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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If this had been a normal year, today would have marked the start of this year's International Boxing Hall of...
read moreAn Email from a Reader
On March 22, I posted an article entitled "Muhammad Ali and the Coronavirus" on another website. Some reader comments in...
read moreThe Ali-Kopechne Letter
On July 18, 1969, United States senator Ted Kennedy was driving a car on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts when he...
read moreJimmy Glenn (1930-2020)
Jimmy Glenn, one of the most beloved people in boxing and a fixture on the New York boxing scene for...
read moreThe 2020 Hall of Fame Induction has been postponed until 2021
The undercurrent of rumors had been circulating for weeks, with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Sunday, it became...
read moreTwenty Questions for the New York State Athletic Commission
On January 27, 28, and 29, "The Ring" posted a three-part series entitled "Politics, Problems, and Power at the New...
read morePolitics, Problems, and Power at the New York State Athletic Commission: Part Three
On March 27, 2019, the New York Times published an investigative report that detailed a fundraiser for New York governor...
read morePolitics, Problems, and Power at the New York State Athletic Commission: Part Two
Nitin Sethi, a neurologist whose primary practice is affiliated with one of the best research and patient care centers in...
read morePolitics, Problems, and Power at the New York State Athletic Commission: Part One
The New York State Athletic Commission is important. Fights at Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center are within its domain....
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