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Dave McKee is a feature writer for The Ring magazine and SecondsOut.com and a contributing editor for FightSaga.com. His work has appeared in Boxing Digest and Ringsports Magazine. He is the former lead writer for RingsideReport.com and co-hosted Ringside Radio with Mark Graves on 1140 AM in Kansas City.
He has a Masters degree in Social Science from UC Irvine and is working on a PhD in history, with a dissertation focusing on the legalization of boxing in America in the early twentieth century.
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Features Articles
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By Dave McKee: (Full disclosure: This author has written for THE RING magazine. This article is intended to comment solely on THE RING’s new championship policy.)
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By Dave McKee: When the opening bell tolled, bringing the eyes of boxing fans and casual observers alike to focus on the fabled squared circle on November 12, 2012, something profound transpired. Thirty-six-plus-twelve minutes of deep significance passed, and few who watched took notice.
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By Dave McKee: Riddick Bowe, the former lineal world heavyweight champion who publicly deposited his WBC strap into a garbage bin rather than face challenger Lennox Lewis, has announced that he intends to lay waste to the heavyweight division.
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Dear Champ,
What you should understand before you read any part of this missive is that boxing fans want to love you. We respect your unmatched ring intelligence. We are amazed at your twelve year domination of the middleweight division. You arrive every day, everywhere, in top physical shape.
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