Comments on: Beautiful, Beguiling Violence: Bringing Men Together

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:40:23 +0000

I followed boxing during the Eighties when I was a teenager–the Larry Holmes Era, the Sugar Ray, Hagler Era, and into the Tyson Era. I recall watching a lot of those big fights on TV at the time and actually caring about the boxers.

Then I turned away from it never to return. What has brought me back to boxing is reading because there is simply so much good writing about the sport. I was honored to share Schulian’s column. He was a terrific boxing writer.

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:01:46 +0000

Great stuff. I love boxing, all the more since MMA’s ascendence … I liked that stuff at first, cause it was new, but I get sick of all the grappling and pounding – and the bare feet! So uncivilized. I always felt a little bad liking boxing cause it can be so violent, plus it’s a shady sport, historically. MMA may not be in that way, but it’s just … kinda gross, so as I say, my appreciation for boxing is as high as it’s ever been.

By: alittleblackegg

alittleblackegg — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:30:38 +0000

“That was why Hearns’s stock had skyrocketed when he caught Duran on the rebound and splattered that vicious little wharf rat across the canvas like a bad painting.”

What a sentence! Thanks for posting the full column.

By: Bum Rush

Bum Rush — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:54:31 +0000

Ah, okay – just anything that involves a hyperlink, I guess…

By: Bum Rush

Bum Rush — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:25:59 +0000

Heard on the radio this morning that the Lidz piece on Steinbrenner is going to be in the next edition of “Best Sports Writing”.

http://www.portfolio.com/culture-lifestyle/culture-inc/sports/2007/08/02/Baseball-and-Steinbrenner?print=true