by Fox Doucette We're all familiar as modern fight fans with the problem of four major sanctioning bodies recognizing as many as three different “world champions” across 17 weight divisions---at any given moment, there may be as many as a hundred fighters calling themselves the champion of the world. Contrast the old days, when you had at most two competing organizations (the … [Read more...]
Boxing’s 10 Biggest Scandals
Boxing has been called the Red Light District of sports-- and with good reason. Scandal and controversy have become synonymous with boxing and, despite attempts to "move into the light," the sport, lacking a centralized authority and truly independent, transparent regulation, continues to produce shady occurrences. With that in mind, here's a look at the worst of the worst-- … [Read more...]
Boxing’s 10 Dirtiest Scandals
Check out Paul Magno's exclusive piece for Yahoo Sports: Boxing's 10 Dirtiest Scandals … [Read more...]
Revisiting The Ring Magazine Scandal
Off in an apartment in Queens, New York, 27-year old underground boxing writer, Malcolm "Flash" Gordon, realized he was on to something bigger than big. Known as a "sewer mongrel" and "beatnik pothead with body odor to boot" by those boxing scoundrels he outed in his writings, Gordon was a fixture on the New York City boxing circuit. Standing out in front of Madison … [Read more...]