Steve Politi
4 articles · nj.com
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Newark boxer Shakur Stevenson ready for the bright Madison Square Garden lights
NEW YORK -- Shakur Stevenson has fought in Morocco and the Ukraine, in Argentina and Nevada and Southern California and, of course, in Rio de Janeiro. But in own his backyard? He…
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N.J. boxer Shakur Stevenson is the ‘next Sugar Ray Leonard’ as pro career begins
Shakur Stevenson hasn't thrown a single punch as a professional fighter, but his legendary promoter already is plotting his path to superstardom. Bob Arum sees a day when the 19-year-old Newark native…
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The forgotten story of how Muhammad Ali and a Jersey guy tried to reunite the Beatles
He tells the story now, even 40 years later, with a profound sense of awe. Joel Sacher was attending the inauguration gala for President Jimmy Carter, which would have represented a life…
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Star-Ledger columnist Jerry Izenberg to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
The first title fight Jerry Izenberg covered wasn't memorable for the man who boxed at the long-gone St. Nicholas Arena in Manhattan, but it was for how the fans honored him as…
