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His personal motto was “Destruct and Destroy.” It certainly seemed to legions of admirers as if Marvelous Marvin Hagler himself was indestructible. Last Saturday we learned differently. Although we fight fans thought of Marvin as somehow immortal, he was, sadly, no less immune to the inevitability of death than the rest of us puny humans who worshipped him.  To realize that, physically at least, the Marvelous One has vanished forever ...
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Who was Joe Calzaghe’s most difficult opponent? The answer might surprise you
Joe Calzaghe engaged in 46 professional fights. He knocked out 34 opponents - and never lost. ...
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03/04/2026
Top 10 All-Time Greatest Mexico vs Puerto Rico Fights
Today's list is a combination of how historically significant the fight was and how good of ...
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03/02/2026
Boxing Myth or Fact: Jack Johnson/Stanley Ketchel was a fixed fight?
Most boxing fans who look into the ...
John Raspanti
02/26/2026
Armando Muniz Remembers the Worst Robbery in Boxing History
It was a little over forty-three years ...
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02/22/2026
Top 12 Greatest Punchers in Heavyweight History
This list includes all heavyweights, including active ...
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02/21/2026
Top 10 Come from Behind wins in Boxing history!
The men on this list snatched victory ...
Mike Goodpaster
02/18/2026
Top 10 Greatest Welterweight Boxers of All Time
The welterweight division has long been one ...
Mike Goodpaster
02/11/2026
Top 10 First Round Knockouts in Boxing History
First-round knockouts can lead to disappointment for ...
John Raspanti
02/09/2026
Buckled and floored, Joe Louis butchers Tony Galento
Tony "Two Ton" Galento was short, fat, and built like a beer truck with stumpy legs. ...
Mike Goodpaster
02/08/2026
Comparing Muhammad Ali to Mike Tyson: Why the comparison is stupid
I keep seeing all of these younger ...
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02/04/2026
Top 10 Mexican Boxers of All Time: Who is the Greatest of them All?
Mexican boxers are often defined by toughness, ...
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01/24/2026
Top-11 Lightweights in Boxing History, Is Roberto Duran really number one?
The lightweight division (135 pounds) has long ...
John Raspanti
01/23/2026
Embarrassed Joe Louis fights for redemption against Jersey Joe Walcott
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis felt ashamed. On ...
John Raspanti
01/12/2026
Henry Armstrong – Indisputable Greatness
What Henry Armstrong achieved in the late ...
Mike Goodpaster
01/11/2026
Frazier vs Daniels: Terry Daniels in the Lion’s Den
As it takes only moments to name ...
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01/03/2026
Round 14 – Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier throw hands for the last time
Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought for ...
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12/15/2025
Unforgettable: The fourth fight between Bobby Chacon and Rafael Limon
Strolling around downtown Sacramento recently, I spotted ...
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12/07/2025
Dec. 7,1970 when “The Greatest” fought “Ringo” at Madison Square Garden
Barely a month after stopping top-ranking contender ...
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11/28/2025
Joe Louis fights light heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis
In 1939, undisputed heavyweight champion Joe Louis ...
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11/19/2025
The Real Story Behind Cinderella Man: James Braddock, Joe Gould, Max Baer, and the Shadows of the Fight Game
Ron Howard’s 2005 film Cinderella Man presents ...
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11/16/2025
November 21, 1972 – Muhammad Ali and Bob Foster throw hands
Muhammad Ali returned to boxing in 1970. ...
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11/13/2025
Iron Will, Iron Chin: The Legend of Bennie Briscoe
Few fighters in boxing history embodied pure ...
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11/07/2025
“Rocky Balboa” like Billy Backus upsets future Hall of Famer
It took Jose Napoles 64 fights to ...
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11/07/2025
George Chuvalo: A Heavyweight’s Triumphs and Tragedies
George Chuvalo’s life story reads like a ...
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11/05/2025
Boxing: The Slow Death of a Once-Majestic Mainstream Sport
For nearly a century, boxing stood shoulder ...
Mike Goodpaster
10/31/2025
What If: Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Marvelous Marvin Hagler had met in 1982
Boxing fans have long debated one of ...
Mike Goodpaster
10/30/2025
So Close to Greatness: The Life and Career of Hedgemon Lewis
Born February 25, 1946, in Greensboro, Alabama, ...
