Boxing Profiles
All in the Mind: Duke McKenzie Looks Back
“Me and my brother Dudley left home when I was fifteen. We had quite an abusive, vicious father, and we had to get away. Our dad was a West Indian guy, and it was his […]
Articles by Paul Zanon
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Full Honors: Colin McMillan Serves with Distinction
“That moment they announced I was world champion—that was unbelievable. That was my childhood ambition achieved. That was my journey complete and something nobody could ever take away from me. I was down in the […]
Boxing Profiles
Chill Factor: Crawford Ashley on Finding His Level
“I wanted a nickname, but I didn’t want to choose it myself. It was Barry McGuigan, after one of my fights, who said, ‘Crawford’s got chilling power.’ I thought, ‘Hold on a minute. Chilling. That […]
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Finding the Will: Kevin Lueshing on Fighting for Survival
“My dad used to tell me, ‘Go and pick a belt for me to beat you with.’ “That was more psychological than anything. Like the fear and anxiety you get with boxing in the changing […]
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Glenn McCrory: That Night I Fought for the Title, David Was Pulling Me Along
“We didn’t have a gym. We had a room above a fruit shop, one punch bag, no toilet, no spit bucket, and I won the British, Commonwealth, and IBF world cruiserweight titles. The ‘Rocky’ story […]
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Safe Place: Christy Martin Looks Back on Her Tumultuous Career, Life
Christy Renea Martin has often been referred to as the fighter who legitimized women’s boxing, but “The Coalminer’s Daughter” is not so quick to accept the praise. “I do believe that my work made it […]
Interviews
Something You Dream Of: Alan Minter Looks Back
“I’m proud of what I’ve done,” said Alan Minter. “Of course I am. I was three times middleweight champion of Britain, three times champion of Europe and the undisputed middleweight champion of the world, which […]
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Royal Seal: The Career of John Conteh
Interview with John Conteh by Paul Zanon. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Following a stellar amateur career, John Conteh left a trail of destruction behind him in the professional prize ring. He went on […]
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The People’s Champion: Jeff Fenech Salutes His Fans
“Nobody ever beat me when I was a world champion. I moved up [in weight division] each time undefeated. I lost fights, but never for any of my titles. I’ve had five hand operations, pins […]
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“The Body Has Only So Many Fights In It”: The Ray Mancini Story
“Mancino” in Italian translates as left-handed or, in boxing circles, “southpaw.” However, Raymond Michael Mancino, born in Youngstown, Ohio, on March 4, 1961, was neither a southpaw nor Mancino to the boxing fraternity. The orthodox […]