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Boxing History

A Look back at Holyfield vs. Foreman: A Magnificent night for Boxing
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Mike Goodpaster
02/29/2024
George Foreman was a former Heavyweight Champion of the World, and in his reign, the first time around, he was one of the most feared and disliked men in the world. He had an aura of invincibility after destroying Joe Frazier and Ken Norton until Muhammad Ali destroyed the invincibility factor in Kinshasa Zaire in October 1974. Foreman retired a few years later. Foreman then would completely reinvent himself as ...
Alex Ramos: The epitome of a fighter
Mike Goodpaster
02/17/2024
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Mike Goodpaster
01/18/2024
Tommy Morrison and AIDS: The Truth about what happened, and how he Died.
Tommy Morrison burst onto the professional boxing scene in 1988. Following a 1st round knockout of ...
Mike Goodpaster
01/16/2024
Top 10 Boxers that Retired with an unbeaten record: Mayweather or Marciano at Number One?
The list of unbeaten boxers is short; finishing a career unbeaten is hard. Some of these ...
Mike Goodpaster
01/14/2024
Mike Tyson: Monster or Myth? Was Mike Tyson really that great
Mike Tyson: Myth or Legend? I hear ...
Chris LaForce
01/10/2024
Boxing’s Fighting Styles: The Rock-Paper-Scissors of Pugilism 
In the realm of Boxing, it is ...
Mike Goodpaster
12/16/2023
Frazier vs Daniels: Terry Daniels in the Lion’s Den
As it takes only moments to name ...
Mike Goodpaster
12/10/2023
Top-10 Super Middleweights in Boxing History
The Super Middleweight division hasn't been around ...
John Raspanti
12/07/2023
Boxing in 1972 – Former champs Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson meet again
When you get older, the tendency (at ...
Chris Benedict
11/19/2023
Marvelous Marvin and the Philly Fighter They Called Boogaloo
War Machine Rumbling Into Second Gear The ...
Mike Goodpaster
11/17/2023
Muhammad Ali or Joe Louis: Who truly was the Greatest?
To me, when ranking the greatest heavyweights of all time, two men stand out, Muhammad Ali ...
John Raspanti
11/10/2023
Unforgettable – Ray Mancini vs. Duk Koo Kim
I remember November 13, 1982. It was ...
Mike Goodpaster
11/08/2023
Top 11 Featherweights in Boxing history
The Featherweight division historically is much deeper ...
Mike Goodpaster
11/05/2023
Top 10 Junior Lightweights of All Time
Hernandez won the 130lb title in 1991 ...
Mike Goodpaster
10/18/2023
Top 15 Greatest Defensive Boxers of All time
It's about hitting and not getting hit ...
Mike Goodpaster
10/11/2023
Top-11 Lightweights in Boxing History, Is Roberto Duran really number one?
The Lightweight division is one of the ...
Mike Goodpaster
10/05/2023
The 10 Most Underrated Boxers of the 1980s
De Leon is an often forgotten champion ...
Mike Goodpaster
10/03/2023
Top 12 Pound for Pound Boxers of the 1970s
For more Boxing news, click here! On ...
John Raspanti
09/14/2023
A Career on the Edge: Muhammad Ali Beats Ken Norton in Rematch
After suffering the second loss of his ...
Mike Goodpaster
09/12/2023
The Greatest Boxing Myths Exposed Part One: Pep, Tyson, Pryor, Jack Johnson
You still hear people recite this like ...
John Raspanti
09/08/2023
Looking back – September 7, 1892 – John L. Sullivan fights James J. Corbett
The great John L. The Boston Strong ...
Mike Goodpaster
08/29/2023
Boxing Myth or Fact: Jack Johnson/Stanley Ketchel was a fixed fight?
Most boxing fans who look into the ...
Christopher Shelton
08/25/2023
The Sunshine Showdown (aka/ “Down Goes Frazier”), Jamaica, 1973
“The Sunshine Showdown”, 1973, has lost some ...
John Raspanti
08/15/2023
Armando Muniz Remembers the Worst Robbery in Boxing History
It was a little over forty-three years ...
Mike Goodpaster
08/05/2023
The Top 11 Most significant NON heavyweight fights in Boxing history
When people talk about the biggest fights ...
Dave Siderski
07/25/2023
Mythical Matchup: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Roberto Duran
Floyd Mayweather dominated the sport of boxing ...
Mike Goodpaster
07/23/2023
The 8 Worst Heavyweight Champions of All Time
Prince Charles Martin's pathetic defense of his ...
Mike Goodpaster
07/18/2023
Top 10 Bantamweights in Boxing History
This list will be made up of ...
Mike Goodpaster
07/09/2023
The Top 6 Blood and Guts Boxing Warriors since 1970
Not all of the boxers on this ...
John Raspanti
07/05/2023
Jess Willard thought he might kill Jack Dempsey – July 4th, 1919
Heavyweight champion Jess Willard asked for immunity ...
Mike Goodpaster
06/28/2023
Top 10 Boxers of the 1950s
For more Boxing news, click here! Fullmer ...
