No other boxing website does a better job of balancing news of current-day boxing with looks back at many of the sport's greats than Ringside Report, the website led by my good friend, the top-notch boxing interviewer "Bad" Brad Berkwitt.
BATB was the first site to talk about the recent plight of Beltway Boxing legend "Smilin' Drew" Andrew Maynard. Word has been getting around the boxing world about Maynard's situation, which is wonderful.
Ringside Report is featuring a heartfelt first-person account from someone who remembers Maynard from his days as an amateur leading up to the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea where Maynard won a gold medal. The writer of this article is former pro boxer "Finesse Mahogany" Mark Buchanan of Kinston, NC.
Long-time Beltway Boxing fans may remember Buchanan because, for a while, he fought out of Norfolk, VA and fought in Maryland three times during his pro career, two of those appearances were very memorable.
On September 12, 1995, Buchanan stopped rising Baltimore cruiserweight prospect Courtney "Pound For Pound" Butler in the seventh round at Martin's West in Woodlawn, MD. On August 21, 1996, Buchanan was stopped by a very angry Andrew Council in the third round during an outdoor show at Byrne Manor in Oxon Hill, MD. If I remember correctly, Buchanan and Council had words prior to this bout and the normally calm Council was very peeved that night. There were also claims of a headbutt during the bout that may have led to the stoppage.
Buchanan (12-16-2, nine KO's) fought other notable contenders during his career including Merqui Sosa, Charles Brewer and Richard Hall and he was the chief sparring partner for Roy Jones, Jr. Currently, Buchanan coaches amateur boxing in North Carolina where he and his wife are both affiliated with USA Boxing.
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Gary I enjoyed the article. What does Andrew Council do for a living today and Keith Holmes?
Andrew is actually doing a lot of cornerwork and training of boxers in the area. Recently, he has worked in the corners of Tony Thompson and Anthony Peterson in their last outings.
Keith has been working on a rap career. He had a song out called "Party" that was pretty decent a little over a year ago. He also has a production company. I'm not 100 percent sure Keith has officially called it a career. His last bout was against Tito Mendoza on August 16 of last year in Panama.
gary...this is thom loverro....i am trying to get in touch with you for some help on some info....can you email me some contact info at thomloverro@yahoo.com?
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