Today, January 24th, marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most incredible heavyweight fights ever seen. Rewind to January of 1976, with Caesars Palace in Las Vegas the venue, … read more
This year of 2025 marks the anniversary of numerous big, memorable, and important fights: Barrera-Morales I, 25 years old. Benn-McClellan, 30 years old. Chavez-Taylor, 35 years old. Hagler-Hearns, 40 years … read more
“Rarely do two pure punchers get matched together,” George Foreman speaking to Ring Magazine about his epic battle with Ron Lyle. Yes, the fight that has been called THE greatest … read more
How great, how special was heavyweight contender Ron Lyle? How great? I’d go as far as to say former prison convict turned all-round good guy Lyle deserves to be remembered … read more
And to think, George Foreman was set to fight Pedro Lovell. If this had happened, the world would have been deprived of one of, if not THE greatest, heavyweight slugfests … read more
Though he is best remembered for his truly incredible slugfest to end all heavyweight slugfests with George Foreman, Ron Lyle treated fans to another, almost as special punch-a-thon; this one … read more
Could the epic slugfest between rampaging heavyweights George Foreman and Ron Lyle have been THE greatest heavyweight battle ever? Might that astonishing, we-never-get-tired-of-watching-it fourth round have been THE greatest heavyweight … read more