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Articles by Sean Nam

About Sean Nam
Sean Nam has written for The Cruelest Sport, Undisputed Champion Network, and The Sweet Science. His non-boxing writing has appeared in New Rambler Review, Slant Magazine, Atlas Obscura, Rain Taxi, Mubi Notebook, The Brooklyn Rail, and Cineaste. In 2017, he curated the Boxing on Film series for the Anthology Film Archives in New York City. He is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America.
Boxing Entertainment

Difficult Lives: On Cradle of Champions

April 5, 2019 Sean Nam

When Paul Gallico, the sports editor of the New York Daily News, pitched his publisher on an annual amateur boxing tournament during a meeting in 1926, few could have foreseen its outright success. Boxing tournaments, […]

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 15: Terence Crawford and Amir Khan face up during a Terence Crawford and Amir Khan Press Conference on January 15, 2019 in London, England. Amir Khan has agreed to face undefeated WBO world welterweight champion Terence Crawford in the United States on 20 April. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Boxing Profiles

Never Play It Safe: Amir Khan Faces Terence Crawford

March 28, 2019 Sean Nam

Interview with Amir Khan, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Amir Khan was in a funk. Months had gone by since he faced a game but limited Samuel Vargas in September, and […]

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The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison

Boxing Profiles

Moving On: Danny Jacobs Targets Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Glory

March 8, 2019 Sean Nam

Interview with Danny Jacobs, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** When it dawned on Danny Jacobs, sometime in early 2018, that a rematch against Gennady Golovkin or a shot at Saul Alvarez […]

Mike Perez v Magomed Abdusalamov November 2, 2013, New York NY. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon SMI/Corbis via Getty Images)
CTE and Brain Trauma

Mago’s Law: The Fight to Prevent Traumatic Brain Injuries in Boxing

February 25, 2019 Sean Nam

Interview with Paul Edelstein, lawyer for Magomed Abdusalamov, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Disclaimer: The views expressed by Nitin Sethi in this article are his alone and do not reflect the […]

John "Pops" Arthur, seated, center. In back, left to right, Lamon Brewster, Chris Byrd, James, Ray Mercer.
Boxing Profiles

“My Guys Are Not Sunday School Kids”: The Wild World of John “Pops” Arthur

February 13, 2019 Sean Nam

Interview with John “Pops” Arthur, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** John Arthur will be the first to admit that he should not be here today, breathing, telling you his story. […]

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 16: Marcus Browne heads back to his corner in between rounds against Radivoje Kalajdzic during their light heavyweight bout at Barclays Center on April 16, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Boxing Profiles

A Troubled Past, An Uncertain Future: Marcus Browne Faces Badou Jack

January 15, 2019 Sean Nam

Interview with Marcus Browne, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** It seems appropriate that Marcus Browne, with little desire to dwell on the past or peer too deeply into the future […]

Buddy McGirt and Sergey Kovalev
Boxing Profiles

Taking Over: Buddy McGirt Hopes to Revitalize Sergey Kovalev

January 7, 2019 Sean Nam

Interview with Buddy McGirt and Sergey Kovalev, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** On a recent Saturday afternoon, Buddy McGirt was driving down a fairly busy six-lane freeway in Palm Bay, […]

GLENDALE, AZ - AUGUST 25: Isaac Dogboe of Ghana celebrates his win by knock out over Hidenori Otake (not pictured) during the WBO junior featherweight championship bout at Gila River Arena on August 25, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Boxing Profiles

War Cry: Isaac Dogboe Invades New York

December 6, 2018 Sean Nam

Interview with Isaac Dogboe, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Had he been born in an earlier era, say, when Lewis guns and the meat rationing were all the rage, Isaac […]

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 01: Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder pose for a photo with referee Jack Reiss after fighting to a draw during the WBC Heavyweight Champioinship at Staples Center on December 1, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Boxing Analysis

Resurrection Men: Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury Reanimate the Heavyweight Division

December 4, 2018 Sean Nam

Los Angeles—For once, the din of outrage failed to block out the hum of appreciation. Bad decisions, or at least those that are perceived as such, tend to ignite a wildfire of complaints: wretched cries […]

Adonis Stevenson celebrates after defeating Thomas Williams, Jr. during their WBC light heavyweight championship fight at the Centre Videotron on July 29, 2016 in Quebec City. (Image Credit: Mathieu Belanger/Getty Images)
Fight Previews

Negative Man: Adonis Stevenson Returns Against Oleksandr Gvozdyk

November 30, 2018 Sean Nam

Interview with Adonis Stevenson, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Whatever new feats Adonis Stevenson manages to accomplish between now and retirement, they will not likely be enough to rub out […]

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