The Top Ten Most Impactful Sporting Events of My Lifetime

by Russ_Cohen - August 26, 2020August 26, 20200

I retain the right to change this list someday, The New York Jets winning another Super Bowl is a fine example but that probably won’t happen. My back story is I couldn’t walk until I was five. The details aren’t important right now but it’s the reason I love sports.

A Trio of Book Reviews

Reviews

by Russ_Cohen - April 30, 20190

Hockey Addict’s Guide: Toronto I love the opening picture of Greenwood Park Rink. It’s a very cool shot. The Coca-Cola Coliseum and Wayne Gretzky’s are staples. Both worthy of a visit. This book lists record stores, the Hockey Hall of Fame and some great local rinks and eateries. Toronto can be a

Ali on Ali Book Review

Reviews

by Russ_Cohen - June 1, 20180

I love this book. Joe Frazier was my favorite and I still love this book. Muhammad Ali was known for so many quotes and I love that his daughter, Hana, explained them all. I lived through his era but I didn’t know the origin of some of these. “I shook up

WAGS Atlanta Has an Interesting Mixture of Sports Stars

Entertainment

by Russ_Cohen - December 17, 20170

I saw the first few episodes. Here are some early thoughts on the series: Jair Jurrjens – The current free agent major league pitcher and his wife Kaylin are a perfect match. Jair admitted to battling depression after failing a PED test and a lengthy suspension. Kaylin really was doing her

Sports Book Reviews – – October Edition

Uncategorized

by Russ_Cohen - October 13, 2017October 13, 20170

A couple of years back my wife Myrna and I were interviewing for our oral history IT HAPPENED IN MIAMI. We were taken aback by the many wonderful stories we heard about Muhammad Ali and his time spent at the Fifth Street Gym where he trained and entranced so many

Mayweather vs. McGregor – – A Media Driven Event

Wrestleology

by Russ_Cohen - March 19, 2017March 19, 20170

Floyd Mayweather is a great boxer. That’s right he’s a boxer. Boxers are the best in the world at their craft. Most other athletes who think they can box get beaten in the ring. Sometimes destroyed when they face top talent. Ali-vs. Inoki – I was thrilled when this “mixed martial

Doreen Taylor Remembers Joe Frazier

Reviews

by Russ_Cohen - March 9, 2017March 9, 20170

Philadelphia - - Doreen Taylor had a video release event at the beautiful Main Line Art Center in Philadelphia on the same day of the fabled, “Fight of the Century” that took place between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali on March 8, 1971. Frazier won that fight with a 15-round unanimous

Dustin Fleischer Challenges Conor McGregor To A Boxing Match

Wrestleology

by Russ_Cohen - August 9, 2016August 9, 20160

Dustin "The White Tiger" Fleischer is a very successful up and coming boxer. The welterweight has been working his way up the ladder, the right way. He has a lot of pride and now he has something else on his mind. It’s still boxing but on Brown and Scoop CBS

Flashback Article: Work Ethic and Family Pride Drives Him

Wrestleology

by Russ_Cohen - August 9, 20160

Dustin Fleischer is a New Jersey native who is is proficient in the martial arts and is a two-time state Golden Gloves champ. He fights because he has a passion for it and he realized that this was his calling. “It was my mother’s idea. As a kid the movie “Karate

ALI AND THE FIFTH STREET GYM

Wrestleology

by Harvey Frommer - June 5, 20160

(Adapted from It Happened in Miami, An Oral History by Myrna Katz Frommer and Harvey Frommer) With the passing of one of our all-time favorites, with affection for Muhammad Ali and his memory, we proudly present this excerpt. “Cassius Clay was born in Louisville. But Muhammad Ali was born in Miami.”