It has been said a man is not dead until he is forgotten. In that case, Willie Pep lives on. More than a decade-and-a-half after his body was laid to rest, eighty-plus years after he first became a world champion, the man generally considered the greatest defensive fighter of all time has been immortalized with a mural in Hartford, Connecticut’s capital city.
Former light heavyweight world title challenger John Scully – who has recently been in the spotlight for raising funds for retired boxers – held his latest Amateur Boxers Reunion at Diamante’s Bar on 8th Avenue on August 10.
Rhode Island-based promoter Jimmy Burchfield opened up boxing in Connecticut this year with a mega Pro-Am card at Mohegan Sun Casino this past Saturday.
By Kirk Lang – After a storied career that saw him, among other things, become the first former middleweight champion in 106 years to also win a heavyweight belt, Roy Jones Jr.
West Hartford, CT – Five Penske Truck Rental vehicles could be seen parked in front of 146 and 150 Raymond Road this past week.