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Dream Fights – Some Mythical Match-Making

April 2, 2020 by James Slater

Boxing News - At a time when live boxing is something we can only dream of, what with the world's entire fistic schedule scrapped due to the ongoing coronavirus, a fight fan is finding it tough to keep from being bored in a major way. At this time, there are computer tournaments to watch, interviews from the good people at IFL TV, who are doing interviews over the telephone and posting them on YouTube, and of course, great fights from years gone by to watch, and watch all over again.

At a time when live boxing is something we can only dream of, what with the world’s entire fistic schedule scrapped due to the ongoing coronavirus, a fight fan is … Read more

John H. Stracey Pays Tribute To Hedgemon Lewis – 1946 to 2020

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 by James Slater

Boxing News - Former world welterweight title challenger Hedgemon Lewis passed away yesterday, March 31, at the age of 74. A fine fighter who became an accomplished trainer in his later years, Lewis of Alabama was one of the toughest 147 pound fighters during the 1970s. A standout amateur, Lewis winning the National Golden Gloves as a lightweight and as a welterweight, Hedgemon went pro in May of 1966 aged just 19.

Former world welterweight title challenger Hedgemon Lewis passed away yesterday, March 31, at the age of 74. A fine fighter who became an accomplished trainer in his later years, Lewis … Read more

20 Years Ago Today – When Vitali Klitschko “Quit” Against Chris Byrd

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 by James Slater

Boxing News - Former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko lost just two fights in his entire pro career, both of them due to injury. Klitschko, he of the “Iron Fist” and the steel chin, was famously stopped on cuts in his thrilling war with Lennox Lewis, and the elder of the two Klitschko brothers remained on his stool after nine rounds with a bad shoulder in his fight with Chris Byrd.

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Former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko lost just two fights in his entire pro career, both of them due to injury. Klitschko, he of the “Iron Fist” and the steel chin, … Read more

Bob Arum Celebrates 54 Years in Boxing

April 1, 2020March 31, 2020 by Top Rank

Boxing News - Arum has promoted 2,079 shows starting with the March 29, 1966 heavyweight world title showdown between Muhammad Ali and George Chuvalo

Arum has promoted 2,079 shows starting with the March 29, 1966 heavyweight world title showdown between Muhammad Ali and George Chuvalo Bob Arum started at the top, and he’s still … Read more

Billy Joe Saunders – A Fool To Himself

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 by James Slater

Boxing News - Fight fans may have heard about Billy Joe Saunders' latest crude stunt. A man who courts controversy, Saunders is in hot water over the disgusting video he uploaded, with the fighter giving male viewers tips on how to deal with their partner should she “give you a little bit of mouth” during this time of lock down living. Saunders punches his heavy bag, showing viewers how it's done should he want to “bang her on the chin,” and then “finish her off.”

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Fight fans may have heard about Billy Joe Saunders’ latest crude stunt. A man who courts controversy, Saunders is in hot water over the disgusting video he uploaded, with the … Read more

40 Years Ago Today – When A Mike Weaver Left Hook Ruined A Potential Superstar

March 31, 2020 by James Slater

Boxing News - Weaver, having been yelled at by his corner after the 14th round - “don't bother coming back to this corner if you don't knock him out now!” or words to that effect – came out for the final round with sheer determination in his heart. And shockingly, with just :45 seconds of the fight remaining, Weaver uncorked a perfect short left hook to the head. Tate fell, landing face-first on the mat, a grimace on his face. It was over. The referee could have counted to a hundred. The crowd was stunned. Weaver was overcome with sheer joy.

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It was supposed to be John Tate’s night. Fighting before his hometown fans in Knoxville, Tennessee, recently crowned WBA heavyweight champion “Big John” Tate was making his first defense. And … Read more

Dana White talks Deontay Wilder – Tyson Fury 2

March 31, 2020March 30, 2020 by Queensberry Promotions

Boxing News - FRANK WARRENS HEAVYWEIGHT PODCAST: “Wilder v Fury should have been in the UK!” claims Dana White

FRANK WARRENS HEAVYWEIGHT PODCAST: “Wilder v Fury should have been in the UK!” claims Dana White IN THE LATEST EPISODE of Frank Warren’s Heavyweight Podcast, UFC President Dana White has … Read more

Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin And Dereck Chisora-Oleksandr Usyk Fights Postponed

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 by James Slater

Boxing News - To the great surprise of nobody, the two big heavyweight fights that were set for May in the UK – Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin and Dereck Chisora-Oleksandr Usyk – have been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus situation. Whyte-Povetkin was to have gone down on May 2, and a new date of July 4 has been announced. Chisora-Usyk was to have taken place on May 23, and as of yet no new date has been mentioned.

To the great surprise of nobody, the two big heavyweight fights that were set for May in the UK – Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin and Dereck Chisora-Oleksandr Usyk – have been … Read more

The Mysterious Deaths Of Gatti, Liston, Folley, Mills And Turpin

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 by James Slater

Boxing News - Foul Play Or Not Foul Play?

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Foul Play Or Not Foul Play? A man who has fought for years in the ring, who has risked his very life in doing so, is fully deserving of living … Read more

Eubank Jr. Training With The Great Jones Jr. – “Roy Is Most Definitely Complex”

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 by James Slater

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Junior and Junior. Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. is currently training British world title contender Chris Eubank Jr. Out in Florida, observing the lock-down demands many of us are currently … Read more