Glen Johnson and My Stringer & Avon Moment
Fans of The Wire will remember the scene toward the end of season three, when Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell take a brief break from plotting each other’s downfall to meet on a rooftoop and talk about the old days while gazing out over Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. When Stringer laments the real estate deals he … Read more
Melissa Hernandez: One on One With a World Champ
Boxing isn’t dead. It’s shacking up with MMA and Krav Maga and living quite comfortably in south Florida, where pro fighters from around the world train for big fights in multipurpose gyms from Fort Lauderdale to Kendall. How do I know? Because, contrary to what I told you guys in my last post, I couldn’t … Read more
Doesn’t that look like sex? A goodbye post
No, not for good — but you can consider this my pre-emptive out-of-office autoreply. Tuesday morning I fly to Miami for a few days of warm weather and beaches and food trucks and salsa. Plans include catching up with old and new friends, watching the O’Jays at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino, and possibly seeing … Read more
Merry Christmas from By Morgan Campbell
The man behind the blog steps in front of the camera to send a holiday message… Thanks again for your support. The conversation will continue soon, so we’ll see you then. Follow Morgan Campbell on Twitter
The “P” stands for Persistence, Promotion of Self
I don’t know if life was trying to send me a message, but I spent the first few weeks of my new job as a business reporter at the Toronto Star writing stories about ex-journalists. First came a Q&A with former freelance writer and current personal finance guru Gail Vaz-Oxlade, and shortly afterward I caught … Read more
Feeling GSP’s Pain
I wish I could say today marked the re-launch of my short-lived but very popular video series “Fighting Words,” but I don’t have the power to decide whether features like that live or die over at the Mother Ship. But when big names come to town I can sometimes sneak out of the office with world-class … Read more
Jan. 13, 2010: Video Fighting Words, Episode 5
We visit the Cabbagetown gym to discuss Brock Lesnar’s health and Sugar Shane Mosley’s claim to the pound for pound crown. Click here to see more.
Jan. 6, 2010: Video — Fighting Words, Episode 4
More on the the greatest fight that never happened, plus the latest from the UFC. Click here.
Dec. 29, 2009: Video Fighting Words, Episode 3
Episode three finds us in the gym with Chris Johnson, Sam Vargas and Colin Fish. Discussing Mayweather and Pacquiao.
Dec. 9, 2009: Video — Fighting Words Episode 2
To see the video, click right HERE. To see more of Ed Mulholland’s fight photography, click here.
