A SPECIAL REPORT: BOXING

PASSIVE PUGILISM: Don Fraser knows it’s hard to get started. Few attended his first cards at the Irvine Marriott seven years ago. But an average of 1,000 fans now show up for the monthly event in the smoke-free room. . . . Unpopular decisions here evoke boos rather than the riots at the Los Angeles Sports Arena and the Olympic Auditorium. “It’s a nice family crowd,” says comedian Joey Bishop, a regular at the bouts.