He is a former middleweight champion of the world. He has compiled an impressive record of 40-7-2 during the course of his 18-year professional career. He has faced some of the greatest middleweights of all time, Roberto Duran, Bernard Hopkins, Felix “Tito” Trinidad, and Jermain Taylor, just to name a few. Since retiring from the […]
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Interview with Jerry Thomas (WV Series)
During my first visit to the Tommy Thomas Boxing Club (located on Duff Avenue in Clarksburg, West Virginia) I found myself in the ring with professional boxer Darren “Bam Bam” Abraham, scored an interview with a local news reporter from WDTV News. You never knew what was going to happen when you walked through the […]
Interview with Jay Deas
“People don’t come any tougher than they are around here,” my father would tell his fighters down at Lo’s Gym Boxing Club. “They ought to be worried about us … we’re from a tough place,” he’d sometimes add. Cowen, West Virginia is an unlikely location for a boxing memoir. Tucked away deep within the Appalachian […]
Interview with Lee Groves (WV Series)
“You’d better be the next Stephen King … otherwise your kids will starve.” The comment has stuck with me since the 6th grade. I didn’t flaunt my ambitions back in those days. I was the son of a coal miner, more class clown than teacher’s pet. Why did I tell Mrs. Brown that I wanted […]
Interview with Teddy Atlas
He learned the sport boxing under the tutelage of Hall of Fame trainer Cus D’Amato. He served as the chief second for boxing greats such as Mike Tyson, Michael Moorer, and Timothy Bradley. You know him as the outspoken voice of ESPN 2’s Friday Night Fights and Premier Boxing Champions. His foundation, named after his […]
Interview with Christy Martin (WV Series)
With 49 professional wins (31 coming by way of knockout), she is one of the all time greats of women’s boxing. She is a world champion, a pioneer of the sport. She has fought on major Pay-Per-View cards alongside legends of the ring such as Mike Tyson, Julio Caesar Chavez, and Felix “Tito” Trinidad. She […]