John Raspanti
10/27/2025
Underrated former light heavyweight champion John Conteh – skill and style
John Conteh was one heckuva a fighter. ...
John Raspanti
10/15/2025
Sensing the ghosts of history at the old Los Angeles Sports Arena
As you age, you reminisce. I was ...
Mike Goodpaster
10/10/2025
Tommy Morrison and AIDS: The Truth about what happened, and how he Died.
Tommy Morrison burst onto the professional boxing ...
Mike Goodpaster
10/09/2025
Michael Dokes: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Heavyweight Champion
Michael Dokes was born in Akron, Ohio—a ...
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10/08/2025
Kiko Bejines: A Promising Bantamweight’s Journey to a Fatal Title Fight
Boxing has always carried with it both ...
Mike Goodpaster
10/07/2025
Oscar Bonavena: The Colorful Life, Storied Career, and Tragic End of Argentina’s Wildest Heavyweight
Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena wasn’t just a boxer—he ...
Mike Goodpaster
10/06/2025
Gerald McClellan: “He got what he gave” – A Divisive Legacy
Boxing has always celebrated its knockout artists—fighters ...
Mike Goodpaster
10/05/2025
Top 17 Latino Boxers of All Time
Boxing’s history cannot be told without the ...
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10/04/2025
Top 10 Boxers of the 1940s
The 1940s were a golden decade for ...
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10/03/2025
Mike Rossman: The Jewish Bomber’s Journey To Boxing Glory
The 1970s produced a golden age of ...
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10/02/2025
The Army Boxer Who Knocked-Down Muhammad Ali (1960)
In the vast folklore of American boxing, ...
Mike Goodpaster
09/30/2025
Beyond the Gloves: The Journey of Kallie Knoetze
In the 1970s, South African boxing enjoyed ...
Mike Goodpaster
09/29/2025
Tony Sibson: The Leicester Lionheart
In the rich tapestry of British boxing, ...
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09/27/2025
Clearing the Smoke: Why Sugar Ray Leonard Never Ducked Aaron Pryor
Boxing history is filled with debates about ...
John Raspanti
09/26/2025
Angry Rocky Graziano goes after Charley Fusari
Though gentle and, as his wife said, "sweet" ...
Mike Goodpaster
09/25/2025
Top 11 Cruiserweights in Boxing History: Usyk or Holyfield at No.1?
The cruiserweight division has long been one ...
Mike Goodpaster
09/23/2025
Marcel Cerdan: The Moroccan Bomber
Marcel Cerdan was born on July 22, ...
Mike Goodpaster
09/22/2025
The Super Fight: Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns I (1981)
By 1981, boxing’s welterweight division was the ...
Mike Goodpaster
09/18/2025
Tony Tubbs: A Career of Skill, Struggles, and Short-Lived Glory
Anthony “Tony” Tubbs was born on February ...
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09/16/2025
Nick Wells: The Man Who Knocked Out Larry Holmes Twice
Boxing history is full of fighters whose ...
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09/14/2025
There Truly Was Only One Ricky Hatton
Ricky Hatton was born on October 6, ...
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09/09/2025
Razor Ruddock: The Smash That Shook the Heavyweight Era
In an era when the heavyweight division ...
John Raspanti
09/08/2025
When 90,000 boxing fans showed up to watch Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier fight
1921. Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, fresh off ...
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09/03/2025
José “Mantequilla” Nápoles: a complete life and career retrospective
José Ángel Nápoles—“Mantequilla,” Spanish for “Butter”—was the ...
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09/02/2025
Joe Bugner: The Enigmatic Heavyweight Who Battled Legends
Joe Bugner was born József Kreul Bugner ...
John Raspanti
08/29/2025
Tury “The Fury” Pineda: A rising star who burned out quickly
Young fighters who can punch, tickle the ...
Mike Goodpaster
08/27/2025
The 1981 Battle of the Little Giants: Salvador Sánchez vs. Wilfredo Gómez
By the summer of 1981, boxing was ...
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08/26/2025
James “Quick” Tillis: the fighting cowboy who tested a generation
James Theodore Tillis was born July 5, ...
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08/19/2025
Jimmy Young: The Victim of Controversial Decisions
In the turbulent heavyweight era of the ...
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08/12/2025
The Night Benítez Outboxed Durán: A Masterclass in Las Vegas
On January 30, 1982, under the bright ...
