp and Francis Picabia, among others, expressed their admiration, and André Breton crowned Cravan a precursor of Dadaism, an art movement that flourished from 1915 to 1922, before ceding the stage to surrealism… READ MORE
Interview with Lucas Ketelle, author of Inside the Ropes of Boxing
By Caryn A. Tate on January 16, 2023
Ketelle’s writing has a friendly, thought-provoking tone rather than a self-important one.
Young fighters are cautioned about red flags on the business side of things, provided with useful tips for the different stages of their careers, and given guidance on some of the intangibles that make a fighter successful in the long-term… READ MORE