0 comments by Springs Toledo on 12/21/2015
Tyson Fury knows what the alphabet gangs do not: They don’t decide who the real champ is. Showtime’s Brian Custer recently referred to Deontay Wilder as the “world heavyweight champion” and so contributed to the mass confusion in boxing. Would-be fans —precisely the demographic the sport needs to attract— scratched their heads and wondered […]
0 comments by Springs Toledo on 10/12/2015
(press release/essay) Sunday, October 11 marked the third anniversary of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. Traditionally speaking, it’s the leather anniversary. We’d prefer to ignore the modern gift idea devised by librarians at the Chicago Public Library, namely glass. We neither live in such a house nor have such a jaw. The leather anniversary. That’s […]
0 comments by Springs Toledo on 10/10/2013
“Boxing doesn’t owe us; we owe it.” “Boxing is tainted,” said Floyd Mayweather a few weeks ago. “There are too many belts, too many champions.” Anyone at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on September 14th would have noticed an Elvis-worthy display case featuring Mayweather’s robes, gloves, and boots from past bouts. Several acronym-emblazoned “championship” […]
