“Boxers last only a short time, but managers go on forever.”—Joe Greb Gus Dundee, an ex-heavyweight champion of the world played by Pat Comisky, and the menacing Buddy Brannen, suitably cast by Max Baer, met in the movie The Harder They Fall and Buddy rendered a terrible beat down on Gus who thereafter suffered from severe headaches and brain damage going into his next fight … [Read more...]
Fallen Warriors (Part One)
Boxing is a blood sport, and an unsuccessful one for the majority of its participants. As a spectator we see the glory and the money that a successful career in the sweet science can bring, but it’s easy to forget that there’s countless fighters that don’t gain fame or fortune for all their efforts; some end up dead broke, homeless, or permanently injured. Some lose their … [Read more...]