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'Big George Foreman' Is a Poignant Testimony of the Boxer's Journey of Faith May. 19, 2023
"Nothing ever came easy. Every day was a fight." This quote is part of the opening narration in th... Read More
Conquering Fear May. 11, 2022
Those of you who are fight fans and have seen Evander Holyfield in the ring will probably be stunned... Read More
Don't Knock Yourself Out Jan. 27, 2021
Much to the dismay of my wife, I am a boxing fan. Yes, I recognize that it is cruel. The prime objec... Read More
Trump Is Not Satan Aug. 21, 2020
Creamsicle-colored Pres. Donald J. Trump uses more makeup and hairspray than my wife (and she is fon... Read More
Lessons I Learned at the End of the World Aug. 07, 2020
If it felt at all safe, I would finish this column and go out for a beer. How incredibly old-fashion... Read More
Early in the Fight Feb. 28, 2020
"You're blowing it now, son! You're blowing it!" The late fight trainer Angelo Dundee to Sugar Ray L... Read More
'First Love': Master of Mayhem Takashi Miike Goes Romantic on Us. Sort of. Sep. 27, 2019
Takashi Miike is possibly the last director — well, Rob Zombie and the sadly retired Uwe Boll ... Read More
Age and a Nice Walk Oct. 15, 2018
Being 61 years old, and damn near, kind of, semi-retired, I told my wife I was going to walk every d... Read More
Conquering Fear Jun. 21, 2017
Those of you who are fight fans and have seen Evander Holyfield in the ring will probably be stunned... Read More
The Life and Impact of Arnold Palmer Oct. 05, 2016
When the Wake Forest University football team made its historic Orange Bowl appearance as 2006 shift... Read More
Female Cadets at West Point Must Box, Too Oct. 04, 2016
For years, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has required its male cadets to box in their firs... Read More
Ali's Impact Probably Incalculable Jun. 10, 2016
The list of professional athletes who exceeded their hype is short: Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan and Wa... Read More
Massachusetts Murderer Not a Killer in the Ring May. 16, 2016
My father used to say, "Time is so everything doesn't happen all at once. Distance is so everything ... Read More
Smell You Later Jul. 17, 2014
Maybe we should just go back to Old Spice. At least with Old Spice, a gal knew what she was getting:... Read More
Free Range
Apr. 21, 2014
Archie
Mar. 22, 2014
Chuckle Bros
Mar. 10, 2014
Strange Brew
Mar. 06, 2014
Mickey Mouse
Mar. 05, 2014
Some People Are Looking for Him ... Jan. 20, 2014
The pope speaks out against income inequality and I go cover the fights in an old, cold red brick ha... Read More
