Pete Long

Katie, from filmmaker Ross Whitaker, intimately follows the Bray boxer as she strives to bounce back from a tumultuous year which saw her relationship with father and long-time trainer Pete Taylor disintegrate, leading to her surprising defeat in her …

by David P. Greisman. He had just been recognized as the best heavyweight in the world, at least among amateurs. It didn't take long for him to test himself against the best pro. Eight months after winning the gold medal in the 1956 Olympics, Pete…

The landscape of boxing is a harsh one, so at times it demands harsh words to accurately describe what its occupants are up to. Saturday night was such a time. Roy Jones Jr., a four-time world champion standing in the long shadow of his career, did not come to the St. Pete Times Forum to beat light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver. He came to survive the experience.…

The shadow cast is so wide, so long, so consuming that even after knocking Roy Jones Jr. out, Antonio Tarver can still feel the chill. Going into Saturday's fight at the St. Pete Times Forum, Tarver may be a sizable betting favorite, but he has yet to win the majority of fan approval and to bask in the glory of being the world's best light heavyweight.…