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May 2002
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ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL

Discussing with a friend the history of boxing and the virtues of dignity in warfare throughout the twenties, thirties & forties, when suddenly comes Hector Camancho Jr. dressed like a shiek riding a camel to the ring and during the introductions sashaying around like a fairy zigzagging down Castro St., San Francisco, dreaming of Gorgeous George.

He has a nameless opponent across the ring but the cameraman is mesmerized by Jr.. This is 2001 I remind myself. The cameraman probably has a hard-on. The camel may be mechanical. Maybe Hector isn't real but something invented by networks to boast rating.

In the meantime I imagine they have ESPN in heaven. I imagine Jack Dempsey and Henry Armstrong laughing like hell. My friend, "The Bucket" faces south and salutes Sonny Liston. Hector continues to preen himself like a parrot. All things being egual, Gorgeous George would have kicked his ass.

-- Tom Smario

Editorial
By GorDoom

Stillman's Gym: The Center of the Boxing Universe
By John Garfield

Laila Ali Interview
By Katherine Dunn

Analysis: Reflections on Foxy Boxing: Why was Fox's Tacky Schlockfest such a Knockout? It's the Payback, Stupid!
By DscribeDC

Interview: Borge Krogh
By Kristian Nordestgaard

A Champion in Ireland: The Visit of John L. Sullivan
By John Anderson

When Validation lacks Validity
By Frank J. Lotierzo

Artie Towne
By Harry Otty

The Truth About Maxie Rosenbloom
By Chuck Hasson

"Philadelphia" Pal Moore
By Jim Amato

Unlucky 13: Marciano-Walcott I
By Paul Drolet

Best U.S. Amateurs
By Adam Pollack

Of Boxing Names -- Chicken and Chocolate
By Enrique Encinosa

Rodolfo Gonzales Interview
By Dan Hanley

"Joe Choynski: "Clever, Shifty, and Explosive"
By Tracy Callis

Ali: The Evolution of a Legend
By Adeyinka Makinde

The Barge Fight (PDF FILE)
By Donald Cogswell

Sparring with Joyce Carol Oates
By Robert Ecksel

Anatomy of the Knockout
By Tom Donelson

Exclusive Book Excerpt:
The Autobiography of Buddy Baer
By Buddy Baer and Vicki Baer