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2008 ARTICLE & COLUMN ARCHIVE
 

 
   

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OCTOBER 17, 2008
CINTRON POUNDS ROBINSON
Ringside coverage from the Blue Horizon
by John DiSanto

   
         
   

OCTOBER 04, 2008
OUMA TKOS CLAY AT ARMORY
Ringside coverage from the
National Guard Armory
by John DiSanto

   
         
   

SEPTEMBER 04, 2008
REFLECTIONS ON JOEY GIARDELLO, MY FAVORITE FIGHTER PASSES
An obituary for the former middleweight champion
by Chuck Hasson

   
         
   

SEPTEMBER 04, 2008
JOEY GIARDELLO PASSES
A death announcement for the
former middleweight champion
by John DiSanto

   
         
   

JULY 14, 2008
WILL IT BE SIMON "NO PUNCH" CARR ON FRIDAY?
A preview of an upcoming Peltz Boxing
card at the New Alhambra
by John DiSanto

   
         
   

JULY 11, 2008
GRANT LUMBERS BACK
Ringside coverage from the
National Guard Armory
by John DiSanto

   
         
   

JUNE 22, 2008
AT 77, HE STILL PACKS A PUNCH
An article about the legendary cutman
from the archives of the Daily News (1991)
by Ron Avery

   
         
   

MAY 09, 2008
MIKE JONES REMAINS UNDEFEATED
Ringside coverage from the New Alhambra
by John DiSanto

   
         
   

APRIL 18, 2008
ICING ON THE CAKE FOR HOPKINS?
A preview of Bernard Hopkins
vs. Joe Calzaghe
by John DiSanto

   
         
   

APRIL 05, 2008
JOE FRAZIER'S GYM TO CLOSE
An obituary for the Philly boxing landmark
by John DiSanto

   
         
   

MARCH 28, 2008
JONES EXTENDED TO THE LIMIT
Coverage of Mike Jones vs.
Germaine Sanders on ESPN2
by John DiSanto

   
         
   

MARCH 23, 2008
LOCAL BOXERS IN SPOTLIGHT
A look at upcoming fights featuring
Philly boxers
by John DiSanto

   
         
   

FEBRUARY 23, 2008
ROCKY JONES DIES AT 86
An obituary for the former
light heavyweight
by Chuck Hasson

   
         
         
   

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