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Cletus Seldin isn’t the type to blow up between fights and indulge at too many of Long Island’s fine restaurants, but after stopping Roberto Ortiz in the third round of his HBO debut on Nov. 11, he was checking out the dessert table at a wedding he was attending in Florida with bad intentions.
By Thomas Gerbasi - Caleb Truax’ boxing career began as a reason to pay off his student loans from the University of Minnesota. In June, those loans were paid, but he decided to stick around anyway. Armed with a sociology degree, good connections in the business and an even better reputation, he could do anything, but whe...
My first question to John Brown was whether the newly created USA Boxing Alumni Association would accept an old pug who had one amateur fight, getting knocked out in 63 seconds in the New York Golden Gloves.
By Thomas Gerbasi - When Tevin Farmer is asked how he’s doing a little over a week before he challenges for a world title for the first time on Saturday against Kenichi Ogawa, the spirited “I’m great!” response can startle a bit, but it’s understandable, knowing that after all he’s been through, he’s finally on the doorstep o...
By Thomas Gerbasi - This probably isn’t how Sadam Ali pictured his headlining gig at Madison Square Garden, but things seldom go according to plan in a boxer’s career. If it was the Hollywood version of this Brooklyn story, Ali would have taken gold for the United States in the 2008 Olympics, got a big money in...
Perhaps the true test of a fighter’s will and desire doesn’t come in the ring, but when the Thanksgiving dinner bell rings and he or she has to turn away, knowing that weigh-in day is 24 hours away. That’s the situation junior welterweight prospect Daniel Gonzalez was in this week as he awaits Saturday’s bout with Danny O’Connor at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, but he wasn’t bothered at all.
By Thomas Gerbasi - While the wider boxing world will be getting their first real dose of Vyacheslav Shabranskyy this Saturday when the Ukrainian faces Sergey Kovalev for the vacant WBO light heavyweight title at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, hardcore fight fans already celebrate the gritty style and intensit...
By Thomas Gerbasi - Ishe Smith will never be remembered for putting on blood and guts wars like Arturo Gatti and his friend Diego Corrales, but over 17 years in professional boxing, he’s earned the title of “fighter.” Through the ups, downs and sideways of this business, he’s always answered the bell for the next round, w...
Ace publicist Bernie Bahrmasel has probably heard it all over the course of his duties in the boxing world. What likely never showed up in an interview was a 10-minute discussion of toys, but that was the case after it was suggested that junior welterweight prospect Cletus Seldin’s all day, every day visits to the gym could make him a less than fun guy to be around. “I’m a fun guy,” laughs Seldin, who faces Roberto Ortiz at Nassau Coliseum this Saturday. “When I go to the gym, I don’t want no one calling me or talking to me; I’m working out. But as soon as it’s over, I’m a huge geek and nerd. I love Star Wars, Marvel, all those shows. I collect Funko Pop figurines and I have a full-blown addiction to it. That part of me, everybody loves.”
2016 U.S. Olympian Charles Conwell usually focuses on modern boxers when doing a deep YouTube dive for some out of the gym studying. But he does reel off some familiar names when discussing the old school fighters he likes to watch. “I’ve got some old favorites like Mike Tyson, Julian Jackson and Pernell Whitaker,” he said. “It all depends on what mood I’m in.”