Fight fans may have read back in 2015, how some very precious world championship belts were stolen from The Hall of Fame in Canastota. Four belts belonging to the great Carmen Basilio were stolen, as were two belts belonging to the also great Tony Zale.… read more “Thieves Who Stole Zale, Basilio Championship Belts Caught; The Belts Sadly Lost Forever”
Sugar Ray Robinson and Carmen Basilio, kings of the ring both, ended up all-even at 1-1; their two savage, give too much wars seeing both legends go to a place precious few fighters have ever had to go to and ever will have to go to.… read more “Sugar Ray Robinson and Carmen Basilio – And Two Of The Most Savage Middleweight Title Fights In History”
You know the thought process some people have when they watch a great fight, a slugfest, a war, a battle of attrition – they say and feel that the two men in the ring are ‘giving too much.’… read more “Carmen Basilio and Sugar Ray Robinson: Thank God They Never Had A Third Fight”