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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Seems just a year or two ago that I was a young fight fan in Niagara Falls, N.Y., pedaling my bicycle every Tuesday afternoon to the local convenience store – Mario’s, on Pine Avenue – to grab the latest issues of my favorite boxing magazines.
OK, it’s actually been about 30 years now. Sue me.
Regardless, I still recall being excited each month when the new KO Magazine would arrive. It was the 1980s version of cool and cutting edge when compared to The Ring – with great photography, pull-out posters and a “not your grandfather’s boxing magazine” feel that I was instantly drawn to.
I still have nearly every copy produced from 1980 to 1986, all of which bear the name of its inaugural managing editor, Steve Farhood. It was the publication that made me want to be a boxing writer in the first place, once guys like Farhood showed me that the job actually existed. [Click Here To Read More]
OK, it’s actually been about 30 years now. Sue me.
Regardless, I still recall being excited each month when the new KO Magazine would arrive. It was the 1980s version of cool and cutting edge when compared to The Ring – with great photography, pull-out posters and a “not your grandfather’s boxing magazine” feel that I was instantly drawn to.
I still have nearly every copy produced from 1980 to 1986, all of which bear the name of its inaugural managing editor, Steve Farhood. It was the publication that made me want to be a boxing writer in the first place, once guys like Farhood showed me that the job actually existed. [Click Here To Read More]