Jose Corpas, Author at Fights Around The World

RIP Don Elbaum: The Library of Elbaum

There’s an African proverb that says, “When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.” Boxing lost one of its biggest libraries the other day. Don Elbaum, aged 97 according to the reports, died in his hometown of Erie, Pa. Active and talkative until his final days, Elbaum, from his bed in his […]

Return of the Mecca: Past, Present & Future Champions Converge in NYC

Boxing, Featured / Jose Corpas

This past week, boxing fans in New York got a taste of what boxing used to be like during the so-called “Golden Age.” There were multiple weigh-ins to attend, and public workouts at The Oculus, the transportation hub beneath the World Trade Center. There was a unique, free-to-the-public, one-day sparring event near Brooklyn’s Navy Yard

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