Chris Cassidy ... at The Sweet Science
Chris Cassidy has been a professional photographer in New York City for the last 12 years, specializing in the music industry and professional boxing. His pictures have appeared in numerous publications, including Rolling Stone, US, People, Newsweek, Vibe, Sports Illustrated , New York Times and The Ring. In 1999, Chris made the transition from still photography to filmmaking. He has directed over 20 music videos and the award-winning MTV documentary short, "Dear Barbra..." He is currently working on 2 feature length documentary projects as well as shooting, directing
and editing mini web docs for several websites including www.thesweetscience.com, current.tv and turnhere.com
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Video by Chris Cassidy
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Chris Cassidy
[Jun 2, 2007]
WBC's Jill Diamond
The WBC's Jill Diamond talks with TSS about the state of women's boxing and what it means to compete
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Chris Cassidy
[Feb 20, 2007]
Champ Suszannah Warner
Newly crowned atomweight champion Suszannah Warner talks boxing with TSS's Robert Mladinich
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Chris Cassidy
[Feb 15, 2007]
Promoter Bob Duffy
Promoter Bob Duffy talks about boxing in New York and what it means to be a grassroots promoter
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Chris Cassidy
[Feb 13, 2007]
Peter Quillin (Kid Chocolate)
Undefeated Peter Quillin, aka Kid Chocolate, talks about fighting in New York and the Cuban Bon Bon for whom he was named
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Chris Cassidy
[Feb 8, 2007]
Cornerman Mario Costa (2)
Cornerman Mario Costa gives us the second part of his tour of Jersey City and a peek at Tyson's Corner
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Chris Cassidy
[Feb 7, 2007]
Cornerman Mario Costa (1)
Cornerman Mario Costa takes TSS on the first part of a two part tour of Jersey City boxing
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Chris Cassidy
[Feb 2, 2007]
NY Daily News' Tim Smith
Long-time boxing writer for the New York Daily News talks with TSS about chronicling the hurting business
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Chris Cassidy
[Feb 2, 2007]
Contender Anthony Bonsante
Anthony Bonsante talks about The Contender, fighting John Duddy at the Garden, and being on top of the world
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 29, 2007]
Duddy/Bonsante Presser
John Duddy and Anthony Bonsante meet the press at Jack Dempsey's in midtown Manhattan
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 25, 2007]
Gerry Cooney
Former heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney talks with TSS about his fight with Larry Holmes and the future of middleweight slugger John Duddy
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 25, 2007]
Attorney Eddie Hayes
Super-lawyer Fast Eddie Hayes talks about boxing and what it means to be a quintessential New Yorker
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
Trainer Emanuel Steward
Trainer Manny Steward sits down and meets the press at Camp Klitschko in the Pocono Mountains
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
Matchmaker Johnny Bos
Totemic matchmaker/booker/agent Johnny Bos, aka the Wizard of Bos, talks about boxing and what ails the sport of sports
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 25, 2007]
Iran Barkley
Four-time champion Iran Barkley talks about the past, present and future, and what is was like beating Tommy Hearns, not once but twice
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 25, 2007]
Michael Olajide
Former middleweight contender Michael Olajide comes clean on the spirit of boxing and fighting Thomas "The Hit Man" Hearns
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 30, 2007]
Hopkins/Jones II?
Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins speculates on his possible upcoming rematch with Roy Jones Jr.
