by Ted Sares "…The time has arrived to scope out these literary talents and recognize the very best of those who record the facts and figures, whilst defining the enduring and the ugly events of boxing history, both inside and outside of the ring…."-- Kenneth Isenberg There are many ways to turbo-charge your efforts to become “somebody” in the boxing writer’s community. The … [Read more...]
The BWAA and You: Your Guide to the Highest Professional and Ethical Standards
By Alphonso Costello™ If you're an aspiring writer and like to party, then you must become a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. The BWAA throws a festive and lucrative awards dinner every year to honor fighters and its writers for their excellent contributions to the sport of boxing. In fact, their awards dinner is taking place May 1 and it happens to … [Read more...]
Broken News: Worst of the BWAA Awards and a Divine hand in boxing
by Tim Harrison Welcome back to another edition of Broken News: The one column dedicated to rounding up the news that doesn’t make the cut of the Tribune’s newly-hired News Editor Ruben Diaz, and seeing what passes the smell test and what smells like it dropped from the hind quarters of a bull. This week’s edition takes a look at a couple of the worst awards handed out by … [Read more...]
Why Boxing’s Hall of Fame Beats Baseball: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette There is no greater blight upon the scribe's landscape than the phrase “...Writers' Association of America.” Boxing's corrupt fraternity of gladhanding media whores has been very well-documented on this site; our Fearless Leader leads by example on that front. I don't know the football and basketball front well enough, but I do know that boxing and baseball … [Read more...]
HBO Buys Hauser; Magno’s Monday Rant
First, before I begin this week's Rant, I just want to put all my cards on the table. I've had some positive interactions via email with Thomas Hauser and, as a matter of fact, his input was helpful in putting together and refining the World Rankings we use on this site. Since then, I've heard some nasty things that have changed my overall perspective of the man, but … [Read more...]