By Joe Torcello.
I have to tell you, I really do miss the days of professional Boxing being available on regular, free TV. Watching the 1988 Olympians such as Evander Holyfield, Pernell Whitaker, Meldrick Taylor and the others become championship fighters under the tutelage Lou Duva and company can be likened unto taking a ride on the journey to the end of an era. And what an era it was! Network television was also responsible for capturing the drama of the sport’s “Hometown Hero’s” capturing...
By Jim Galiano.
Years ago, an article about lightweight champion Pernell Whitaker happened to catch my attention. I wasn’t what you’d call a big Whitaker fan. In fact, it took many years before I actually came to appreciate his sublime boxing skills and ring accomplishments.
As a local reporter was covering an amateur tournament Whitaker was competing in, he was taking notes when he heard a group of Whitaker’s friends chanting “Sweet Pea, Sweat Pea” during his fight. The reporter attached...
