The Fan Groupie In an industry where the two pay grades are "nothing" and "next to nothing," strange currencies come into play. The main one is the almighty PRESS PASS. Get one of those shiny suckers around your neck and you enter into the imaginary club of "insiders." Walk inside the arena-- FREE OF CHARGE-- and take your seat on press row. You have been given direct … [Read more...]
Revenge of the Nerds (Hell Hath No Fury…); Magno’s Monday Rant
It's said that rats will eat their own tails if properly upset or cut off from food for an extended period of time. In the world of boxing writing, the two-legged variety of Rattus Norvegicus is also prone to self-mutilation and fits of pointless self-destructive behavior if properly rattled. And nothing has rattled the rodents into action quite like the May 2 mega-fight … [Read more...]
Credential Gate—or Much Adieu over Nothing
“During Fight Week, I was told that the Mayweather camp, the Mayweather publicists, were unhappy, and that I should watch what I say,” --Thomas Hauser. About three years ago, “esteemed” boxing journalist Thomas Hauser was hired by HBO as a consultant. Some, like respected writer Kevin Iole, saw it as “...a dark day for boxing journalism.” Asserted Iole, you cannot be a … [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...]
PEDs, Mayweather, and the business of rumor-mongering; Magno’s Monday Rant
On May 19, 2012, a rumor filtered through the toy collector community that Thomas Hauser had dressed like Optimus Prime on three occasions and had filmed Transformer porn for release in Eastern Europe. See how easy that was? In a recent article for Max Boxing, Thomas Hauser, a well-regarded member of the boxing media and former grand poobah of the Boxing Writers … [Read more...]