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Down Goes Terror: How A Frightened George Foreman Shocked Joe FrazierExcerpted from Bouts of Mania: Ali, Frazier, and Foreman—and an America on the Ropes. ...

The Swing MachineFrom SI's Tony Gwynn tribute issue here's Richard Hoffer's 1995 profile, "The Swing Machine":...

"Make Way For Brother Mike!": When Tyson Left Prison The First TimeExcerpted from A Savage Business. Republished by permission of the author; his postscript follows....

100 % Dundee

Here's a couple of stories about Angelo Dundee. From Grantland, a nice piece by Dave Kindred; at SI, dig Richard Hoffer:...

Jerry West: Master Builder

There has been a lot of good writing about Jerry West over the years. This is one of the best—Richard Hoffer's 1990 SI profile, "Mister Clutch, Master Builder":...

The Dark Prince Of Football Was A Yankee Doodle Dandy

Al Davis was born on the 4th of July. To honor the occasion, check out Richard Hoffer's 1989 Sports Illustrated profile: "Lord of the Rings":...

Pedro Guerrero Beats The Spread

We're bringing back our popular "Dark Side of the Locker Room" series, which you'll remember was a compendium of journalists' bizarre, amusing and previously undocumented encounters with athletes (and often athletes' genitalia). Got a story? Send it to [email protected]....