A knockout is the one ending in sports that can’t be negotiated. No judges, no “he stole the last two rounds,” no debate about tactics. It’s just the cleanest full stop possible: one fighter still ...

Back in my Maxboxing days, my weekly column always included a mini-mailbag section, under the subheading “I’m Raskin, You’re Askin’.” Some two decades down the road, I’m still Raskin, but nobody is ...