Contents
Author’s Note
Fighters and Fights
Don King in the Twilight
Seanie Monaghan Loves to Fight
A Note on Gennady Golovkin vs. Gabriel Rosado
Donaire-Rigondeaux and What’s Expected of a Professional Fighter
Reflections on Tyson Fury vs. Steve Cunningham
Zab Judah Comes Up Short Again
Paulie Malignaggi: Three Days After
The Event: A Look Back at Mayweather-Alvarez
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Why Bradley-Marquez Matters
Tim Bradley: R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Is GGG P4P?
Malignaggi-Judah and the Subway Ride Home
A Note on Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana
Non-Combatants
Michael Buffer: “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble”
Marc Payton: The Director
Curiosities
Frank Sinatra and His Music
The Sinatras and Boxing
Don Elbaum and the Great American Heavyweight Box-Off
David Diamante Makes Pizza
Fistic Nuggets
Issues and Answers
Muhammad Ali: A Classic Hero
Billy Smith and the Case against Boxing
Edwin Rodriguez, PEDs, and Al Haymon
Don’t Blame the Heavyweight Mess on the Klitschkos
Mayweather and Pacquiao against the Greats
Common Sense and Scoring a Fight
Fistic Notes
Riddick Bowe’s Plight
PEDs: When the Lawsuits Come
Leon and Michael Spinks: Boxing’s Improbable Heavyweight Champions
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Hate and Sochi
In Memoriam
Magomed Abdusalamov and the Dark Side of Boxing