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Venerable boxing journalist and historian Bert Sugar will be the special guest speaker this coming Tuesday night, Feb. 15 starting at 7 PM/ET, for Ring 8’s monthly meeting at the historic Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City. One of the most recognizable characters and foremost authorities in boxing, Sugar was …

The legendary 5th Street Gym – where the great Angelo Dundee trained champions such as Muhammad Ali and Luis Rodriguez – is rising from the canvas. Miami Beach’s boxing Mecca – which the Fight Doctor Ferdie Pacheco called the Notre Dame and Yankee Stadium of boxing rolled into one – …

**With Slideshow** © Heidi Sherwood The 2010 Hall of Fame weekend in Canastota, NY has ended and as with previous ceremonies, excitement filled the air for both fighters, fans, honored guest and inductees. While the weather for the event was less than desirable, not only hot but excessively humid, fans …