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Boxing

The Fights

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Hamilton Nolan

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 10: Josh Taylor (L) and Teofimo Lopez (R) exchange punches during their WBO junior welterweight championship fight at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on June 10, 2023 in New York City.

The Mysterious Minds Of Fighters

Lauren Theisen

Claressa Shields Is As Great As It’s Possible To Be

Dave McKenna

Life Lessons

Requiem For An Overweight

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 22: Ryan Garcia in the black trunks exchanges punches with Gervonta Davis in the green and purple trunks during their catchweight bout at T-Mobile Arena on April 22, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Men At Work

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - APRIL 08: Shuichiro Yoshino of Japan and Shakur Stevenson of the United States exchange punches during their WBC Lightweight Final Eliminator match at Prudential Center on April 08, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey.

Shakur Stevenson Punches Where It Hurts

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Vince Guerrieri

Whoever Killed Davey Moore Also Killed Boxing At Dodger Stadium

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 23: Taynna Cardoso of Brazil (black trunks) trades punches with Heather Hardy (white trunks) during their Super Featherweights bout at BoxingInsider Fight Night at Sony Hall on February 23, 2023 in New York City. Hardy won by majority decision.

In New York, Some Legends Still Fight Underground

Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor pose with their Championship belts

The Biggest Women’s Boxing Match Ever Will Get A Sequel

Two boxing gloves on a red floor background, with deep shadows. The gloves are black, and laid at the wrists atop each other. The left glove has 1-2 on it. The right glove has 2-4 on it. This is painted on with stencils in red ink.

On Punches

Naoya Inoue taunts Paul Butler during their fight

Fear Won’t Save You From Naoya Inoue

How Many Deontay Wilder Jabs Can A Nordic Monster Eat?

Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk (R) and Britain's Anthony Joshua (L) compete during the heavyweight boxing rematch for the WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF titles, at the King Abdullah Sports City Arena in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah, on August 20, 2022.

Will Anthony Joshua Keep Losing?

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 30: Danny Garcia lands a punch on Jose Benavidez Jr. (teal shorts) during their super welterweight boxing match at Barclays Center on July 30, 2022 in in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)

Everyone Is Their Truest Self At The Fights

Naoya Inoue fights against Nonito Donaire

Naoya Inoue Is Still The Scariest Little Guy In Boxing

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano trade punches

Women’s Boxing’s Biggest Night Ever Only Gained Momentum As It Went

Patrick Redford

Former world welterweight king Floyd Mayweather speaks on stage during the crypto-currency conference Bitcoin 2021 Convention at the Mana Convention Center in Miami, Florida, on June 4, 2021. (Photo by Marco BELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Floyd Mayweather Is Also The Floyd Mayweather Of Shady Crypto Shit

Don King Comes Home

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Chris Thompson

Infinite Replay: Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golata

Infinite Replay

The Low Blows, Billowing Bedsheets, And Huge Disgusting Poop Of July 11, 1996


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Dan McQuade

Frank Mir is left in a Mortal Kombat dizzy animation after a big punch or five

Here’s Another Embarrassing Stunt Boxing Match

Two people eating. One is a boxer. The night before a fight.

How A Bareknuckle Boxing Match Became A Fight About Food

Tyson Fury Ended Deontay Wilder

Mykal Fox is shocked at the outcome as the unanimous decision is read out.

This Boxing Judge Robbery Is As Blatant As It Gets


<p>Charles Farrell has spent his professional life moving between music and boxing, with occasional detours. He has managed five world champions, and has played and recorded with many of the musicians he most admires&#8211;Evan Parker and Ornette Coleman among them. Farrell currently resides in the Boston, Massachusetts area.</p>



<p>His new book, <em><a href="https://hamilcarpubs.com/books/lowlife-a-memoir-of-jazz-fight-fixing-and-the-mob/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(Low)life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-Fixing, and The Mob</a></em>, will be published June 29.</p>


Charles Farrell

on October 14, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

“My Friend Is Here To See The Girls”

Naoya Inoue knocks down Michael Dasmarinas