Archive - Allen’s Substack

In the 1930s, boxing star Joe Louis and track star Jesse Owens could make history, but not money.

Mar 23

Boxers, homosexuality, and the tribe

Mar 13

Life, death, and masculinity in the ring

Mar 8

February 2023

Backward-looking, or looking back?

Feb 22

Boxing, politics, religion, and sex

Feb 8

January 2023

A man divided against himself

Jan 25

How is masculinity revealed in boxing books?

Jan 11

December 2022

Introducing new posts on books about boxing, boxers, and manhood

Dec 30, 2022

This is Allen’s Substack, a newsletter about men, boxing, and boxing books.

Dec 22, 2022

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