How bad was the peak George Foreman? Many years before his remodeling, when he returned as a smiling, shaven-headed peoples’ champ who everyone was pulling for, Foreman was a terrifying … Read more
Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton, who fought three engrossing battles over a three-year spell, have both left us; Norton passing away in September of 2013, Ali passing away in June … Read more
Heavyweight puncher Gerry Cooney was in Ireland over the weekend, doing a meet and greet with the fans and promoting his new autobiography ‘Gentleman Gerry: A Contender in the Ring, … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMmSzmF2Zh4 If ever a heavyweight champion looked set for a long reign it was 25 year old George Foreman on the evening of his brutal destruction of Ken Norton. Foreman, … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bzCq28VX2AVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Ken Norton vs Larry Holmes – Classic Fight Recap (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bzCq28VX2A) June 9, 1978 – Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. Unbeaten and, to his … Read more
It’s proven so, so hard for a number of great fighters to exit the sport on a win. So often we’ve seen legends battle on for too long; taking that ‘fight too many.’ Sadly it happened to at least three of the immortal heavyweights featured in the now 30 year old “Champions Forever” video tribute (still a fantastic watch a full three decades on).
Read moreChampions (not quite) Forever: Ali, Frazier, Norton and the sadness of their final fights
By Mauricio Sulaiman
WBC President – Jose Sulaiman’s son
The passing away of Frank Quill in Australia has closed yet another chapter in the history books of boxing and the WBC history. Frank wrote with golden letters several pages with his dedication and passion to make boxing better. A boxing historian who served as President in Australian National Boxing Federation, he was a member of the WBC Board of Governors and Chairman of the WBC Ratings Committee – a man with a sweet smile, always positive, and a natural friend to all. The funeral will be held on August 16 at 10 am at Heritage Funerals in Melbourne, Australia.
Sometimes a fight is so great, we simply have to see it again. Sometimes we are treated to an unforgettable tirilogy of fights. Here are ten of the finest in boxing history.
Read moreWhen the action was so great they did it three times: Boxing’s finest trilogies
Rummy’s Corner proudly presents another edition of a new ongoing series that will explore some of the greatest bouts in the rich history of professional boxing. This week’s second installment of “Classic Fight Recap” features the epic fifteen round heavyweight championship contest that took place on June 9, 1978, between WBC heavyweight champion Ken Norton (40-4-0) and undefeated challenger Larry Holmes (27-0-0), which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Read moreVideo: Ken Norton vs Larry Holmes – Classic Fight Recap
It might be something of a morbid subject, but Muhammad Ali, a man who literally gave everything he had in the pursuit of the greatness he achieved in the ring, is, despite the ghastly health problems he has been suffering with for over three decades, outliving his former ring rivals by a quite substantial amount of time. Ali, now aged 74 and more or less housebound, has lived longer than former foes including: Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Jimmy Ellis, Sir Henry Cooper, Jimmy Young, Ron Lyle, Jerry Quarry, Floyd Patterson and even his final ring rival, Trevor Berbick.
Read moreWhen the ex-marine broke the draft dodger’s jaw – Norton-Ali
