Thomas Hauser

1 week ago | tss.ib.tv | Thomas Hauser

A fight becomes more interesting when a fan feels a personal connection to one of the fighters. That’s why fighters draw better in their hometown than elsewhere. A direct personal interaction is the strongest tie of all. Reece Chapman (disclosure; he’s my great nephew) met Teremoana Samson Junior Leon Teremoana after the weigh-in for the June 14 fight card at Madison Square Garden. Richardson Hitchens vs. George Kambosos and Andy Cruz vs Hironori Mishiro were slated as the co-featured bouts.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Thomas Hauser

Boxing is popular with young people in countries like the United Kingdom and Mexico. But it doesn’t resonate with young sports fans in the United States the way it once did. Fans of a sport – particularly, team sports - develop lifelong allegiances at an early age and often pass it on to their children. There was a time when fathers and sons in America sat down in front of a television set together and watched Gillette Friday Night Fightsor boxing on weekend afternoons.

1 week ago | ringmagazine.com | Thomas Hauser

Ceci est la deuxième partie d'une série en deux volets. [Partie I.]Certains boxeurs traversent l’enfer pour tenter de gagner, même lorsque tout semble perdu. Et d’autres abandonnent. En 2006, Paulie Malignaggi affrontait Miguel Cotto au Madison Square Garden, devant une foule déchaînée la veille de la parade portoricaine. « C’était comme combattre le diable en enfer, » se souviendra Malignaggi. « Je me suis senti terriblement seul sur le ring, ce soir-là.

1 week ago | ringmagazine.com | Thomas Hauser

This is Part II of a two-part series. Part I. Some fighters walk through the fire trying to win even if their cause seems hopeless. And some fighters quit. In 2006, Paulie Malignaggi fought Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden before a roaring crowd on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade. "It was like fighting the devil in hell," Malignaggi said afterward. "It was a very lonely feeling in the ring that night.”In round one, Malignaggi suffered a bad cut from a head butt.

2 weeks ago | ringmagazine.com | Thomas Hauser

Cuando empecé a reunir ideas para este ensayo, le pregunté al matchmaker de Top Rank, Bruce Trampler, cuándo era aceptable que un boxeador se rindiera durante una pelea. Me respondió con una breve pero contundente contrapregunta:—¿Según quién? Quienes nos sentamos del lado fácil de las cuerdas estamos acostumbrados a frases hechas como: “Los grandes nunca se rinden”.