When we fight, fans discuss and/or think about what might be the greatest fight in boxing history, there is a tendency on our part to “go...
“The world loved my story. But it was a lie” – Oscar De La Hoya. HBO’s upcoming two-part documentary about Oscar De La Hoya will premiere...
Flash forward to July 12, 1948, and fight fans would witness two all-time greats fighting for the lightweight world title. These same fans also saw the...
Older fight fans, remember when Evander Holyfield was “too petite” to fight the gigantic guys, the heavyweights? That was the knock on Holyfield in 1988, when...
Some knockouts are simply a pleasure to watch. Some knockouts, seemingly achieved effortlessly but actually cleverly devised and practiced repeatedly in the gym, seem to come...
As fight fans are well aware, the great, beloved Marvelous Marvin Hagler passed away in 2021 at the far too youthful age of just 66. With...
The greatest African warrior? Should this lofty distinction go to Dick Tiger (Nigerian)? To Ike Quartey (originally from Ghana)? To Brian Mitchell (South Africa)? – or...
Azumah Nelson isn’t the first player from a previous era to criticize today’s players, and he won’t be the last. Nelson, who showed his genius in...
This is one of the worst beatings a great warrior has ever received. For a great player, it was one of the saddest ways to leave...
Sucker punch or a completely legal, legal shot? It was in July 1927, in Recent York, at Yankee Stadium, that former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey met...
We’re talking about a rematch that was completely and utterly unnecessary. It was on this day 60 years ago that heavyweight king Sonny Liston fought Floyd...
BLAIR RICHARDSON Born: January 29, 1941 South Bar, Canada He died: March 6, 1971, age 30. Record: 52 fights, 45 wins (36 by KO/TKO), 5 losses...
Ten years ago, one of the absolute best – and controversial – boxers died through no fault of his own. Emile Griffith was a boxing champion...
It was in July 1910 that one of the first fights marked as the “Fight of the Century” took place in the heavyweight division. Jack Johnson,...
Today we wish the warmest birthday wishes to one of the greatest Mexican players of all time. One could also argue, one of the greatest warriors...
The always current result will be marked with an unofficial asterisk: Antonio Margarito TKO11 Miguel Cotto. Fight fans, of course, know all about the hand wrap...
There have been quite a few great away wins for British players over the years; fights in which the weaker British fighter went to his opponent’s...
Bronx warrior and all-around tough guy (he should definitely be in the Hall of Fame) Iran Barkley has had an electrifying career in the ring, as...
