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...]
Micky Ward’s Hall of Fame Case: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette What is a Hall of Famer? You name the sport, you'll get dozens of people with dozens of opinions about the criteria for enshrinement in their sport's hallowed halls of immortality. Do championships matter? If so, Dick Butkus never appeared in a playoff game during his career with some truly awful Bears teams in the 1970s, but he is correctly considered one of … [Read more...]
Hearns, Roach, Johnson elected into Boxing Hall of Fame
Five division former world champ, Thomas "The Hit Man" Hearns leads the Hall of Fame class of 2012, which also includes former flyweight world champion, Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson, and trainer, Freddie Roach. The International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) will also induct announcer, Michael Buffer, broadcaster, Al Bernstein, and journalist, Michael Katz. Also included in the … [Read more...]
Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain: Hall of Fame Profile
"Boxing saved me and has given me the chance to save others who may be walking in the wrong direction. It’s a sport that has helped many children on their way to the darkness and put them on track and allowed me to make them better men. All my life I have sought out young people from a life of drugs, crime and gangs. This is very beautiful." -- Ignacio "Nacho" … [Read more...]
Tyson, Chavez, Stallone Among List of Hall of Fame Inductees
Former heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, Mexican boxing legend, Julio Cesar Chavez, and actor, Sylvester Stallone, are the biggest names among the list of inductees for the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY this year. Mike Tyson, the youngest fighter ever to win the world heavyweight title, brought massive attention to the sport throughout his 20-year career … [Read more...]