Jeremiah Preisser
06/23/2023
Part Four: The Greatest Defensive Fighters Ever – Young Griffo
"He was probably the fastest boxer and ...
John Raspanti
06/22/2023
June 22, 1938 – “I ain’t no champion ’till I beat Schmeling.” Joe Louis
My father idolized Joe Louis. Dad had ...
Chris Benedict
06/19/2023
Marvin Hagler Annihilates Tony Sibson in 1983’s Battle of Worcester
Tony Sibson ventured into the Worcester Centrum ...
Chris Benedict
06/18/2023
Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Seales: The Unlikely Trilogy
“I’m going to kill him. They can’t ...
John Raspanti
06/15/2023
New documentary on Andre Ward reveals a life almost lost, and then found
While viewing the new compelling documentary on ...
Brian Coburn
05/23/2023
Bobby Mac Updates the Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney Rd by Rd Scoring
Folks, there is no great milestone imperative ...
John Raspanti
05/18/2023
Fight Night: Devin Haney vs Vasyl Lomachenko
Talent, speed, and God-given ability. One is ...
Mike Goodpaster
05/06/2023
Top 15 Worst Heavyweight Championship Boxing matches since 1970
Lets face it there have been more ...
Mike Goodpaster
05/02/2023
Top 10 Greatest Welterweight Boxing matches of all time
The Welterweight division has seen many great ...
Mike Goodpaster
02/21/2023
Top 10 Boxers of the 1940s
The 1940s was a great year for ...
Josh Schwartz
02/20/2023
Controversial Nights: Pernell Whitaker vs Julio Cesar Chavez
Controversial Nights is a series that looks ...
Dave Siderski
02/11/2023
What If: Rocky Marciano vs. Larry Holmes
Rocky Marciano is the only undefeated Heavyweight ...
Buddy Gibbs
02/10/2023
The Story of Harry Wiley: Boxing’s greatest unsung trainer
“I am indebted to my father for ...
Buddy Gibbs
01/18/2023
The Top-20 Uncrowned Champions in Boxing History
After Rocky Marciano knocked out Jersey Joe ...
Josh Schwartz
01/05/2023
What if Gene Tunney Did Not Retire Post-Dempsey?
Former Heavyweight Champion Gene Tunney did like ...
John Raspanti
12/23/2022
One hundred fourteen years ago – Jack Johnson becomes the first African-American heavyweight champion
One hundred and fourteen years ago, heavyweight ...
Josh Schwartz
08/22/2022
Boxing Clever: Tony Zale – Forged from steel
One day, when Tony Zale (67-18-2) was ...
John Raspanti
07/07/2022
Looking Back: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali
Forty-seven years ago, many said the fight ...
Mike Goodpaster
06/22/2022
The Top 10 Chins in Boxing History
Active boxers are not eligible. Brown was ...
Mike Goodpaster
04/24/2022
Tyson Fury dominates Whyte: Is Fury an all-time great?
Tyson Fury destroyed Dillian Whyte on Saturday ...
Paul Cupitt
04/14/2022
Aussie Title Bids Part IV: Tony Mundine vs Carlos Monzon
The Manny Pacquaio vs Jeff Horn bout ...
Paul Cupitt
04/13/2022
Aussie Title Bids Part III: Hector Thompson vs. Roberto Duran
Check out the top new sportsbooks! Roberto ...
Chris Benedict
04/11/2022
Michael Nunn Tells a Personal Tale of Two Sugar Rays
“As a kid growing up reading about ...
Mike Goodpaster
04/03/2022
Part Three: The Greatest Defensive Fighters Ever – Ivan Calderon
“I want everybody to remember me as ...
Josh Schwartz
01/29/2022
Mike Tyson was NOT Overrated
ESPN recently gave us another thrilling documentary ...
Dave Siderski
01/25/2022
What if Mike Tyson Fought in the 1960s and 70s: Part 3 of 3
In part one of our series Mike ...
Dave Siderski
01/24/2022
What if Mike Tyson Fought in the 1960s and 70s: Part 2 of 3
In Part 1, we saw Iron Mike ...
Dave Siderski
01/23/2022
What If Mike Tyson Fought in the 1960s and 70s: Part 1 of 3
For this mythical series, we will use ...
Mike Goodpaster
12/04/2021
The Top 11 Australian Boxers of All-Time
George Kamobosos upset of Teofimo Lopez has ...
Chris Benedict
09/26/2021
Hattie Leslie vs. Alice Leary: The Prizefight That Sent Victorian-Era Buffalo into an Uproar
“My name is Libbie Splann. My stage ...
Chris Benedict
09/13/2021
Michael Nunn and Iran Barkley Discuss Their Bout, Bob Arum, and the Four Kings
Mountains to Climb, Pebbles in Your Shoe ...
Buddy Gibbs
09/12/2021
Wars Behind Closed Doors
If a boxer wants to have any ...
Bobby Mac
07/11/2021
Wilt Chamberlain vs Ali: 50th Year Anniversary Tribute
In 1967, Wilt Chamberlain contracted to challenge Muhammad Ali in fight ...
