According to reports, living legend and absolute all-time great Roberto Duran is currently in hospital, with the 72-year-old receiving care for a heart condition. According to...
How great was Antonio Margarito? Just asking such a question can be a sin in itself, and of course you know why. “Tony”, boxing’s biggest bad...
This one was just terrible. It was 25 years ago that undefeated rising heavyweight contender Ike Ibeabuchi, perhaps the champion of the future, perhaps even the...
Who were the top ten pound-for-pound boxers in the 1950s? Welcome to part 7 of 13 in the latest boxing survey series, which will survey volunteers...
Heavyweight king “Substantial” George Foreman was a truly terrifying figure in the 1970s, and never more so than on that day 50 years ago. Foreman, who...
Thank heavens for YouTube. On the channel you can find real gems of this sport, fights that have long faded from memory, but can be revived....
Legendary middleweight king Marvelous Marvin Hagler was at the top of his game 40 years ago. The shaven-headed southpaw had ruled the middleweight division since September...
Don’t worry, it’s just an exhibition. Yes, another one. Former champions Azumah Nelson and Jesse James Leija, who fought each other four times in the 1990s,...
It may be the most brutal, action-packed and brutally punishing of all world heavyweight title fights. Manila, October 1, 1975 – Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier,...
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada – April 6, 1987. You know what happened. Today, of course, is the anniversary, the 37th anniversary of the massive and...
Talk about horror. With one substantial G. And not only for both players, but also for the referee, judges and the audience. Some fight fans, as...
As all boxing fans know, the great and even incomparable Muhammad Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson’s syndrome in his later years. In fact, Ali may have...
The most shocking and strange heavyweight title fight took place 20 years ago between Wladimir Klitschko, the former WBO heavyweight champion, and Lamon Brewster. The fight...
Arum: ‘I thought he was on par with Leonard and Hearns skill-wise’ Whenever you think of a player who looked poised for true greatness but fell...
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the death of the greatest warrior who ever lived, the greatest warrior to ever do it – Sugar Ray Robinson....
In melancholy news, former IBF cruiserweight champion Ricky Parkey has died at the age of 67. Longtime competitor Aaron Snowell posted this message on his Facebook...
Today, April 15, is the anniversary of truly unique events related to boxing. Fans may immediately recognize today as the day we saw arguably the greatest...
As we posthumously wish the great Arturo Gatti a very joyful 52nd birthday, one of the men with whom “Thunder” went to war during his incredibly...