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
Briggs/Ibragimov Presser
Heavyweights Shannon Briggs and Sultan Ibragimov meet the boxing press at the Russian Firebird in New York City
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 25, 2007]
Trainer Al Certo
Trainer Al Certo talks about Dempsey, Graziano and Ali, and his many years working the corner of the illustrious trainer Buddy McGirt
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
Joey Gamache
Former WBA lightweight champion Joey Gamache talks about his career as a fighter and trainer from Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
Jill Emery
Jill Emery talks with TSS about her upcoming fight for the vacant WIBF light middleweight title in Germany
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
RIP Kemal Kolenovic
The recently deceased Kemal Kolenovic is gone but not forgotten by his colleagues and friends at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
The Golden Gloves
Some certifiable tough guys from Ring 8 remember what it was like fighting in the New York Golden Gloves
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
No Way To Be A Prizefighter
President of Ring 8, Henny Wallitsch, remembers the good old days and how to be and not to be a prizefighter
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
Ring 8 and Counting
Members of Ring 8, the NY branch of the Veteran Boxers Association, talk about the organization and what it means
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
"I'm Casamayor, I Fight"
WBC lightweight champion Joel Casamayor talks about what it means to be Casamayor and to fight
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
Sam Peter/James Toney II
Sam Peter and James Toney meet the press at the Rainbow Room on the top of floor of Rockefeller Center
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Chris Cassidy
[Feb 6, 2007]
Brooklyn's Luis Collazo
Former WBA welterweight champion Luis Collazo on getting back his title and fighting Sugar Shane Mosley
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 25, 2007]
WBO Champ Shannon Briggs
Newly crowned WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs meets the press at the Russian Firebird restaurant in New York City
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
Mustafa Hamsho (2)
Former middleweight contender Mustafa Hamsho on fighting Marvellous Marvin Hagler and Bobby Czyz, and what it takes to be a fighter
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 25, 2007]
Mustafa Hamsho (1)
Former middleweight contender Mustafa Hamsho talks about jumping ship at 14 to fight at Gleason's and the old Gramercy Gym in NYC
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 25, 2007]
VERSUS and Bob Arum
VERSUS and Top Rank's Bob Arum get in the mix to establish new stars and create a new interest in boxing
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 25, 2007]
Showtime's Steve Farhood
Showtime's Steve Farhood takes time from his busy schedule to bring the fights to the seniors at Cabrini Nursing Home
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Manny Steward (2)
Emanuel Steward talks about Lennox Lewis, Oscar De La Hoya, Wladimir Klitschko, and competing against your last performance
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Andy Lee
Undefeated Irish middleweight Andy Lee talks about the past, the present, and his prospects for the future
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 29, 2007]
Johnathan Banks
Undefeated cruiserweight Johnathan Banks talks with TSS's Michael Woods about sparring with Wladimir Klitschko in the Poconos
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Camp Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko and Manny Steward train in the Poconos for the Nov. 11 fight with Calvin Brock at Madison Square Garden
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Manny Steward
Trainer Emanuel Steward discusses IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and his fight with Calvin Brock
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Miceli/Ortiz
Oldtimers Joe Miceli and Carlos Ortiz remember Stillman's Gym, the Old Garden, and the days when you make what you are
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Tommy Rainone
TSS's Bobby Cassidy Jr. talks with Tommy Rainone about his pro debut and fighting in front of his family and friends
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Westbury PAL
Kevin Collins talks about the Westbury PAL, its past, its present, its future, and upholding its tradition
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Steve Farhood (2)
Showtime's Steve Farhood talks about his 28 years in the hurtin' biz and the rush of live television
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Thomas Hauser (2)
Thomas Hauser critiques HBO, pay-per-view, and the dearth of good matchups on TV
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
Thomas Hauser (1)
Nat Fleischer award winning writer Thomas Hauser examines the game, the writers, and a possible federal boxing commission
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 29, 2007]
Cotto/Quintana
Undefeateds Miguel Cotto and Carlos Quintana meet the press at Tavern on the Green in New York City's Central Park
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 25, 2007]
Arthur Mercante Sr.
