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40 Years On: Recalling The Great Holmes-Norton Battle

James Slater - 08/06/2018 Leave a Comment

June 9, 1978 – Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

Unbeaten and, to his own disgust, largely ignored heavyweight contender Larry Holmes was getting a shot at the WBC crown. » Read Full Article

Champions (not quite) Forever: Ali, Frazier, Norton and the sadness of their final fights

James Slater - 26/01/2018 Leave a Comment

It’s proven so, so hard for a number of great fighters to exit the sport on a win. » Read Full Article

WBC – Aug. 15, 2017 – 12th Round

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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. » Read Full Article

When the action was so great they did it three times: Boxing’s finest trilogies

James Slater - 09/06/2017 Leave a Comment

Sometimes a fight is so great, we simply have to see it again. » Read Full Article

Video: Ken Norton vs Larry Holmes – Classic Fight Recap

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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. » Read Full Article

When the ex-marine broke the draft dodger’s jaw – Norton-Ali

James Slater - 01/04/2016

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. » Read Full Article