Boxing Profiles
Mr. Bernstein: A Life in Boxing
“Phil Mushnick wrote a column when I was going to cover the Hagler versus Hearns fight. I was only five years into my job with ESPN and he said, ‘Your career feels to me like […]
Articles by Paul Zanon
Boxing Profiles
Daniel Dubois: Road to Recovery
“You’re going to see fireworks,” said “Dynamite” Daniel Dubois, ahead of his fight with “Juggernaut” Joe Joyce on October 24. Dubois added, “You’re going to see a great technical boxing display from me, with speed […]
Boxing Books
Vital Content: An Interview with Steve Bunce
While boxing has experienced a three-month stagnation, many have embraced the lockdown as a time to catch up on reading. Steve Bunce is still enthusiastic about boxing’s literary future. “I still think there’s a market […]
Boxing Profiles
King Artur: Chechen-born Artur Beterbiev Looks to Make History
Chechen-born Artur Beterbiev is an anomaly in modern boxing. He boasts an amateur record of 295-5, winning European and world honors along the way, and twice participated in the Olympics. Entering the professional game at […]
Boxing Books
When Johnny Came To London: Mi Vida Loca at York Hall
The following article by Paul Zanon is a companion piece to his book, The Ghost of Johnny Tapia. *** “The queues on the day were crazy. It was mobbed. There were people showing up trying […]
Boxing Profiles
Family Fortunes: Steve Robinson On His Journey to the Top
“I was at my in-laws’ house, had just finished off pie and chips, and I got a phone call from my old trainer, Ronnie Rush. He said, ‘There’s a big fight for you.’ I said, […]
Boxing Profiles
Attack On All Fronts: Terry Marsh, Piece By Piece
“I picked up chess through the process of elimination, saying I can’t move here or there. That made me understand the legitimate moves, and then once you learn the moves, you start putting them together. […]
Interviews With Fighters
Food For Thought: Clinton Woods Made Many Eat Their Words
“Nobody thought I’d become world champion. In fact, nobody thought I’d beat Crawford Ashley, Ole Klemetsen or many of the other guys I beat. In a fight, I was never afraid of losing because nobody […]
Interviews With Fighters
Fabulous Times: The Frankie Liles Story
“Winning the world title? It never really sets in at the moment you achieve something like that, but I want to put it into perspective. I remember saying to people, ‘When I have my first […]
Boxing Profiles
Michael Bentt: Conflicting Emotions
“Evander Holyfield once said, ‘You make your reputation in the amateurs. Period.’ There I was, this A-list elite amateur boxer, everybody looking at me with all these expectations in my professional debut against Jerry Jones […]