Jeremiah Preisser
07/04/2021
The Greatest Defensive Fighters Ever: Part Two–Nicolino Locche
Boxing photographer George Kalinsky asked Angelo Dundee ...
Chris Benedict
06/17/2021
Boxer in a Bowler Hat: Charlie Chaplin Goes From Tramp to Champ in 1915 Comedy
Charlie Chaplin was exactly halfway through his ...
Mike Goodpaster
06/14/2021
FIGHT of the MILLENNIUM:  Champion Euthymos vs. Theagenes (480 BCE)
(An excerpt chapter from the book, Boxing In ...
Mike Goodpaster
05/25/2021
Bone’s Top-5 Southpaw Jabs of All Time
While easily considered the most important punch ...
Josh Schwartz
05/09/2021
Fade Away: The last years of Joe Louis
Working as a Greeter in Cesar’s Palace ...
Christopher Shelton
04/12/2021
Nelson Mandela – The Boxer (1918-2013)
 Nelson Mandela:  “Boxing is egalitarian.  In the ring, rank, ...
Buddy Gibbs
03/29/2021
The Story of “Tampa” Tommy Gomez
“My daddy was a one-generation immigrant. Most ...
Mike Goodpaster
03/28/2021
Top of the Food Chain, Joe Louis or Muhammad Ali?
These kind of discussions over the internet ...
Mike Goodpaster
03/12/2021
Young Stribling in the Land of the Southern Cross
After losing his Australian middleweight title in ...
Mike Goodpaster
02/21/2021
Peter Maher: An Irish Tribute
INTRO: I was seriously ill in 2018 ...
Mike Goodpaster
02/14/2021
Joe Louis: Pure destruction
In the 1940s Manny Seamon could be ...
Chris Benedict
02/13/2021
Belinda Laracuente, The Puerto Rican Road Warrior Who Dished Out Brown Sugar By the Fistful
Anyone. Anytime. Anywhere. Belinda Laracuente was a ...
Chris Benedict
01/20/2021
Hessie Donahue, The May Queen Who Knocked Out John L. Sullivan
Boston’s 1956 May Queen was not your ...
Mike Goodpaster
12/02/2020
Part One: The Greatest Defensive Fighters Ever–Willie Pep
Willie Pep once stated, "The best advice ...
Mike Goodpaster
10/07/2020
Badou Jack – 8 facts about the famous Scandinavian boxer
Nordic people are descendants of Vikings so ...
Chris Benedict
09/22/2020
The presumption, or the Fate of Polly Fairclough
As an esteemed pioneer of women’s boxing ...
Christopher Shelton
07/31/2020
Jack Moriarty and 1880’s Canadian Boxing
Sports journalist, Ed Fitkin, worked in print ...
Christopher Shelton
07/29/2020
The Forgotten Canadian Champion (And Maybe It’s Deserved): Billy Hawkins
As Mike Goodpaster and I prepare our ...
Christopher Shelton
07/06/2020
Black Heavyweight Champion Frank Childs vs. Former Colored Heavyweight Champion Bob Armstrong in Cincinnati (Robinson...
Bob Armstrong’s reputation as Colored heavyweight Champion ...
Christopher Shelton
07/03/2020
Cincinnati Christmas Boxing Arrest of John L. Sullivan (12-25-1880)
Professor John Donaldson from Cleveland held a ...
Chris Benedict
06/25/2020
Where Did You Go, Smokin’ Joe? To Starrcade and WrestleMania By Way of Puerto Rico
Starrcade ’84: The Million Dollar Challenge ‘Nature ...
Mike Goodpaster
06/23/2020
The Army Boxer Who Knocked-Down Muhammad Ali (1960)
I had wanted to write a boxing ...
John Raspanti
06/19/2020
“The Set-Up” is Arguably the Greatest Boxing Film Ever Made
"Well, that's the way it is. You're ...
Chris Benedict
06/13/2020
Battling Butler: How Buster Keaton’s Silent Comedy Helped Inspire Raging Bull
Somewhere among the myriad topics of conversation ...
Chris Benedict
05/22/2020
The Twilight Rounds: Rod Serling explores the dark side of boxing – Round eight
Legend has it that Archie Moore was ...
Chris Benedict
05/15/2020
The Twilight Rounds: Rod Serling explores the dark side of boxing – Round seven
“In this corner of the universe, a ...
Chris Benedict
05/08/2020
The Twilight Rounds: Rod Serling explores the dark side of boxing – Round six
“This is a crazy fucking business,” Joe ...
Jeremiah Preisser
04/30/2020
TGT Fight of the Day: Jimmy Ellis vs. Oscar Bonavena
Two heavyweight contenders battle at the Freedom ...
Jeremiah Preisser
04/24/2020
TGT Fight of the Day: Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Johnny Gant
#3-rated Leonard takes on #4-ranked Gant in ...
Chris Benedict
04/24/2020
The Twilight Rounds: Rod Serling explores the dark side of boxing – Round four
“In the television seasons of 1952 and ...
Michael Montero
04/16/2020
Rating the Best Heavyweights Over the Last 30 Years (1990-2020)
Michael Montero names the fighters he feels ...
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