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Features by Springs Toledo

	[Nov 18, 2009] DECONSTRUCTING MANNY TOLEDO: Convention is broken down by revolution, and Manny Pacquiao fights like a revolution.

	[Sep 1, 2009] Me and Mr. Jones TOLEDO'S MEA CULPA: "I was wrong. Roy Jones is a warrior."

	[Aug 23, 2009] Sweet and Sour on Saturday Night TOLEDO: In boxing, sweetness defeats savagery. Saturday night's card proved it. Almost.

	[Aug 17, 2009] The Nonpareil, Trainer: What's Old School is New Again SPRINGS: Boxing has a unique way of punching right through the flimsy shields of ego and lies to expose the truth about a man.

	[Aug 3, 2009] Black July Black July. An ode to those fighters who lost their lives in and out of the ring recently.

	[Jul 31, 2009] Black July SPRINGS: Arguello, Gatti and Forrest taught us much wisdom in their spit bucket seminars.

	[Jul 21, 2009] One-Sided Glove Affairs SPRINGS: By round four, Hammerin' Hank was living up to his nickname and throwing rapid-fire combinations to the body and head.

	[Jul 8, 2009] Alexis Arguello SPRINGS: I only wish that he had found a way to beat the count ...because those he left behind didn't hear a bell.

	[Jun 30, 2009] Fireworks And Falling Giants TOLEDO: American heavyweights, once hailed the world for fire-breathing ferocity, seem to be ailing from acute testosterone deficiency.

	[Jun 29, 2009] A Night At The Roxy TOLEDO: "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" blared and the victor moon-walked across the ring, and gyrated like an unemployable stripper.

	[Jun 16, 2009] Of Knights And Nicknames Any man who follows Virgil's invitation to "come forward, lace on the gloves and put up his hands" in a boxing ring is unusually brave.

	[Jun 8, 2009] The Liston Chronicles, Part III: The Conquering Sonny TOLEDO: At times Sonny's skillful slips and counters could make James Toney raise an eyebrow.

[Jun 2, 2009]
The Liston Chronicles, Part 2: Setting Sonny
TOLEDO: Liston looked at Clay and saw a mere stone in his shoe, expecting to parry his arrows as if they were shot by Cupid.  More ...

[May 29, 2009]
The Liston Chronicles, Part 1: Rising Sonny
TOLEDO: Eddie Machen, ranked third, went the distance but mistook the ring for a race track. He ran as if his trunks were on fire.  More ...

[May 4, 2009]
Where Have You Gone, Harry Greb?
TOLEDO: Raise a glass of ginger ale in honor of the Pittsburgh Windmill: a remarkable middleweight who fought them all.  More ...

[May 3, 2009]
Thunderstruck
TOLEDO: Like an agitated landlord, Hatton's aggression wasn't the thinking type. He came out of his house armed, but in a straight line.  More ...

[Apr 11, 2009]
Goodnight, Sweet Prince
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today  More ...

[Mar 31, 2009]
THE BLUEPRINT: How To Beat Floyd Mayweather, Pt. I
TOLEDO: Mayweather sees himself as a performer first and the sound of money is his applause.  More ...

[Mar 31, 2009]
THE BLUEPRINT: How To Beat Floyd Mayweather, Pt. II
TOLEDO: Mayweather gets downright Pavlovian he offers a stimulus and anticipates what your response will be.  More ...

[Mar 10, 2009]
1949-The Perfect Storm Of Pugilism
They watched men like DiMaggio put wood to cork and cowhide; but NBC had a line-up of sluggers who put cowhide to flesh and bone.  More ...

[Feb 24, 2009]
ROBERTO DURAN-The Fourth Crown
The sold-out crowd roared and a familiar chant echoed off the walls as the boxers converged for battle: "Dooo-ran! Dooo-ran!"  More ...