Carlos Acevedo is an award-winning boxing writer and was the founder of The Cruelest Sport and is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. His work has appeared in Inside HBO Boxing, Undisputed Champion Network, Boxing News, Remezcla, Boxing Digest, and Esquina Boxeo. His stories “A Darkness Made to Order” and “A Ghost Orbiting Forever” both won first place awards from the BWAA. He is a member of the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO). Carlos is the author of the forthcoming book, Sporting Blood: Tales From The Dark Side Of Boxing, published by Hamilcar Publications. Connect with Carlos on Twitter @cruelestsport.
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On Boxing & Organized Crime
After The Fall: On Floyd Patterson
After the Fall: The Comeback of Floyd Patterson (Part II: Muhammad Ali)
After the Fall: The Comeback of Floyd Patterson (Part III: Quarry & Ali)
Brief Lives: On Fighters Who Did Not Rise To Their Potential
Standoff: The Story of Jose Stable, from Contender to Inmate
See Me For Dust: The Brief Stardom of Tommy “Hurricane” Jackson
Shoot The Moon: On The Title Reign of Larry Holmes
Shoot the Moon: The Title Reign of Larry Holmes Part I, Alfredo Evangelista
Shoot the Moon: The Title Reign of Larry Holmes Part II, Ossie Ocasio
Shoot the Moon: The Title Reign of Larry Holmes Part IV, Earnie Shavers
Shoot the Moon: The Title Reign of Larry Holmes Part III, Mike Weaver
Shoot the Moon: The Title Reign of Larry Holmes Part V, Lorenzo Zanon
Shoot the Moon: The Title Reign of Larry Holmes Part VI, Leroy Jones
Shoot the Moon: The Title Reign of Larry Holmes Part VII, Scott LeDoux
Contemporary Boxing History
Vendetta: Oscar De La Hoya and Fernando Vargas Settle their Blood Feud