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	[Feb 22, 2007] Third Man In The Ring The referee is not talked nor written about. But if the sour note of controversy is sounded, the third man in the ring can come in for heavy...

	[Feb 12, 2007] Hen Pearce the Game Chicken, champion, hero, drifter Henry Pearce was known as the Game Chicken because he liked to sign his name "Hen," and he was as scrappy as a fighting cock in the pit.

	[Jan 29, 2007] When to retire: Now or never? A flabby Ali lost a 10-round decision to Trevor Berbick on Dec. 11, 1981, at the outdoor Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre in The Bahamas.

	[Jan 8, 2007] Muhammad AliForever Young When he does his trademark shuffle, the tassels on his boxing boots go into a frenzy.

	[Dec 13, 2006] Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good fight On the night of Dec. 25, 1950, Sugar Ray Robinson fought Hans Stretz at Frankfurt, Germany.

	[Dec 5, 2006] Thanks for the drink, thanks for the memories There are nothing like yellowed newspaper clippings and faded notes to jog an old boxing writer's memory.

	[Nov 21, 2006] Mourning The Great Fight Clubs If you are a boxing fan, you do not forget seeing Archie Moore in the Garden, nor do you forget your first fight at small, loud, smoky St. Nicholas...

	[Nov 14, 2006] The Third Time's Not Always The Charm A third fight between boxers signals that their first two bouts produced an exciting victory for each man and that the rubber match is saleable.

	[Oct 23, 2006] Ten Biggest Upsets in Boxing History Robinson lost the middleweight championship to a boxer little known outside Britain and Walcott won the heavyweight title in two of the biggest...

	[Oct 10, 2006] Boxing Debuts, Auspicious and Otherwise Pete Rademacher went after boxing's biggest prize in 1957 when he made his pro debut against world champion Floyd Patterson.

	[Sep 12, 2006] Hearns/Leonard I: The Warning "You're blowing it now son," cornerman Angelo Dundee said, "You're blowing it." Sugar Ray Leonard, who was losing to Thomas Hearns after 12 rounds,...

	[Aug 28, 2006] Remembering Not To Forget Roger Donoghue "Hi ya, champ." Those three words and a smile is how Roger Donoghue would greet people he knew in saloons all over New York City.

[Aug 15, 2006]
Four Heavyweights of the Soviet Apocalypse
If you put the four heavyweight champions from the former Soviet Union in four fights on the same card, you still might have to paper the house.  More ...

[Jul 24, 2006]
Jones/Ajamu/Tradition Return To Boise
One day Roy Jones Jr. will follow Ezzard Charles and Jimmy Carter into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.  More ...

[Jun 29, 2006]
Like Boxing Father, Like Boxing Son
Hearns, McGirt, Pryor . . . . boxers of the present, who dream of a duplicating, perhaps even surpassing, their fathers' careers.  More ...

[Jun 22, 2006]
Brought to you live from...
No one expects fights to be held on river barges as sometimes happened in John L. Sullivan's day. A little imagination, however, in selecting venues would be nice and probably good for boxing.  More ...

[Jun 1, 2006]
Ballpark Fights
The undisputed king of the ballpark fighters was Joe Louis, who fought at Yankee Stadium eight times from 1935 through 1940, twice in 1946 and once each in 1948 and 1950.  More ...

[May 9, 2006]
Ali Circus Hits Town
In the center ring, with Ali cracking the whip, were Drew "Bundini" Brown, Wali Muhammad, Lloyd Wells, Flip, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. and Rahman Ali.  More ...

[Apr 25, 2006]
Marc Ratner at the Helm
Ratner's favorite fight was Salvador Sanchez's eighth-round technical knockout of Wilfredo Gomez in 1981. "The salsa band and the mariachi band got into a fight in the ring before the fight."  More ...

[Apr 4, 2006]
Boxing's Total Recall
I do not remember what fight I was covering, but I do remember a small man and his bigger companion, both well-dressed, trying to talk their way into the Caesars Palace Sports Pavilion.  More ...

[Mar 13, 2006]
Freddie Roach takes center stage
He wishes that as a fighter he had listened to Eddie Futch as closely as he did when he became an assistant to the late legendary trainer.  More ...

[Feb 22, 2006]
One-Punch Knockouts
Countless fans and more than a few writers often have been looking elsewhere when what is the most dramatic moment in boxing occurred a one-punch knockout.  More ...

[Jan 31, 2006]
Fab Four: Duran, Hagler, Hearns and Leonard
Boxing's most entertaining, most controversial and possibly most dramatic series involved four fighters.  More ...

[Jan 18, 2006]
Nicolay Valuev: Big, bigger, biggest
In Nicolay Valuev, the WBA now has the center-ring attraction in the three-ring circus that is the heavyweight division.  More ...

[Dec 20, 2005]
The long, hard road to Canastota
Once upon a time, Pat Putnam and I stopped at Canastota to visit the International Boxing Hall of Fame.  More ...

[Nov 29, 2005]
Pat Putnam in the Hall of Fame
Pat Putnam and I were solving the problems of the world, talking boxing and having a drop or two early one morning in the Flame on the Las Vegas Strip a lot of years ago.  More ...

[Oct 5, 2005]
Recall and the Rematch
Expectations are always high when the rematch of a sensational fight looms. This is the case for the Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo fight on Saturday.  More ...

[Sep 14, 2005]
George Foreman Got Smooched
The Smooch was delivered before the final bout of "Foreman vs. The Five," a Don King brainstorm that took place in Toronto.  More ...

[Aug 27, 2005]
The Scent of Foul Play
Jack Bonner said he did not intend oil of mustard to get on his gloves, then to get into West's eyes. No one believed him, especially the referee, who also was also blinded by the fumes.  More ...

[Aug 4, 2005]
Championship Rounds Now and Then
Championship territory from the 1920s into the 1980s traditionally was rounds 11 through 15. Maybe we need 15 round fights again.  More ...

[Jul 6, 2005]
When Champs Become Referees
Several great fighters have played a role as the third man in the ring after their fighting days were over.  More ...

[Jun 30, 2005]
The Long Count vs. The Long Stand
The Battle of The Long Count, the first bout between Dempsey and Tunney, is the most legendary controversial fight in boxing history.  More ...

[Jun 14, 2005]
Tyson/Ali/Holmes - When Is Enough Enough?
I felt sad watching Tyson's performance, but that feeling was quickly replaced by one of relief when Tyson said he would not fight again.  More ...

[Jun 8, 2005]
Remedy for a Deadly Dull Division
Besides needing some talent, the heavyweight division could use some characters such as Tex, the Bluffs Butcher and the Bayonne Bleeder.  More ...