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Pain is Truth: On Boxing and Cruelty
**** It is a sanctuary for all brands of racketeers, a Rota Fortuna powered by an immiscible concoction of money and blood. With his typical acuity, John Schulian christened boxing “the cruelest sport,”…Read More
A Ruthless Scrutiny: Timothy Bradley W12 Ruslan Provodnikov
**** The outcome was as expected: Tim Bradley won a unanimous decision over Ruslan Provodnikov last night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. But the expectation that Bradley, openly frustrated…Read More
The Year Of Living Dangerously: Alan Minter In 1980 (Part III)
**** Alan Minter was perhaps the most popular man in Britain heading into his fateful clash against Marvin Hagler on September 27, 1980. After winning the world title in March in Las Vegas from Vito…Read More
REBOOT: Timothy Bradley-Ruslan Provodnikov Preview
**** Timothy Bradley will enter the ring for only the second time in 15 months—and for the first time since his controversial win over Manny Pacquiao last June—when he faces Ruslan Provodnikov at…Read More
DEMPSEY SPEAKS!
**** “And I always felt wonderful fighting: I don’t think it was the thrill of competition. Hell, I had all the ‘competition’ I ever needed in the job of existing, eating, from day to day. And…Read More
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Another Khajuraho Moment: Bernard Hopkins W12 Tavoris Cloud
**** Far from a chump, I’m hardcore like Brooklyn, Mess with me, And get your manhood tooken -…Read More
The Underneath: Keith Thurman-Jan Zaveck
**** Not surprisingly, Keith Thurman thinks highly of himself. He also has a vainglorious view as to…Read More
DARK SUN: Remembering Joe Frazier
**** Joe Frazier, whose first fight with Muhammad Ali—an event that attracted worldwide attention–sealed…Read More
All Action Requires Forgetting: Tavoris Cloud-Bernard Hopkins Preview
**** It was with an uncharacteristic hint of regret that Friedrich Nietzsche deprecated the Euclidean…Read More
When the Cobra Caught the Mongoose: The Night Ezzard Charles Knocked Out Archie Moore
“How about letting him put a couple of good belts over on you in this heat – and opening him up…Read More
The Ugly American: One Shot at Glory for Florentino Fernández
**** Among the most feared KO punchers of the 1960s, Fernández, billed as The Ox because of his physical…Read More
Win a Real.Big.Fathead or $100 RetailMeNot Visa Gift Card from The Cruelest Sport
Win a Real.Big.Fathead of YOUR choice OR a $100 RetailMeNot Visa Gift Card! All you have…Read More
A Shallow Pulse: Adrien Broner TKO5 Gavin Rees
**** It started with his pledge to “put on a show.” What was intended as entertainment, considering…Read More
Suffering Hour: On Adrien Broner, Gavin Rees, & HBO
**** In a main event that might qualify as a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,…Read More
The Ugly American: Jesus “Chucho” Castillo and the Dreams of Yesterday
**** I have a regular column, “The Ugly American,” featured in Esquina, a new boxing magazine…Read More
Turning Screws: On Brandon Rios-Mike Alvarado II
**** Is it reductionist to say that the delightfully brutal contest waged by Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado…Read More
Demetrius Andrade and Freddy Hernandez to Slug it Out On ShoBox!
**** NEW YORK – One of the top prospects in boxing, the talented but untested Demetrius Andrade…Read More
El Muchacho Alegre de Puerto Marqués: Isidro “Sid” Pérez 1964-2012
**** They found his body on a street in Mexico City, more battered and bruised than it had ever been…Read More
BRICKWORK: Gennady Golovkin TKO7 Gabriel Rosado
**** “No, I called the tune, and now I’m going to pay the piper.” – Carl Stephenson,…Read More
Dimming Lights: Mikey Garcia W TD8 Orlando Salido
**** Perhaps the lights at The Theater in Madison Square Garden should have been killed and Journey’s…Read More
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