Jesse K. Cox ... at The Sweet Science

Features by Jesse K. Cox

	[Jan 4, 2007] Malcolm Garrett: It's a wrap The art forging rolls gauze and surgical tape into a sturdy comfortable hand womb of sorts is dying.

	[Nov 22, 2006] An Exit Strategy or Early Retirement? Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to announce my retirement. Two more columns and it's goodbye basement office, hello sandy beaches.

	[Oct 30, 2006] Terry Washington Monument Washington's proven a well-kept body can go the distance. He's crusading to spread the word to women, who he says don't largely understand the...

	[Oct 8, 2006] Valuev Conquers Barrett and Chicago Valuev embraced the sensationalism surrounding his 7-foot stature, by stepping over all four ropes to get into the ring.

	[Oct 8, 2006] Adamek Retains Title In Disputed Decision Tomasz Adamek and Paul Briggs left the Allstate Arena ring Saturday night looking quite different than when they had entered.

	[Oct 6, 2006] Valuev Eyes Marciano's Undefeated Record Nikolai Valuev is five wins away from Rocky Marciano. One might say it's unfair to compare the two of them as heavyweight champions.

	[Oct 4, 2006] Don King, Mel Brooks and Nikolai Valuev The evidence is thin, even nonexistent, that Don King's tour with Nikolai Valuev follows Brooks' comedy script for "Young Frankenstein."

	[Aug 31, 2006] The Same Old Courtney Burton? He seems like the same Courtney Burton, but it's hard to qualify that. This camp, this time around, Burton is more focused.

	[Jun 28, 2006] Tapia's Dark Tale Hits Bookstores Tapia returned to the table. My thumbing through his new book, "Mi Vida Loca: The Crazy Life of Johnny Tapia," was shallow at best.

	[Jun 6, 2006] Freddie Cuevas Meets Duddy at the Garden There are three different kinds of late-career boxers I've identified. The first is the big name who gets plenty of big money and big title fights.

	[May 30, 2006] Mia St. John Boxes Out Boxing Mia St. John can sell boxing. She can and does sell just about anything. For the 38-year-old former women's world featherweight champion, she's...

	[May 23, 2006] Tom Zbikowski: Football equivalent of a Ferrari Some boxers never stand at a podium for their professional debut, and others are just too bashful to say much.

[May 12, 2006]
Eva Jones-Young and the Time Factor
Eva Jones-Young hasn't stepped foot in the women's boxing ring since losing a unanimous decision to Michele Aboro in 2000.  More ...

[Apr 26, 2006]
The Future and Jason Cook
Cook stepped onto a LaPorte, Ind., sidewalk to settle a dispute between a friend and 26-year-old Stephen Lake. "The only thing I wanted to do was just get him away or off," Cook said.  More ...

[Apr 3, 2006]
Lamenting Lamon's Fall
My Hoosier roots wouldn't allow me a push against Brewster. The people of Indiana don't have much outside of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts for which to root.  More ...

[Mar 30, 2006]
Trash Talk Round 1: Less jabber, more jabbing
It's becoming rather formulaic. Shouting. Insults. Threats. Innuendo. Glaring. Pushing, and sometimes punching.  More ...

[Mar 20, 2006]
Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Massacre
I can't recall being so close to a canvas. I can't remember ever catching a whiff of something so fetid that hadn't been dead for a few days.  More ...

[Mar 17, 2006]
David Diaz Hits Chicago Tonight
There wasn't much celebration for lightweight David Diaz after the first professional title shot of his career in December.  More ...

[Mar 9, 2006]
Micky Ward Gets It Done
For the next week or two, the image of Ward leaning and trading inside against Arturo Gatti is splashed across Walmart entrances and in the window of nearly every videogame vendor.  More ...

[Mar 6, 2006]
Jabbing Gianluca Branco
Jabs are a funny tool for boxers. Gianluca Branco had enough fights coming in against Miguel Cotto on Saturday in Puerto Rico to know when and where to put his jabs.  More ...

[Jan 26, 2006]
Kendall Gill, from Hardwood to Canvas
Kendall Gill had two reasons for becoming a boxer at the age of 37. Neither of them involved fighting for a championship belt.  More ...

[Jan 19, 2006]
Waiting for Zab Judah
I'd failed before, but this one time I had a winner. This one phone call the last I was going to try was going to land me Zab Judah. (Abandon all hope, ye who call here.)  More ...

[Dec 28, 2005]
Hannah Gaillard nurses the symptoms
Hannah Gaillard knows there are two ways not to get a concussion in boxing: Don't climb in the ring or learn to slip as many punches.  More ...

[Dec 12, 2005]
David Diaz: Time off for good behavior
Can anyone blame 29-year-old David Diaz for being even slightly disenchanted with boxing for a few years?  More ...

[Dec 2, 2005]
Leatitia Robinson Growing up tough
Growing up in Chicago's toughest neighborhood did not come without a fight for Leatitia Robinson. Her brawls began at the age of 10.  More ...

[Oct 6, 2005]
Malcolm Garrett's Boxing Org
Malcolm Garrett wants to restore boxing's credibility and he wants it without government interference. He wants an organization that leaves rating fighters to the boxing writers.  More ...

[Sep 16, 2005]
Raul Martinez's School Daze
The calls still come early in the morning during the school year, asking Raul Martinez if he'll be a substitute teacher for the day. "They usually call you about 6:00 in the morning," he said.  More ...

[Aug 25, 2005]
Ricardo Mayorga Rebirth
El Matador was assured to be the fan favorite in Chicago. How could Don King not capture the hearts of Chicagoans that enjoy Mayorga's pastimes of smoking and drinking?  More ...

[Aug 24, 2005]
Welcome to the World of Fernando Vargas
Being an aggressive fighter can help anyone's chances of winning a fight. However, this may not apply to Fernando Vargas.  More ...

[Aug 15, 2005]
Global Glory Reconsidered
It had been such a warm welcome when Don King brought a major boxing event to Chicago last May, he teamed up with United Center for yet another extravaganza.  More ...

[Aug 13, 2005]
Boxing Hits Chi-Town Tonight
Let's take a peek inside Oliver McCall's cornerman's bag. Scissors, tape, gauze, cotton swabs and oh yeah a lot of tissues in case any tears should trickle into his bout tonight.  More ...

[Jul 24, 2005]
What Next for Courtney Burton?
Courtney Burton has to question what it's going to take to reach the promised greatness he enjoyed after stopping Angel Manfredy two years ago.  More ...

[Jul 23, 2005]
Don King Invades Chicago
Boxing press conferences are different than any other I've attended especially when they belong to Don King. Or as King would put it, "Only in America."  More ...

[Jun 15, 2005]
Kendall Gill May Not Be A Boxing Freak Show
Even after 14 years in the NBA, Kendall Gill didn't have the legs to keep up with his training partner. He didn't fair well in the gym either.  More ...

[Jun 9, 2005]
Kelly Pavlik is Youngtown's New Hope
Kelly Pavlik may be the man to put Youngstown, Ohio, back in the boxing spotlight that is, if he ever gets a chance.  More ...

[Jun 2, 2005]
Has Zab Judah No Decency?
I didn't want to believe Carlos Baldomir and Miguel Rodriguez were the best the WBC had to offer up to reigning undisputed welterweight champion Zab Judah.  More ...

[May 22, 2005]
Undercard Results from Chicago
Tomasz Adamek hardly would have known from all the "Polska" chants at the United Center in Chicago that he was half a world away from his native Poland.  More ...