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Interview with Mike “Lo” Snyder (WV Series)

February 19, 2018 1 Comment

Over the past three months, I have had the pleasure of interviewing some of my childhood boxing idols, former world champion fighters, future International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees. I’ve chatted with prolific and award winning writers, boxing journalists, and even movie and television personalities. I’ve talked with boxing promoters, professional referees, and some of […]

Interview with Colleen Aycock

February 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

To say today’s guest is a prolific writer and boxing historian would be an understatement. With her longtime collaborator Mark Scott, she is the co-author of four books: “Joe Gans: A Biography of the First African American Boxing Champion,” “Tex Richard: Boxing’s Greatest Promoter,” “Boxing Short Stories,” and “The First Black Boxing Champions: Essays on […]

Interview with Mike Snider (WV Series)

February 7, 2018 1 Comment

In anticipation for the upcoming release of “12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia,” we are checking in with some of the most accomplished and respected boxing figures from the state of West Virginia. These are road warriors, guys who fight anyone, anywhere, anytime — Appalachian underdogs of the squared circle. Their […]

Interview with Tim Wheeler (WV Series)

February 5, 2018 2 Comments

We are now less than a month away from the opening bell. With the March 1st release date of “12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia” just around the corner, I have invited a few key characters to the blog so that you can become familiar with their stories before reading the […]

Interview with Jeremy “The Beast” Bates (WV Series)

January 24, 2018 2 Comments

In anticipation for the upcoming release of “12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia,” we are checking in with some of the most accomplished and respected boxing figures from the state of West Virginia. These are road warriors, guys who fight anyone, anywhere, anytime — Appalachian underdogs of the squared circle. Their […]

Interview with Chris Algieri

January 22, 2018 Leave a Comment

“12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym” is not your typical boxing book. It’s the story of an Appalachian-coal-mining-boxing-trainer, his makeshift boxing gyms located in Beauty Shops and Baptist Churches. In the spirit of the book, I’ve decided to feature a few pugilists with unique paths to glory. To say today’s guest had a non-traditional path to […]

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Todd D. Snyder, Author
Associate Professor of English
Siena College
Loudonville, N.Y.
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