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.
NEW BOOK TELLS STORIES OF MURDERED BOSTON BOXERS
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CASINO ROYAL RUMBLE: FISTFIGHTS ON A BALMY FRIDAY NIGHT IN EVERETT
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.
SPECIAL FEATURE: FIGHT HUB
The battle for the future of boxing takes a pivotal and scandalous stop in Boston
FIGHT NIGHT FEATURE: BOXING PUNKS
Boston-based fighters promoted by Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey take the stage at House of Blues Saturday for a nationally televised card
SPECIAL FEATURE: SOMERVILLE FIGHT NIGHT
In October 1972, Muhammad Ali came to Greater Boston, and the Greatest was tossed by a Somerville bartender in a long-forgotten exhibition scuffle.
FAKE LA MOTTA: ON THE FALSENESS OF “SOUTHPAW”
As Billy Hope, the Jake La Motta-esque boxer in Antoine Fuqua’s Southpaw, Jake Gyllenhaal runs so hot that the thermometer breaks.
