Ring Magazine: August 2005
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Cover: Sylvester Stallone, Sergio Mora, Sugar Ray Leonard, & Tommy Gallagher
- Article topics include: "The Contender" television series; Becky Zerlentes; Vitali Klitschko's new baby Max; Joe Mesi ("Career Could Be Over"); reviews of the books Cinderella Man by Jeremy Schaap, Mama's Boy: Lennox Lewis and the Heavyweight Crown by Gavin Evans, The Great Prize Fight by Alan Lloyd, and Ring of Hate by Patrick Myler; TV Fights of the Month; New Grave for Kid Gavilan; a Jeff Ryan piece on Hall of Fame inductions; "New Face" Rodel Mayol; feature article on Jorge Arce, with many color photos; the State of the Game (by division); a long piece (with many photos) of Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr. II; Riddick Bowe; James (Buster) Douglas (with many color photos); "Fighter of the Month" Jean-Marc Mormeck; ringside reports of Jean-Marc Mormeck W-12 Wayne Braithwaite, Luis Collazo W-12 Jose Antonio Rivera, Vic Darchinyan KO-8 Mzukisi Sikali, Marco Antonio Barrera KO-2 Mzonke Fana, Fernando Montiel KO-7 Ivan Hernandez, Jorge Barrios KO-4 Mike Anchondo, Katsunari Takayama W-12 Isaac Bustos, and Muhammad Rachman Tech Draw-3 Fahlan Sakkreein; reprint of the July 1956 piece on Rocky Marciano (with many photos), and the July 1956 The Ring ratings; Dr. Margaret Goodman's article on day-before-the-fight weigh-ins: "Life Saver or Abuse of the System"?