The great, incomparable Sugar Ray Robinson – for many the BEST Sugar in the boxing world forever and ever, amen – has died at the age...
In 1998, Donald Trump was just Donald Trump, but he had plans for a fight that would change boxing. Well, that was his spiel at the...
Born in Merida, Venezuela in December 1981, Edwin Valero became a favorite among fight fans thanks to his simply incredible series of knockouts. Valero is still...
ON SATURDAY, July 26, 1890, a challenge appeared in The Times Sports life “Harry Peter, of Islington, says he is surprised that Joe Caly is challenging...
Mike Weaver, one of the more underrated heavyweight champions, one of the so-called “lost generation” of heavyweights who held the world title on a rotating basis...
Ernie “Indian Red” Lopez Born: September 23, 1945 at Fort Duchesne, Utah. He died: October 3, 2009 in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Record: 61 fights, 49 wins...
Today, if he were alive, if he had not been so cruelly taken from us, and most of all from those closest to us, the Marvelous...
One of the most formidable delicate heavyweights in the annals of the division, the great Bob Foster became world champion on this day in 1968. Foster,...
ON SATURDAY, July 26, 1890, a challenge appeared in The Times Sports life “Harry Peter, of Islington, says he is surprised that Joe Caly is challenging...
Today, in 1987, Mike Tyson, quickly approaching the peak of his career, fought former champion Pinklon Thomas. This fight was called “Challenging Road To Glory”. Tyson,...
Forty years ago in Modern York City, a true boxing legend died at the age of 87. Jack Dempsey, born William Harrison Dempsey – the man...
Was it really seven years ago when the one and only, truly incomparable Muhammad Ali died? It was true. Maybe you remember and will always remember...
A trilogy? Maybe. You can certainly make a passionate argument that the three fights (see wars) between Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward impressed the world with...
Some upsets can be seen coming, in a way. An example would be the fight that took place ten years ago today between WBC delicate heavyweight...
This week (June 10) marks the 75th anniversary of the third and final fight (see war) between middleweight champions Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano. “Man Of...
Some dates, some fight dates, are memorable. June 9 is one such date. Why? Because it could have been that on this day in 1978, the...
Thomas Hearns’ name appears first in the headline above because, in boxing tradition, the winner comes first. OK, there was officially no winner when Hearns and...
On this day in 1984, two all-time greats entered the ring at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Less than six minutes later, the fight, such as...
