By Michael Malaszczyk Editor’s note: Part one in a two-part series. Since 2011, three boxing world champions have come from Long Island, and that’s not a coincidence. Those champions are Joe Smith Jr., a light heavyweight from Mastic Beach, Chris Algieri, a welterweight from Patchogue, and Jamel Herring, a lightweight from Rockville Centre. It’s a statistic that seems … Continue reading Never counted cut: Boxing’s Long Island comeback