Friday, April 16, 2010

On the End of College Boxing (A Look Back)


Fifty years ago, a fighter at the University of Wisconsin named Charlie Mohr was killed in the ring, spelling the end for NCAA-sanctioned college boxing. I wrote about Mohr (who at one point, underwent shock treatment for psychological problems) at SI.com. He's a pretty fascinating emblem of a bygone age.

Here's the story.

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