The Late Johnny Tocco
LONG OVERDUE RINGTALK.COM IDEA COMING TO FRUITION
San Francisco, CA– There are some people I choose to remember, others I wish I could forget. For the most part, I will not be dealing with the 25% of people in boxing that are certified assholes. But I will be delving into the past and introducing you to people I’ve interacted with that were the other 75% in boxing that I feel have added some positivity to a business that is scandalous, corrupt, and run by admitted, convicted, and or pardoned Felons. There are few endeavors as sleazy as boxing, and to find good people in it is akin to finding a bird turd in a haystack. The series should run weekly and I am working on the first piece as I write this.
OK, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CROOKS & ASSHOLES?
Don King & Bob Arum
Unfortunately, a lot of the scum that has controlled the sport/business for the last 35 or so years, they just won’t die! They get poorly done face lifts, die their hair to look like rust emanating from an old sewer pipe, all the while these people are as toxic as raw sewage being pumped into drinking water. That being said, I will at times go off course and bring you the dark and seedy side of professional boxing. You see, unlike Faux News, I go out of my way to be, “Fair & Balanced.”
Pedro Fernandez