Interviews
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 […]
Articles by Paul Zanon
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 […]
Boxing Analysis
Bombs Away: The Story of Enzo Maccarinelli
“The first pro I ever sparred was Ceri Farrell from Swansea. I was twelve years of age. I spoke to Ceri recently, and someone asked him, ‘Was Enzo always a puncher?’ and he said, ‘I […]
Boxing Profiles
Center Stage: Carlos Palomino Looks Back
He has appeared in over twenty films and several television shows. And Carlos Palomino could also box. The former WBC welterweight champion took time out to discuss how his journey started. “My mother came to […]
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 […]
Boxing Profiles
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 […]
Boxing Profiles
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 […]
Boxing Profiles
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 […]
Boxing Profiles
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 […]