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Ted Sares

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Mayhem in Worcester

A number of bizarre events unfolded during a boxing show at the Palladium in Worcester, MA, on March 9, 2007. This was foreseeable. The main…

Tue, 18 May 2021
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In Defense of Julie Lederman

Some years ago, Matt Podgorski (a former boxing official) came up with a formula for evaluating the performance of boxing judges worldwide b…

Wed, 21 Oct 2020
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Emerging Heavyweights: Three to Watch

Victor Faust (Viktor Vykhryst), a 6’6” 232-pound Ukrainian heavyweight (and long-time amateur) is a product of the great amateur program in …

Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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The Friends of Tony Veranis, Part Two

During the period between 1966 and 1976, New England’s criminal underworld included many ex-boxers from the Boston area, many of whom were d…

Sun, 12 Apr 2020
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The Friends of Tony Veranis: Part One

The Friends of Tony Veranis: Part One I suspect that every writer at one time or another wished that some playwright or film maker took a li…

Thu, 09 Apr 2020
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The Much Maligned Boxing Judge

Identifying bad judges is pretty easy, but that’s not the purpose of this essay. To the contrary, the emphasis here is on fine judges and th…

Wed, 22 Jan 2020
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In Praise of Referees

Being a third man in the ring is a difficult and oftentimes thankless job, but like airline pilots and doctors, referees must strive to avoi…

Mon, 13 Jan 2020
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Fighter of the Decade (2010-2019)

With the decade drawing to a close, it?s time to acknowledge the Fighter of the Decade. There are plenty to choose from; it?s not an easy ta…

Sat, 09 Nov 2019