Oct 28 2021
An empty chair on Hanover street – Remembering Tony DeMarco
Springs Toledo writes a beautiful tribute to Tony DeMarco and the power of his kindness
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Springs Toledo
Springs Toledo is a widely-acclaimed essayist and the author of Smokestack Lightning: Harry Greb, 1919 (2019), Murderers’ Row (2017), In the Cheap Seats (2016), and The Gods of War (2014). His work has been featured on National Public Radio’s Here & Now and has appeared in Salon, City Journal, and numerous boxing publications. Toledo has taken 35 BWAA writing awards since 2010. He is from Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Jun 16 2021
Roberto Duran – The defiant one
Off-camera at Durán-Barkley. A special tribute to the great Roberto Durán as he turns 70, by Springs Toledo
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Apr 12 2020
Prohibition Blues – Did Jack Dempsey duck Harry Greb?
'I’ll be in there to do or die. And I don’t expect to die.' Springs Toledo explores the saga of Harry Greb and Jack Dempsey
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Feb 07 2020
The current era of multiple ‘world titles’ is making a mockery of boxing history – this is how we stop it
Springs Toledo, a co-founder of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, makes his case for an end to multiple championships and nonsensical legacies
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Aug 01 2019
The origins of Muhammad Ali
Springs Toledo tells the story of Muhammad Ali, 1960
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Jul 12 2019
Boxing bastardized
A short treatise against the revivification of face-mangling that one hopes will return James Figg to his unquiet grave, by Springs Toledo