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...natural for a young sport," says CNN/SI boxing analyst Steve Farhood. "But the thin talent pool prohibits consistent, well-matched bouts." More to the point, says Vitiello, "promoters still see women as a sideshow. There is talent out there. But to get air time, you have to be a Playboy bunny or have a famous name...
Indeed, promoter Bob Arum, who manages welterweight champ Oscar De La Hoya, dropped Lucia Rijker, considered to be among the sport's best fighters, and now sets bouts for an NFL cheerleader, a topless dancer and boxing's infamous Playboy cover girl Mia St. John. Known more for her pink hot pants than her ring skills, St. John takes home about the same per fight as Ali and Frazier-Lyde...
...female cards for TV, says, "Weight for weight, women boxers are often as good as their male counterparts. I haven't had a single event where the women haven't received a standing ovation." Cedric Kushner, who admits to a personal aversion to the sport, features distinctly un-Playboy-ish female boxers on his cards because "the fans respond...
Either book publishing changed last week or Stephen King should start himself a cult. With minimal advertising, he got more than 500,000 readers to go online to download his new 66-page short story. The economics certainly worked in his favor. The New Yorker or Playboy might have paid him $10,000 for the piece, says King. But he estimates he'll make at least $450,000 for the e-book...
...Sweatshirt Boy will be taken aback and will coyly suggest that you check out the Playboy collection in the Periodical Room...