By Ken Hissner: In the past history, 1956 Olympic Gold Medalist Pete Rademacher, in August of 1957 in Seattle in his debut, had world champion Floyd Patterson
By Ken Hissner: Starting back when Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. was in the amateurs, he compiled an outstanding record at the end of 84-9. In 1993 he was the
SAN DIEGO It s not what I d expect of a Gen Z playlist, much less from a fighter losing himself in the imagined aggressions of shadowboxing: Married Life, better known as the theme from Up, Debussy s Clair de Lune and Bach s Cello Suite No. 1 in G major. It calms me down, Ryan Garcia says. I need that.
The notes are so soft, but Garcia looks to be throwing everything hard. It just looks hard because it s so easy for me, he says. I could throw this hook a million times and not get tired.
I ask about the hook that took out Francisco Fonseca 80 seconds into the first round last Valentine s Day. It wasn t remarkable for the power as much as for its length and slight curvature, like a corkscrew.