Hall of Fame referee Arthur Mercante Sr. on Ali/Frazier, Patterson/Johansson, and his just published autobiography
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
"Mean" Joe Greene
"Mean" Joe Greene and his team talk about one of the blue-chip prospects in New York City and what he does best
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Danny Jacobs
Amateur sensation Danny Jacobs talks about destiny, the 2008 Olympics, and looking good doing it
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Holyfield/Oquendo
Evander Holyfield and Fres Oquendo meet the press at Gallagher's Steak House in NYC
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Shelly Finkel
Manager deluxe Shelly Finkel talks about Tyson, Wladimir Klitschko, and what it takes to be a fighter
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Ron Scott Stevens
New York boxing tsar Ron Scott Stevens talks about boxing, theater, 9/11, and the genesis of his new play "Cherry's Patch"
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Michael Marley
Jack-of-all-trades Michael Marley on Mike Tyson, Mitch "Blood" Green, Don King, and the hardest working men in boxing
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Fighting Irishmen
Jim Houlihan takes us on a tour of the new exhibition celebrating the spirit of the Fighting Irish
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Maureen Shea
Irish-Mexican-American Maureen Shea on Hilary Swank, women's boxing, and living one's dream
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Red October
Nicolay Valuev, Monte Barrett and Don King grab the media spotlight at the Russian Firebird Restaurant
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Irish Invasion
John Duddy and James Moore on growing up in Ireland, North and South, and the art of fighting in New York
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Showtime's Steve Farhood
Showtime's Steve Farhood shares his thoughts on boxing, boxers, HBO, and the game's future
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Mitch Rose
"Infamous" heavyweight's reflections on Butterbean, tangling with Tyson, hanging around and trying to stay young
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Harold Lederman
Harold Lederman talks about small clubs, Rahman/Maskaev, Barrett/Valuev, and the good life at HBO
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Dmitriy Salita
Undefeated welterweight and Orthodox Jew Dmitriy Salita talks the talk outside the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 25, 2007]
Artist Leroy Nieman
Famous boxing artist Leroy Niemann reminisces about the fights in his studio just off New York City's Central Park
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Teddy Atlas And His Autobiography
Teddy Atlas introduces his autobiography - "ATLAS From the Streets to the Ring: A Struggle to Become a Man" - at Time Warner Borders in New York
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Hall Of Fame-2
2006 Boxing Hall of Fame 2
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Hall of Fame
2006 Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Canastota
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Cotto vs. Malignaggi
Cotto and Malignaggi meet the press a final time before their title fight at the Garden
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
"Tiger" Ted Lowry
"Tiger" Ted Lowry talks with TSS about fighting all-time greats Rocky Marciano, Archie Moore and Joe Louis
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn
Gleason's owner Bruce Silverglade gives a guided tour of the world-famous gym
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Chris Cassidy
[May 27, 2009]
George Mitchell
In the corner with cutman George Mitchell at the Hammerstein Ballroom
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 28, 2007]
Sergei Artemiev
Former lightweight contender Sergei Artemiev talks about living, dying, and the sweet science of bruising
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Chris Cassidy
[Jan 29, 2007]
De La Hoya-Mayorga Presser
Oscar De La Hoya and Ricardo Mayorga meet the press at the ESPN Zone in Times Square
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2009 Reader Of The Year Weighs In On Legacies Of Pacquiao And Mayweather
"Pacquiao has proven....in the ring... time and time again that he is the greatest of this time. He has earned his respect. He begs for nothing. He is a man content with his growth, his family and his achievements. A man the world has now turned it's eyes to behold. Floyd Mayweather is not even close in stature. He may possess the greatest skills but he is not the Face of Boxing today. Google Manny Pacquiao. There are 20 million searches. Google Floyd. There are 6.5 million. Look at the NYTimes, the Wall Street Journal and Time. Count how many words were used these past years to mention Floyd Mayweather. Then count the words still being printed about Manny. And keep counting. As I've said many times, Floyd has been too clever by half. He has short changed his public.....and has out-smarted himself. Manny will fight but a few more times. Enjoy it while you can. He is an all time great pugilist. Floyd, with all of his remarkable skills lack the will to be truly great in the biggest sense of the word. His legacy will look more like Holmes that Ali. He has earned it." ---November is half-way gone, but we don't need to keep counting ballots. It's a landslide. Fe'Roz has won the 2009 Reader of the Year award. His comments add to the website immeasurably, and he epitomizes the thoughtful, respectful, educated fan of pugilism we strive to cater to at TSS. Congrats, Fe'Roz, and please accept my thanks for being the valued member of this community that you are. Sincerely, Editor Mike
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