As a “media” person I am acutely tuned to trends in marketing and advertising. If you have watched a few hours of television in recent days there is no way you could escape the big push by weight loss and fitness advertisers this year. Personally I do not think I have witnessed so much advertising [...]
Joe Frazier: A Willing Vessel
Boxing legend Joe Frazier died Nov. 7 of liver cancer at age 67. TSD asked local boxing legend Dave Tiberi for his thoughts and recollections of The Champ. There is no doubt that Joe Frazier was a “Peoples Champion.” I was always impressed with the response I received when I asked the Champ to [...]
Staying In The Ring At 40, 50 and Beyond
President Obama turned 50 on August 4th, leading to many news stories on the general topic of fitness after 40. This year my odometer rolls over to 45, an age which not that long ago was considered ‘old’ both inside and outside the boxing ring. In 1994, a 45 year old paunchy George Foreman stepped [...]








