The sound of the speed bag echoed through the gym. It was 1964 in Los Angeles, and a then 10-year-old Richard Lopez wandered into the gym on his way home from school to watch boxers train. The bullies ...
In a glance around at the participants in Ambition Boxing Academy’s weeknight boxing class, it might be easy to miss Karene McLean. Like much of the class, he’s clearly an amateur when it comes to the ...
In life, I understand the need for double standards in some situations. But in boxing, I absolutely hate them. The two fighters in any given bout are on an even playing field for the most part. Each ...
It is not uncommon to experience see double in the sport of boxing, especially after being walloped to the jaw by a concussive hook or uppercut. Welterweights Jermell and Jermall Charlo cause double ...