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The gentlemen of Four Legged Pictures, Bruce Reisman and Kris Black, gave me an opportunity to break the news to the world before you hear it anywhere else about “Five Good Years” and latest cast member, the legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard. It was an exciting time for me to be in LA and this was the highlight of my week. Plus, I got to hang out with two of th emost handsome guys in Hollywood, Black and Leonard.

Boxing is a heavy sport. It is heavy in a way that it needs rigorous training just to get beaten up in an official fight. It needs a massive deal of conditioning and toughness that must be maintained by the boxer. In boxing, you would have to adore the sport to stay strong at all occasions otherwise the participant will see himself or herself lying on the floor unconscious. Training with boxing is not a joke. It entails time, skill and timing. Most of all, the boxer really should posses determination, persistence and discipline. These can all be attained through gym instruction.

Nicaraguan boxing legend Alexis Arguello was found dead of an apparent suicide in his home in early July. At the time of his death, he served as mayor of Nicaragua’s capital city.

Vince Lombardi once said “Winning isn’t everything, its the only thing”. For most of the mainstream sports media, that couldn’t be more true. Countless hours on sports talk radio are spent deriding NBA players like Charles Barkley and NFL players like Dan Marino for never winning a championship. Simply stated, no one remembers the runner up and the mainstream sports media helps reinforce this ‘frontrunner’ mentality.

In professional prizefighting, its common to see high level fighters go from viable to geriatric before your eyes. Boxers, in particular, have a difficult time outrunning the ravages of age. Fighters seldom grow old gracefully, at least in the competitive sense. The exceptions–Archie Moore, George Foreman, James Toney–are few and far between. More often than not a professional prizefighter goes from being a legitimate contender to the brink of retirement in a matter of minutes. It can happen that suddenly, and most recently Mexican superstar Oscar De La Hoya was the latest victim. He looked utterly lost as a relentless Manny Pacquiao used his speed and workrate to completely frustrate De La Hoya en route to a 8th round TKO victory at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.