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Jack Newfield penned an article chronicling the demise of boxing in the May 2, 2004 issue of Parade magazine. He concluded his article, “but even I have reached the point where I don’t want to watch boxing anymore unless it is cleaned up and the rights and safety of the fighter are protected.” Okay, I understand Mr. Newfield desperation with the sweet science, but while I have personally touched on the the problems of the sport, I still the love the sport. As much as I have decried the charlatans and pimps who seem to be running the sport nearly into a premature grave, I do become frustrated with the constant stream of woe, the world of boxing is going to end. It will be nearly impossible to count the number of times that boxing has been counted out. Like Lazarus, boxing keeps rising from the dead. Nor do I find that historically, this is the most corrupt era of boxing because it is not.
Yes, boxing is in a mess and in serious trouble but before we blast today’s boxing governing organizations, we might want to review boxing’s past eras. The reality is that the overall governance of boxing has been worse in the past. [details]
Yes, boxing is in a mess and in serious trouble but before we blast today’s boxing governing organizations, we might want to review boxing’s past eras. The reality is that the overall governance of boxing has been worse in the past. [details]