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Patterson and Talese: A Good Combination
Kip Stratton edited a collection of Grover Lewis' journalism and wrote a book of poetry about Sam Peckinpah. He also wrote a good biography of Floyd Patterson, who we covered here recently. I interviewed Kip last summer and he talked about Patterson and Gay Talese:...
Boxer Watches Knockout, Provides Play-By-Play With Sound Effects
This is great. Curtis Stevens knocked out Saul Roman last night with a devastating left hook in the first round. It was the second time he knocked Roman down. In the post-fight interview, Stevens was asked to discuss the the knockdowns and provided colorful, Michael Winslow-like analysis. ...
Memphis Kid And The Horrible Truth About Prize Fighting
W.C. Heinz was one of the great American journalists. A war correspondent, columnist, features writer, biographer, and novelist, he excelled in every form he tried....
Black And Blue
Not Shaking The Grass features Nicole Howalt's 2012 photo series: Boxers: Before and After the Fight. ...
Boxer Shouts Out “San Diego ... San Antonio, My Bad!”
At least Keith Thurman won the WBA welterweight title with his win over Diego Chaves on Saturday....
Here's The Deadly Fight That Haunted Gay Boxer Emile Griffith
Former welterweight world champion Emile Griffith died this morning, at the age of 75, according to the International Boxing Hall of Fame....
How Muhammad Ali Conquered Fear And Changed the World
More Ali. This one's from Mikal Gilmore, Men's Journal, 2011:...
The Loser: The Most Honest Sports Story Ever Written
Originally published in the March 1964 issue of Esquire. Reprinted here with the author's permission....
Extra! Ali Throws Punch, Hurts Man!
When Muhammad Ali beat Sonny Liston in their May 1965 title-bout rematch in Lewiston, Maine, a legend was born. Or, more accurately, a legendary controversy was born. Ali (who ditched his Cassius Marcellus Clay "slave" name for his Elijah Muhammad-sanctioned Muslim moniker after defeating Liston in ...
Here's Boxer Adrien Broner “Pooping” Money, Flushing It Down The Toilet
Adrien Broner has a lot of money. A quick search reveals that he doesn't have an insane amount of money, as star athletes, go, but he likely has more than you and all your friends. He is, however, a young and flamboyant and attractive and great fighter, so barring tragedy or magic, Broner will osten...
The Longest Day Of Sugar Ray: A Boxing Great Becomes A Sideshow Freak
Originally published by True magazine in 1964. Reprinted here with the author's permission....
A Champ Looks At A Champ
From Leonard Gardner's 1971 New York Times review of the Jose Torres book, Sting Like a Bee: The Muhammad Ali Story:...
Boxer Tony Thompson Gives A Pervy Post-Fight Interview
What did Tony Thompson want to talk about after knocking out David Price in the fifth round of their heavyweight fight on Saturday? Sexing his wife, obviously. ...
How A Great Boxing Novel Got The Movie It Deserved
"Sometimes you only get to win one championship."—Leonard Gardner...
Ticket to Ride
Robert Lipsyte describes the day Cassius Clay met the Beatles:...
Gennady Golovkin Obliterated Matthew Macklin With A Lethal Body Blow
Gennady Golovkin retained his WBA middleweight title at Foxwoods tonight after dispatching what was supposed to be his toughest challenger ever, Matthew Macklin. The Kazakh did so by hammering Macklin with a terrifying body shot that left the challenger flat on the floor for several minutes....
Big Trouble with a Capital "T"
From Lenny Shecter, dig this 1963 Sports Illustrated piece on Rubin "Hurricane" Carter:...
Paulie Malignaggi Vs. Adrien Broner: A Master Class In Macho Posturing
Imagine being a Brooklyn kid, born and raised in Brooklyn, representing Brooklyn, wearing "Brooklyn" clothes and yapping about Brooklyn! your whole life. And finally they build a big world-class stadium in Brooklyn, and you, the Brooklyn kid, get to headline a night of boxing there, and when you ge...