I knew the Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor fight had broken through when people who do not normally follow boxing were asking what I thought of the fight. At the Miami Book Fair, I had way more conversations about boxing than I normally do at a literary event. Because Serrano vs. Taylor was on Netflix the fight was easy to watch (if you could endure the glitchy stream). Also, they were on same card as the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson spectacle, which loads of people tuned in for (I am still waiting for the day when someone knocks out Jake Paul). Everyone I discussed the fight with agreed that Taylor and Serrano were the actual main event.
Read Full Article »