The boxing scene

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Fights and fighters -- Evander Holyfield and the impossible dream -- John and Grainne : a love story -- Boxing awaits De la Hoya-Mayweather -- Floyd's world -- De la Hoya-Mayweather in perspective -- Footnote to history -- The enigmatic Shannon Briggs -- Bob Arum mans the ramparts with Cotto-Judah -- Bernard Hopkins : he's baaack! -- Bernard Hopkins : history in the making -- Taylor-Pavlik : "and the new middleweight champion of the world . . ." -- Forget the belts : Madison Square garden : October 6, 2007 -- Cotto-Mosley : youth will be served -- Vinny Maddalone : "when the candle burns out, I'll walk away" -- The American perception of British fighters -- Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas : dreams vs. reality -- Jack Dempsey -- Curiosities, issues, and answers -- HBO boxing : the challenge -- Some thoughts from the Hammerstein ballroom -- HBO notes -- The void -- More on the heavyweights -- A boxing fan looks at mixed Martial arts -- No one is enforcing the federal boxing laws -- Agenda for the New York state athletic commission -- Bob Sheridan -- Are there fewer good trainers than before? -- A note on Jim Lampley -- If boxing ruled baseball -- My 81-year-old mother meets Don King -- Hauser's fourteen -- Fistic nuggets -- Fistic notes -- More important than boxing : 2007 -- The heavyweights rate the writers -- Tempest Storm -- If there's free food, grab it -- Ticket scalping and boxing -- Larry Merchant and HBO.