Contents
Author’s Note
Round 1: Fights and Fighters
John L. Sullivan Revisited
Jones-Trinidad and the Long Road to Where?
Paulie Malignaggi: Taking Care of Business
Pavlik-Taylor II: Courage under Fire
Kevin Burnett: Prospect or Project?
John Duddy: The Challenge Ahead
The Heavyweight Follies
Hopkins-Calzaghe: When Push Comes to Shove
Joe Calzaghe: The Legend Beater
Kelly Pavlik: The Journey Continues
Cotto-Margarito: La Batalla
Pavlik-Hopkins: Boxing Is a Cruel Teacher
Joe Calzaghe versus Roy Jones Jr
Hatton-Malignaggi: The End of a Dream
De La Hoya-Pacquiao: A Weighty Issue
De La Hoya-Pacquiao and the Business of Boxing
Round 2: Non-Combatants
Don King: The Lion in Winter
Danny Milano: The Cutman
Anthony Catanzaro and Chris Santos
Boxrec.com
Dave Wolf: A Remembrance
Round 3: Curiosities
Fighters Remember: “My Greatest Moment in Another Sport”
Fistic Nuggets
Floyd Mayweather Jr versus Big Show
An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton
The Vice Presidential Sweepstakes
Sarah Palin Talks Boxing
Round 4: Issues and Answers
24/7 and Countdown: Docudrama or Infomercial?
HBO: 2008
Bob Arum and HBO
HBO Notes
New York State and the Legalization of Mixed Martial Arts
Fistic Notes
One-Punch Magic
Medical Issues and Boxing
Notes from the Literary Front
Shelly Finkel’s “Recruiting and Signing” Fund
More Important Than Boxing: 2008