Those are the appendages of Michael Constantino, who's making his pro boxing debut Oct. 27 in New York on a Sadam Ali card you can watch via pay-per-view, per a news release. How will a boxer with one fist box? I honestly don't know -- none of the stories I can find explain if he does a number like Danny Williams, or if one of his gloves has a prosthetic fist, or what, exactly. He recently fought in the New York City Golden Gloves, and he made headlines after the TSA turned him down for a gig, so it's not like he hasn't been around for someone to ask the question. This is the closest you get in terms of a story on the logistics. [UPDATED: Ace boxing PR man Bob Trieger informs me that, according to Constantino, he sticks his arm into a small glove and laces it up and it fits. No prosthetic involved. He also switches stances on occasion.]
It is cool, though, either way. Can't have anything but admiration for someone saying, "I need fists to box. I only have one. Screw it, let's do this."
We'll consider that specific subject no further in this edition of Quick Jabs, but will instead discuss others, such as the subjects in the headline and whether Arturo Gatti belongs in the Hall of Fame; promotional tugs of war involving Golden Boy, Lou DiBella, Don King and Barry Hunter (?); and the latest news on Manny Pacquiao and his fourth fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, among other subjects. Read up. What else are you doing while you wait for the card of the year next weekend, Nonito Donaire-Toshiaki Nishioka and Brandon Rios-Mike Alvarado?
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