BOXING UPDATE MAGAZINE JUNE 1996: DEATH OF A BOXING SCOUNDREL Capitola, CA-Frank Blinky Palermo died a month ago at 91 but it was 50-60 years too late for boxing. The convicted extortionist who, along with Frankie Carbo and three other less lights, went to Federal prison in the mid 50s,...

Will Floyd Mayweather “Chicken” Out?TIME FOR FLOYD TO “MAN UP” San Francisco, CA– The relationship between the World Boxing Council and Floyd Mayweather is a bit involved. First up, Mayweather claims to pay no “sanctioning fees” to the Mexico City based group while other WBC titleholders forgo either 2% of...