Boxing in the Dark

Covered a small fight card last week in New York City, just for the fun of it, the show was part of Lou DiBella's "Broadway Boxing" series that highlights hopefuls on their way up the rankings. Didn't have to cover it and wasn't assigned, just felt like getting out and seeing some people I hadn't seen in awhile and shoot a "small" fight card. These cards are how I got my start, and I hadn't covered one in quite sometime...



Kinda forgot how dark these cards are, it may be called "Broadway Boxing", but it has off, off Broadway lighting. Just as a gauge, most of my shots were taken in the range of ISO 6400, 1/320th, f2.8, in other words dungeon lighting. Didn't really have to focus on any fighters in particular, so had some fun wandering around, and chose to shoot the whole show in B&W, which I never do because editors and magazines generally don't want it...

Here's a quick one of friend and HBO colleague Harold Lederman and his wife Eileen, who were on hand to take in the action...



also on hand, Paulie Malignaggi, who had just gotten back from his loss to Juan Diaz (in which he was blatantly robbed of the decision) in Diaz' hometown of Houston...



Spent the rest of the night just wandering and shooting the fights, played a bit with some blurs, shot some wide angles which normally I don't, but as a B&W they kinda worked, also had some fun watching the corners and of course the ring card girls...


BOXING BLUR


SHE'S GOT LEGS


ROUND 3 FROM THE LAST ROW


HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECT TOR HAMER


WIDE ANGLE CORNER


GREAT ENTRANCE MASK


BB KINGS


ANTHEM SINGER

It was fun to just get out and shoot a bit with no pressure of getting the shot or transmitting on deadline, but I did miss the bright lights of the bigger event. Now I'll step away and begin my drive to tonight's Jets game...Michael Vick comes town...Bow Wow...