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From New York City to New South Wales, in each and every time zone spanning the globe, celebrations have ceased, as the ball has dropped to commemorate the end of one long haul and to signal another year begun anew.
January – named for Janus, the Roman god of doors and doorways – has an apt ability to represent its deity, whose depiction classically consisted of two faces looking in opposite directions.
For while we take the opportunity to look back at the twelve months that have just passed – and this week’s The 10 Count does precisely so in handing out annual awards – we also look forward at days to come, things to do and goals to achieve.
For boxers, our raison d’ętre, time is both precious and fleeting, providing a dwindling amount of chances for them to become champions, and this January brings to the table three matches in which the six contestants hold not the privilege of Janus. There is no looking back, as the bouts will decide which pugilist will break out toward a furthered career and continued or newfound stardom, and which will break down, fading into obscurity and obsolescence like distant stars, once-brilliant beacons losing luminosity.
On the seventh, two cruiserweight titlists – beltholders in a division that is the figurative definition of obscurity – are destined for unification and, in a pattern that has plagued the weight class since its installation, the winner will move on to bigger and better things in the form of a migration to heavyweight.
Both Jean-Marc Mormeck and O’Neil Bell discussed their plans on a conference call about two weeks ago, with each in awe of the possibility of becoming the first unified cruiserweight champion, WBO belt aside, since future Hall-of-Famer Evander Holyfield. Yet despite the honor of being king of the 200-pound hill, the hope is to follow Holyfield’s lead from two decades ago in making the jump in an attempt to conquer true mountains of men. [details]
January – named for Janus, the Roman god of doors and doorways – has an apt ability to represent its deity, whose depiction classically consisted of two faces looking in opposite directions.
For while we take the opportunity to look back at the twelve months that have just passed – and this week’s The 10 Count does precisely so in handing out annual awards – we also look forward at days to come, things to do and goals to achieve.
For boxers, our raison d’ętre, time is both precious and fleeting, providing a dwindling amount of chances for them to become champions, and this January brings to the table three matches in which the six contestants hold not the privilege of Janus. There is no looking back, as the bouts will decide which pugilist will break out toward a furthered career and continued or newfound stardom, and which will break down, fading into obscurity and obsolescence like distant stars, once-brilliant beacons losing luminosity.
On the seventh, two cruiserweight titlists – beltholders in a division that is the figurative definition of obscurity – are destined for unification and, in a pattern that has plagued the weight class since its installation, the winner will move on to bigger and better things in the form of a migration to heavyweight.
Both Jean-Marc Mormeck and O’Neil Bell discussed their plans on a conference call about two weeks ago, with each in awe of the possibility of becoming the first unified cruiserweight champion, WBO belt aside, since future Hall-of-Famer Evander Holyfield. Yet despite the honor of being king of the 200-pound hill, the hope is to follow Holyfield’s lead from two decades ago in making the jump in an attempt to conquer true mountains of men. [details]