Allen’s Substack

Home
Archive
About
Ali, Foreman, and that sound in the jungle
The rumble in Kinshasa 1974
 • 
Allen Frantzen
1
New
Top
Community
Picturing boxing: art as animus
What do famous boxing pictures want to say about the sport?
 • 
Allen Frantzen
1
Music, excitement, and the gay boxer
One Cheer for “Champion” at the Metropolitan Opera
 • 
Allen Frantzen
Masculinity and the gay athlete
Some people think that sports make the man. I think that the man helps to make the sport.
 • 
Allen Frantzen
The Gay Boxer in History: Al Panama Brown
A bantamweight boxing champion with a cabaret career on the side
 • 
Allen Frantzen
Sorry, Joe! Sorry, Jesse! Heroes need not apply.
In the 1930s, boxing star Joe Louis and track star Jesse Owens could make history, but not money.
 • 
Allen Frantzen
Boxing and homosexuality 2: Orlando Cruz
Boxers, homosexuality, and the tribe
 • 
Allen Frantzen
4
Boxing and homosexuality 1: Emile Griffith
Life, death, and masculinity in the ring
 • 
Allen Frantzen
3
Allen’s Substack
Allen’s Substack
Boxing, boxing books, and masculinity
Recommendations
Seth Dillon
Seth DillonSeth Dillon
Bettina Arndt
Bettina ArndtBettina Arndt
T
The Fiamengo File Janice Fiamengo
MenAreGood Substack
MenAreGood SubstackTom Golden

Allen’s Substack

AboutArchiveRecommendationsSitemap
© 2023 Allen Frantzen
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing