Harry Belafonte: An Appreciation (1927-2023)
Harry Belafonte died on Tuesday, April 25, at age 96. Belafonte crossed paths with Muhammad Ali and other fighters from time...
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Saturday, June 11, began with breakfast in Parlour. That was followed by a bus ride to Canastota for another meet-and-greet...
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Prior to going to Canastota for Induction Weekend, I asked some previous inductees what the experience was like. "You get a...
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My induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame came about as a consequence of my writing. So allow me...
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On Sunday, December 1, 2019, I arrived home in mid-afternoon after visiting my mother and checked my telephone answering machine....
read moreScottie Pippen, Unguarded, and Boxing
Boxing fans are familiar with Michael Arkush from The Big Fight (the autobiography that he fashioned with Sugar Ray Leonard)...
read moreLeon Spinks (1953-2021)
Leon Spinks enjoyed two moments of adulation and glory in his tumultuous life. In 1976, he won a gold medal...
read moreJermell and Jermall Charlo: How high can they climb?
Editor's Note: This feature originally appeared in the January 2021 issue of The Ring Magazine. JERMELL AND JERMALL CHARLO HAVE THE...
read moreCanelo Alvarez, Callum Smith and DAZN
Earlier this year, Norm Frauenheim wrote, "Canelo Alvarez is fighting for history. But history, like profit, has been suspended for...
read moreHoliday Reading: 2020
Each year during the holiday season, I publish a list of what I consider to be the best books on...
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