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    'Damage' Review: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing
    Gordon Marino
    • Dec 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    'Damage' Review: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing

    On Saturday, September 11, Evander Holyfield, who turned 59 in October, was knocked out in the first round by the 44-year old former UFC...
    ‘Bundini’  WSJ Review: The Trickster in His Corner
    Gordon Marino
    • Sep 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    ‘Bundini’ WSJ Review: The Trickster in His Corner

    One of the most popular figures in modern history, Muhammad Ali not only reshaped the self-image of athletes; he helped reshape the...
    “If this isn’t nice, what is?” Fragments of Kurt Vonnegut’s philosophy of life
    Gordon Marino
    • May 27, 2020
    • 1 min

    “If this isn’t nice, what is?” Fragments of Kurt Vonnegut’s philosophy of life

    It is hard to imagine what his level of consternation would be at Facebook friends and virtual communities.
    ‘No Way but to Fight’ Review: Ready to Rumble and Reinvent
    Gordon Marino
    • Mar 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    ‘No Way but to Fight’ Review: Ready to Rumble and Reinvent

    It was a half-century ago, but the names still resonate: Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and George Foreman were the heavyweight-boxing kings...
    ‘Why We Fight’ Review: Punch-Drunk Love
    Gordon Marino
    • Jan 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    ‘Why We Fight’ Review: Punch-Drunk Love

    Writers have long been stepping into the ring to wrestle a book out of themselves. This one is more than a literary reality show.
    LARB: The Existentialist’s Survival Guide
    Gordon Marino
    • May 16, 2018
    • 1 min

    LARB: The Existentialist’s Survival Guide

    "Hardly Navel-Gazing"
    ‘The Existentialist’s Survival Guide’ Review: Choose Your Own Adventure
    Gordon Marino
    • May 10, 2018
    • 1 min

    ‘The Existentialist’s Survival Guide’ Review: Choose Your Own Adventure

    From the WSJ: When it comes to living, there’s no getting out alive. But books can help us survive, so to speak, by passing on what is...
    'Undisputed Truth' by Mike Tyson, WSJ Review
    Gordon Marino
    • Nov 14, 2013
    • 1 min

    'Undisputed Truth' by Mike Tyson, WSJ Review

    Socrates said that the unexamined life is not worth living. Mike Tyson must agree: Over the past few years, the former heavyweight champ...
    ‘At the Fights’ NYT Review: Of Writers and Boxers
    Gordon Marino
    • Jun 3, 2011
    • 1 min

    ‘At the Fights’ NYT Review: Of Writers and Boxers

    Today, championship boxing is lucky to win half a column in the sports pages. There was a time, though, when things were otherwise. In...
    'Tales From the 5th St. Gym' by Fredie Pacheco NYT Review: View From the Corner
    Gordon Marino
    • Apr 16, 2010
    • 1 min

    'Tales From the 5th St. Gym' by Fredie Pacheco NYT Review: View From the Corner

    Over the years, various gyms have emerged as the Sorbonne of the sweet science. In the 1930s and ’40s, there were Stillman’s and...
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