Eddie Goldman ... at The Sweet Science

Eddie Goldman is the most sought-after and well-rounded journalist in the combat sports. Besides writing a weekly column for TheSweetScience.com, he currently is senior contributing editor at Tapout (formerly Bodyguard) Magazine and writes the Combat Sports News page on KingoftheCage.com. He also runs his own No Holds Barred blogs and posts audio interviews on Blogger ( http://nhbnews.blogspot.com/ ) and Ourmedia.org ( http://www.ourmedia.org/user/57277/ ). He has been an editor and writer for BoxingRanks.com, MaxBoxing.com, the ADCC News Page, Penthouse, the Extreme Fighting web site, Grappling, Inside Kung Fu, Gracie Magazine, Wrestling International Newsmagazine, Full Contact Fighter, Roundcardgirlz.com, and numerous other publications and web sites. He was narrator in the film "The Smashing Machine". He was host of the daily sports talk show "No Holds Barred" on eYada.com, host and producer of "Knockout Radio" on MaxBoxing.com, and co-host and co-producer of "Light Show" on WBAI-FM. He was color commentator and analyst for IFC mixed martial arts and USKBA kickboxing TV broadcasts and videos. He is music editor of NYCBP.com. He is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America, the National Wrestling Media Association, and the National Writers Union. He won third place for Boxing Event Coverage in the Boxing Writers Association of America's 2003 Barney Awards for excellence in boxing journalism. Grappling Magazine was voted 2002 Wrestling Publication of the Year by the National Wrestling Media Association. He was vice-president of the National Wrestling Media Association, 2003-5. He was voted 2000 Journalist of the Year by the readers of Grapplersworld.com. He wrestled in high school, graduated Columbia with a history major and a philosophy minor, and did graduate work in magazine publishing at NYU. He lives in Manhattan.

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Features by Eddie Goldman

	[Jul 6, 2006] Memo to All Boxers: Get on MySpace! The Alexa.com web traffic rankings have MySpace ranked number five in the world among all sites.

	[Jun 30, 2006] Don't Blame UFC for Boxing's Woes Wholesale panic hasn't exactly set in yet, mainly because much of the boxing world moves as quickly as a double portion of cheese fries.

	[Jun 21, 2006] Peace and A Poll Boxing, like all sports, aims at crowning champions in its quest to entertain the fans. The absence of undisputed champions damages the credibility...

	[Jun 14, 2006] An Out-of-This World Weekend Suddenly I felt myself being levitated and carried away in the light. I then passed out. Then I heard a voice say, "Forgive the intrusion."

	[Jun 8, 2006] The Fight Behind the Dueling Pay-Per-View Fights The beautifully destructive sport of boxing is taking yet another ugly self-destructive step this weekend.

	[Jun 1, 2006] I Want It All Boxing ups the self-destructive ante by running the Tarver-Hopkins card at Boardwalk Hall the same time as Cotto-Malignaggi at Madison Square...

	[May 25, 2006] Dear Diary She dumped me and walked out a couple of years ago. I never understood why. Endless pleading, well-planned searching, and desperate scheming...

	[May 18, 2006] Cheatin' The main difference between the cheatin' in the honky tonks and the cheatin' in boxing is that the former is usually attempted in relatively...

	[May 8, 2006] The Hate Business Left hooks from orthodox fighters, or right hooks from southpaws boy, all that stuff is too technical. Footwork, bobbing and weaving, rolling the...

	[May 4, 2006] Cousins from Different Cultures In recent years I have covered several fights in the Mark G. Etess Arena in the Taj Majal Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ.

	[Apr 27, 2006] Stop Whining About the Heavyweights We watch the fights and follow boxing as a sport as a vicarious and allegedly civilized way of living out our desires to fight someone ourselves.

	[Apr 19, 2006] "Broadway Boxing" Gets a TV Home of Its Own The New York boxing scene took a major leap forward. Broadway Boxing will now be televised on SportsNet New York (SNY).

[Apr 12, 2006]
My Sworn Enemies
For me to sit out a controversy in boxing is like Bernard Hopkins standing mute in front of a microphone, Don King getting a Donald Trump 'do, or James Toney whizzing past a free buffet. More ...

[Apr 7, 2006]
Victorious Sons of a Fallen Empire
It has been almost 50 years since Nikita Khrushchev told a group of Western diplomats in November 1956, "We will bury you." More ...

[Mar 29, 2006]
Boxing's March Madness
In boxing these days, there is really no need to invent some farfetched and humorous tale. All you have to do is look at many of the recent media releases and news stories. More ...

[Mar 23, 2006]
Nothing
It was already past midnight Sat. night/Sun. morning as the formal Rahman-Toney post-fight press conference at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, was winding down. More ...

[Mar 16, 2006]
Waiting for the Heavyweight Message
The promoters did too good of preventing a brawl at the pre-fight press conferences for Saturday's fight between Hasim Rahman and James Toney. More ...

[Mar 9, 2006]
Why Boxing Needs Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton
Mayorga used the occasion of being in New York to remind everyone that he was the champion and that De La Hoya was "nobody." More ...

[Mar 1, 2006]
I Ain't Mailing Anymore
If judges cannot use e-mail or cannot click on a link to read an article, how can they be expected to judge properly and intelligently the quality of what is written for this medium? More ...

[Feb 21, 2006]
Four's Company
Boxing has four major alphabet sanctioning bodies, still functioning although they are among the most despised organizations in the sporting world. More ...

[Feb 15, 2006]
Nasty Boyz
ESPN's Brian Kenny proudly slammed "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather Jr. last week during their "Friday Night Fights" over Mayweather's April 8 contest with Zab Judah. More ...

[Feb 7, 2006]
Should Titles Be Won in the Ring or in The Ring?
The Ring was a decade late getting on the Internet. Why should they now dictate policy, especially to those of us who knew better? More ...

[Jan 31, 2006]
Vince Lombardi Was Wrong
The slogan "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing" was associated with Vince Lombardi. But he was disproved by a welterweight named Arturo Gatti. More ...

[Jan 24, 2006]
The Fifty-Dollar Devil
Heaven and hell co-exist side by side in the special purgatory known as the boxing world. Its players may be saints one day, sinners the next, and suckers the day after. More ...

[Jan 18, 2006]
Bob Arum on the Crowning of an Undisputed Heavyweight Champion
Arum's vehicle is the March 18 fight between Hasim Rahman and challenger James Toney. More ...