HIS NAME IS GEORGE DIXON by Roger Zotti I am a white, middle-class author already more than a decade older than [George] Dixon when he died. My experiences are in no way those of Dixon. I approached this book with eyes open to those limitations. I hope this book inspires others to take up Dixon and view […]
Book Review: “Damage: The Untold Story Of Brain Trauma In Boxing” By Tris Dixon Boxing’s Human Demolition Derby (Courtesy of Bobby Franklin’s Boxing Over Broadway, July 4, 2021) By Mike Silver The wealth of information contained in this remarkable book is more important than 100 medical papers about brain damage in boxing because it is
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Book Review: Eder Jofre Brazil’s First Boxing World Champion by Monte Cox
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THE SWEET SCIENCE IN THE NUTMEG STATE A review by Roger Zotti of Mark Allen Baker’s Connecticut Boxing . . . how deeply appreciative I am to everyone who enjoys my work. I want readers to know how dedicated I am to each work and how much it means to me to be able to
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When Two Ring Greats Collided Brian Doogan’s book, The SuperFight: Marvelous Marvin Hagler-Sugar Ray Leonard, is reviewed by Patrick Myler After a satisfying steak meal with his charming host, Sugar Ray Leonard, continuing to pour liberally from the bottle of Dom Perignon, Marvin Hagler relaxed into a discussion about what might have happened if the
“. . . BECAUSE OF THE COLOR LINE” An interview with Mark Allen Baker and a review of his newest book. By Roger Zotti The World Colored Heavyweight title can be viewed in three phases: Phase I—from creation to Jack Johnson capturing the Heavyweight Championship of the World (December 26, 1908); Phase II—from December 26,
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NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A REFEREE A review of Mike Silver’s The Night the Referee Hit Back By Roger Zotti Swing The Night the Referee Hit Back: Memorable Moments from the World of Boxing, the title of award winning boxing historian Mike Silver’s latest book, refers to what happened on January 27, 1970, in Toronto, when a
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Sugar Ray Robinson has once again been named the greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound, by the International Boxing Research Organization just as he was 15 years ago.
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MUCH MORE THAN A BOXING RING By Roger Zotti I hope [readers] smile, frown, laugh and cry, as they realize what this incredible artifact represents. When they finish the book, pause and think about what they have just read, I hope they conclude: There was no better portrait of a sport or our society
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