For me, the sport in and of itself is not the draw. The draw is the people. It's why boxing always held more interest for me than any team sport. It was the individual who made the sport what it was. The fire and sheer ballsyness of Jack Johnson, the lightning style and class of … Continue reading The Stories of Baseball
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Ringside Fascination
This is going to sound a little bit silly, but I'm not sure why I want to box. I have no clue where my fascination in the sport comes from. I'm not sure why I've read two books on boxers (Unforgivable Blackness and Sweet Thunder) and ordered two more (Hard Times Man and King of the … Continue reading Ringside Fascination