Body Shots: Outside the ring and inside the game of boxing

Charles Jay -- author of the critically-acclaimed electronic books, "Operation Cleanup - A Blueprint for Boxing Reform" and "Operation Cleanup 2 - Unfinished Business" -- returns with his third electronic book, exclusive to TheSweetScience.com. Jay takes the reader inside the boxing industry, offering the reader a look at the inner workings in a way that only he can.

Charles Jay
The Gutless Wonders   [Apr 22, 2004]
They're all over the sport of boxing. But like the famous "Where's Waldo" cartoon character, can you find who we're talking about in the title? And is there more than one of them in the story? It's up to your own interpretation.  More ...

Charles Jay
Badges? We Don't Need No Stinking Badges   [May 17, 2004]
Over the years, despite all the criticism it has sustained, the interesting thing about boxing is that I can't recall anyone I have "turned on" to the sport who didn't go on to become completely enthralled by it.  More ...

Charles Jay
"Trade Secrets"   [Jul 11, 2004]
For those of you who think boxing promoters and their operatives just sit back and wait for the cash to roll in, prepare to be a little better informed.  More ...

Charles Jay
Let Him Have It   [Jul 25, 2004]
A federal judge could do boxing a tremendous favor by bringing the full force of the law down upon boxing manager Robert Mittleman. Unfortunately, that's not likely to happen.  More ...

Charles Jay
Of Heroes and Humility   [Aug 14, 2004]
Fighters aren't the only people in boxing with a lot of heart ... There is one week of my life I can guarantee you I'll never forget. It involved the period of time just after my father passed away from cancer in 1991  More ...

Charles Jay
Whose Life is it Anyway?   [Aug 30, 2004]
Riddick Bowe's proposed comeback has divided boxing opinion. Charles Jay suggests some boxing writers are not completely genuine in their pleas regarding Bowe.  More ...

Charles Jay
By George, It's An 'American Outrage'   [Sep 7, 2004]
If there were scripts written, they couldn't come out more ideally than some of these stories I stumble upon. And those that stumble upon ME.  More ...

Charles Jay
Hopkins vs. De La Hoya - The Final Analysis   [Sep 17, 2004]
One of the things I intended to tackle somewhere down the line was the subject of analyzing prizefights from a gaming angle.  More ...

Charles Jay
A 'Machiavellian Maneuver'   [Oct 8, 2004]
One of the dirtiest, most corrupt political machines in history (and that's saying a mouthful) could be ready to hand the job of New Jersey’s top boxing regulator to an unqualified candidate  More ...

Charles Jay
The Straight Talk Express Takes An 'Onerous' Turn   [Dec 2, 2004]
After he hit the brick wall peddling his ill-advised federal boxing commission, John McCain is taking the cowardly way out.  More ...

Charles Jay
A Christmas Story   [Dec 24, 2004]
Christmas is as good a time as any to remember the things that mean the most. I want to tell you about two of those things – boxing and family – and how they became interrelated.  More ...

Charles Jay
Manager of The Year   [Dec 27, 2004]
The boxing manager has become, for the most part, an endangered species over the last twenty years or so.  More ...

Charles Jay
Utah..........And All That Jazz   [Dec 30, 2004]
When boxing commissioners possess nothing in the way of experience, expertise or common sense, something tragic is going to happen.  More ...

Charles Jay
Here's An "Exclusive" For You - We Take Some Body Shots Too   [Mar 15, 2005]
Anytime a writer/reporter breaks an exclusive story, it's a major rush of adrenaline. But just What Is an "exclusive?"  More ...

Charles Jay
My "Million Dollar" Problem   [Mar 21, 2005]
Was "Million Dollar Baby" a great work of art, or just another movie exploiting boxing in the worst way in order to make a greater point? I ask because I wanted to love "Million Dollar Baby."  More ...

Charles Jay
You Won’t Get Fooled Again – Or Will You?   [Mar 31, 2005]
Ever since I began writing about boxing I had it in mind to do something special for April Fool’s Day. Take, for instance, my infamous April Fool’s joke.  More ...

Charles Jay
An Insult to My Intelligence   [Jun 12, 2005]
Two DKP heavyweights were elevated in the WBA ratings from July to August at the expense of heavyweights who were not affiliated with Don King.  More ...