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08/11/2025
Mythical Matchup Breakdown: Tommy Morrison vs. Deontay Wilder
When fight fans imagine dream matchups across ...
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08/08/2025
Ken Norton: The Relentless Warrior Who Pushed Ali to the Brink
Ken Norton was born on August 9, ...
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08/06/2025
Rubén “El Púas” Olivares: The Life and Career of Mexico’s Knockout King
Rubén Olivares Avila was born on January ...
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08/05/2025
Bobby Chacon: The Tragedy and Triumph of a Ring Warrior
Born November 28, 1951, in Sylmar, California, ...
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08/04/2025
Lionel Rose: Fighting for Glory, Championing a People
Lionel Edmund Rose was born on June ...
John Raspanti
08/03/2025
Remembering Dwight Muhammad Qawi – Respect and admiration
I was sad to read that Dwight ...
Mike Goodpaster
07/30/2025
The 10 Greatest Cruiserweights in Boxing History
Since its inception in 1979, the cruiserweight ...
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07/29/2025
Dwight Muhammad Qawi: From Prison Cell to World Champion
Born Dwight Braxton on January 5, 1953, ...
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07/24/2025
Jab, Heart, and Hard Luck: The Carl ‘The Truth’ Williams Story
Carl “The Truth” Williams was a gifted, ...
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Evander Holyfield’s Coming of Age: A 15-Round War with Dwight Muhammad Qawi
On July 12, 1986, inside the Omni ...
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07/21/2025
Ezzard Charles: The Cincinnati Cobra and His Underrated Reign as Heavyweight Champion
Ezzard Charles is often regarded as one ...
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07/02/2025
Owney “The Killer” Madden: The Gangster Who Ruled the Ring
In the smoky backrooms of Prohibition-era New ...
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07/01/2025
Ali vs. Inoki: The 1976 Fight That Shouldn’t Have Happened
On June 26, 1976, one of the ...
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06/25/2025
The Legend Before the Loss: James J. Jeffries and the Truth Behind 1910
When discussing the pantheon of heavyweight boxing ...
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06/23/2025
Monte Masters: The Wild Ride of Boxing’s Forgotten Maverick
In the annals of boxing history, the ...
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06/20/2025
The Night Tommy Farr Gave the Great Joe Louis All He Could Handle
August 30, 1937 – Yankee Stadium, New ...
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Karl Mildenberger: The Southpaw Who Challenged Ali
Karl Mildenberger was one of Germany’s most ...
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Fifteen Rounds of Fury: Larry Holmes vs. Ken Norton, 1978’s Heavyweight Classic
On June 9, 1978, the boxing world ...
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06/11/2025
The Fat Boy who beat Jack Dempsey twice – who was he?
How could a guy nicknamed Fat Boy ...
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Mike McCallum: The Body Snatcher’s Precision and Legacy
Mike McCallum was born on December 7, ...
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06/04/2025
Roland LaStarza: The Gentleman Contender of the Heavyweight Division
Roland LaStarza was born on May 12, ...
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Nino Benvenuti: The Pride of Italy and a Champion for the Ages
Few boxers have enjoyed the kind of ...
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05/30/2025
Mythical Matchup: Mike Tyson vs Rocky Marciano-Who Wins?
In the pantheon of mythical boxing matchups, ...
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05/29/2025
Remembering Bob Foster – his left hook was wicked
Bob Foster was born with a lethal ...
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05/28/2025
Bob Satterfield: The Forgotten Thunder of the Heavyweight Division
Bob Satterfield was born in St. Louis, ...
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Carlos Zarate: A Force of Nature
In the annals of Mexican boxing, a ...
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A Force of Nature: Pipino Cuevas Mexico’s Explosive Champion
José “Pipino” Cuevas was born on December ...
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Empire of Illusion: Pat O’Grady, the WAA, and Boxing’s Forgotten Sanctioning Body
The World Athletic Association (WAA) was a ...
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Pugnis Infra Lineam: The Lowdown on Low Blows in Boxing
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The Rise, Reign, and Resolve of Lupe Pintor
Guadalupe "Lupe" Pintor, born in 1955 in ...
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Cornelius Boza-Edwards, born Cornelius Bbosa on May ...
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Duane Bobick: The Rise, Fall, and Legacy of a Heavyweight Hopeful
Duane Bobick’s story is one of promise, ...
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