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Canelo Alvarez, Callum Smith and DAZN

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20
Dec

Canelo 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...

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11
Dec

Holiday 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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21
Aug

The Wisdom of Naazim Richardson

The following Jabs and Straight Writes column was originally scheduled to run in the November 2020 issue of The Ring...

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16
Aug

Paulie Malignaggi and Showtime, Part Two: The Dialogue on Race

Other factors were involved, but Paulie Malignaggi's termination as a commentator by Showtime was intertwined with the issue of race. The...

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15
Aug

Paulie Malignaggi and Showtime, Part One

On July 30, it was reported that Paulie Malignaggi – an analyst for Showtime Boxing since 2012 – had been...

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13
Jul

Little Richard and Muhammad Ali

I've been thinking recently about Richard Penniman (better known as Little Richard) who died on May 9 at age 87. Little...

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29
Jun

A Note on Religious Diversity

Twenty years ago, I had a long conversation with George Foreman about religion. George became a born-again Christian in 1977...

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20
Jun

A Note on Black Lives Matter

When Black Lives Matter was formed in 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon...

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15
Jun

Bill Gildea: An Appreciation

Bill Gildea, a superbly talented writer, died on Sunday at age 81 from pneumonia and complications of Parkinson's disease. Gildea worked...

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11
Jun

IBHOF weekend 2020: What would have been, and what may be again

If this had been a normal year, today would have marked the start of this year's International Boxing Hall of...

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