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NEW BOOK TELLS STORIES OF MURDERED BOSTON BOXERS

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted March 10, 2020 Filed Under: Books

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When the fighter’s boxing career was over, they inevitably got tapped on the shoulders by their buddies who were involved in loan sharking, robberies, and more.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: A+E, books, boxing, literature, Reviews, Sports

CASINO ROYAL RUMBLE: FISTFIGHTS ON A BALMY FRIDAY NIGHT IN EVERETT

Written by NATE HOMAN Posted July 16, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

While the spectacle of Encore is surely that of a glitzy Vegas-style refuge for high rollers and big spenders, the heads on hand for fight night came from a whole other planet altogether.

Filed Under: FEATURES, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: boxing, Dropkick Murphys, Encore Casino, Everett

SPECIAL FEATURE: FIGHT HUB

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted October 17, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

The battle for the future of boxing takes a pivotal and scandalous stop in Boston

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Billy Joe Saunders, Boo Boo Andrade, Boston, boston garden, boxing, drug test, Floyd Mayweather, Katie Taylor, Kielczweski, Murphys Boxing, providence, Toka Kahn Clary

FIGHT NIGHT FEATURE: BOXING PUNKS

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted September 27, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

Boston-based fighters promoted by Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey take the stage at House of Blues Saturday for a nationally televised card

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: 50 cent, Boston, boston garden, boxing, Dropkick Murphys, ESPN, Golden Boy Promotions, Greg “The Villain” Vendetti, house of blues, Jay Z, Ken Casey, Madison Square Garden, Moylette, Murphys Boxing, Nick Quigley, Oscar De La Hoya, Sam Langford

SPECIAL FEATURE: SOMERVILLE FIGHT NIGHT

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted August 19, 2015 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

In October 1972, Muhammad Ali came to Greater Boston, and the Greatest was tossed by a Somerville bartender in a long-forgotten exhibition scuffle.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: bartender, Bobby Covino, boston garden, boxing, George Hassett, Madison Square Garden, Muhammad Ali, Olympics, Pal Joey's, Rashida Ellis, Rashidi Ellis, Somerville Boxing Club, Somerville Fight Night, Stoney

FAKE LA MOTTA: ON THE FALSENESS OF “SOUTHPAW”

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted July 25, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Film

As Billy Hope, the Jake La Motta-esque boxer in Antoine Fuqua’s Southpaw, Jake Gyllenhaal runs so hot that the thermometer breaks.

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: Antoine Fuqua, Billy Hope, boxing, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jake La Motta, Kurt Sutter, Martin Scorsees, rachel mcadams, Raging Bull, Robert De Niro, Southpaw

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