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Book Tour Update (Part 3)

September 28, 2018 Leave a Comment

May 14, 2018 – Munguia vs. Ali (Turning Stone Resort and Casino, Verona, NY) After the Jaime Munguia vs. Sadam Ali Jr. Middleweight Championship bout at Turnstone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York, my father had the opportunity to give a copy of “12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym” to HBO boxing commentator/ESPN analyist Max […]

Lo’s Gym Book Tour Update

March 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

March 12: I had the pleasure of introducing Masta Killa (of the iconic Hip-Hop group Wu-Tang Clan) before his keynote lecture at Siena College’s 5th Annual Hip-Hop Week, sponsored by the Damietta Cross-Cultural Center. Past keynote speakers have been Chuck D and Professor Griff (of Public Enemy), Sha Rock (of the Funky 4 +1), and […]

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 Keith Morehouse

December 20, 2017 1 Comment

On April 3rd, 2018 I will visit Marshall University for a reading from my upcoming book “12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia.” Although I was raised in the rural coal mining town of Cowen, West Virginia, returning to Huntington always feels like returning home. The town of Huntington is key to […]

Interview with Josh Stewart

December 13, 2017 4 Comments

He was born in Diana, West Virginia, the son of a elementary school teacher and a Baptist pastor. He was my cousin John’s best friend, both were four years older than me so I was always the tagalong. Even before he and John shipped off to West Virginia University, out into the world to become […]

Interview with Christy Martin (WV Series)

November 21, 2017 2 Comments

Christy Martin Salters and Mike "Lo" Snyder at the International Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend

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 […]

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Associate Professor of English
Siena College
Loudonville, N.Y.
tdsnyder@siena.edu

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