The following is an excerpt from pages 74-76 of Shot at a Brothel: The Spectacular Demise of Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena, by Patrick Connor (Hamilcar Publications, August 2021) *** Bonavena botched a proposed showdown with George […]
The following is an excerpt from Todd D. Snyder’s critically-acclaimed book, Bundini: Don’t Believe The Hype. The following passage is from chapter 11, “The Fighting Cowboy.” *** The life of James Theodore Tillis is best […]
The following is an excerpt from Don Stradley’s book, A Fistful of Murder: The Fights and Crimes of Carlos Monzon. *** Bennie Briscoe was such a badass that Monzon deliberately changed his style for their […]
The 1990s had to represent a period of ring transformation for Hector Camacho. After receiving considerable backlash for excessive clinching in his win over Ray Mancini, Hector appeared revived during a unanimous-decision victory over Vinny […]
Now trained by Robert Lee and Billy Giles, who lived at 140th street off Lennox Avenue, the best antidote to Hector Camacho’s restlessness was to keep him busy. They relied on Harold Weston, matchmaker at […]
The following article by Christian Giudice is a companion piece to his book, Macho Time: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of Hector Camacho. *** Back in the late 1970s, the Cosmo Theatre on 176 […]
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 […]
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 […]