In terms of world heavyweight champions, only Rocky Marciano and Gene Tunney went out on top, as undefeated heavyweight kings (Tunney had lost a fight down at light-heavy, to the unimaginably tough Harry Greb, later avenging the defeat). » Read Full Article
65 Years Ago: The Great Sonny Liston Turns Pro
- Leave a CommentThere was no fanfare, no sizeable payday and no indication of what was to come, but today in 1953, Charles “Sonny” Liston boxed as a professional for the very first time. » Read Full Article
45 Years Ago: George Foreman Clubs Joe “King” Roman To Quick And Painful Defeat (Deontay Wilder style!)
- Leave a Comment45 years ago a raw, crude even, yet immensely powerful Texan ruled the heavyweight division. » Read Full Article
75 Years Ago Today: The TWO Greatest Pound-For-Pound Boxers In History Fight In New York
- Leave a CommentSometimes in this great sport a fight comes too late in the career of one, or even both, of the protagonists. » Read Full Article
When The Rivalry Was So Intense, So Nasty They Never Shook Hands After The Fight
- Leave a CommentMany years ago, live on air when calling the ferocious, bad blood battle between middleweights Roberto Duran and Iran Barkley, commentators Gil Clancy and Al Bernstein had a bet: would “Hands of Stone” and “The Blade” embrace or shake hands at the conclusion of their intense fight? » Read Full Article
Remembering Heavyweight Slugger Alex Stewart: The Nice Guy Who Fought ‘Em All
- Leave a CommentA pure puncher and a genuinely exciting fighter, heavyweight contender Alex Stewart was a softly-spoken, even shy person who some felt was too much of a gentle soul to be a prize fighter. » Read Full Article
The Great James Toney At 50 – His Fighting Days Are Done
- Leave a CommentJames Toney, who today celebrates his 50th birthday, is done fighting, he is done even trying to fight; yet the former multi-weight king is safe in the knowledge that he has pretty much done it all. » Read Full Article
Twenty Years On: Recalling The First Ivan Robinson-Arturo Gatti Classic
- Leave a CommentJust about everyone’s favourite fighter when he was regularly thrilling millions with epic war after epic war, the late, great Arturo Gatti gave us almost too many classics to remember. » Read Full Article
George Foreman: I was the best I ever was at age 46
- Leave a CommentHeavyweight legend George Foreman had some truly incredible career, or careers. » Read Full Article
When Boxing Lost A Great In His Prime: Salvador Sanchez
- Leave a CommentSadly, throughout boxing history, a number of great or near-great fighters were lost due to car crashes or motorbike crashes. » Read Full Article
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