Norman Mailer: 1923-2007

Some words from around the world about Norman Mailer, boxing writer and novelist, who died Saturday at age 84:

An appreciation, by Alan Taylor, Sunday Herald (Scotland) http://www.sundayherald.com/news/heraldnews/display.var.1824217.0.norman_mailer_1923_2007.php

Original book review: The Fight (1975), by Norman Mailer, in the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/10/25/specials/ali-mailer.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

"American literary giant," by Philip Marchand, Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/275456

"Writer Who Never Put Down His Fists," by Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-mailer_kellernov11,1,2721898.column

Norman Mailer: "The Writer as Writer," by Hillel Italie, Associated Press

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gCaNMJjmpdFjE3n9__UcnEc8padQD8SRELDO0

Obituary, BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/231694.stm

In case you missed it: The World has a New Cruiserweight Champ (Briefly)

While everyone was thinking about the big welterweight fight in New York -- in Paris, Englishman David Haye knocked out Frenchman Jean-Marc Mormeck to become global cruiserweight champ. Then he said he'll move up to heavyweight.

Only in America!

What's Not to Like About Cotto vs. Mosley?

Some clips by BWAA members about the Miguel Cotto - Shane Mosley fight and its undercard, coming Saturday night at Madison Square Garden:

Tim Smith, New York Daily News: "Antonio Margarito Wants Another Title Shot" http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2007/11/09/2007-11-09_antonio_margarito_wants_another_title_sh.html

Bill Gallo, New York Daily News: "Boxing Showing Signs of Life"

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2007/11/09/2007-11-09_boxing_shows_some_signs_of_life-2.html

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com
Video Breakdown
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3100144&categoryId=2491554
Cotto still trying to shake comparisons to Trinidad
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/notebook?page=notebook/boxingnov9

George Willis, New York Post: "Margarito's Focused"

http://www.nypost.com/seven/11092007/sports/margaritos_focused_798650.htm

Bernard Fernandez, Philadelphia Daily News, "Fighting Words Pack a Punch"
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/columnists/20071106_Bernard_Fernandez___Fightin_words_pack_a_punch.html

Wally Matthews, Newsday: "Mosley: I Will Win Dramatically"

http://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/ny-spwally095453026nov09,0,3426466.column

Keith Idec, Herald News: "Mosley Knows Low Blows May Be Coming"

http://northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1OTYmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcyMTkzNTkmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2

Robert Morales, San Gabriel Valley Tribune: "Mosley Prepares for Clean Fight"

http://www.sgvtribune.com/sports/ci_7411373

Kieran Mulvaney, ESPN.com: "Small Town Kid Hoping for Big Things to Come"

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3093534

Patrick Kehoe, BoxingScene.com: "Is The Sugar Still Sweet For Shane Mosley"

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=11117

Keith Idec, Herald News: "Cheaper Cotto-Mosley Tickets Available"

http://northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1OTYmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcyMTkwMDEmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2

Don Steinberg, ESPN.com, "Cotto-Mosley: Haven't We Seen This Before?"
http://proxy.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3094554

George Kimball, Boxingtalk.com: "Cotto-Mosley: Who is Fast and Who is Furious?"

http://boxingtalk.com/pag/article14045.html

The Two Jack Mosleys

Don't know about you, but for me it's hard to hear anything about Shane Mosley's dad, Jack Mosley, without hearing in my head the name spoken in Mos Def's awesome voice, in the movie 16 Blocks, in which Bruce Willis plays a cop named Jack Mosley.

Boxing Gloves as a Political Prop, # 82