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    Boxing History

    James “Quick” Tillis: the fighting cowboy who tested a generation
    Boxing History
    Mike Goodpaster
    08/26/2025
    James Theodore Tillis was born July 5, 1957, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Before boxing fame, he was a literal “fighting cowboy”: a calf-roping, horse-breaking ranch kid whose Black-cowboy identity became part of his public persona. A rich 1981 Sports Illustrated feature—published just before his first title shot—captures him roping 400-lb calves and explaining the nickname that stuck since his teenage gym days: “I’m a fightin’ cowboy…Quick Tillis.” The same piece traces ...
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    Mike Goodpaster
    08/19/2025
    The Night Benítez Outboxed Durán: A Masterclass in Las Vegas
    Mike Goodpaster
    08/12/2025
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    Mike Goodpaster
    08/11/2025
    Ken Norton: The Relentless Warrior Who Pushed Ali to the Brink
    Mike Goodpaster
    08/08/2025
    Rubén “El Púas” Olivares: The Life and Career of Mexico’s Knockout King
    Mike Goodpaster
    08/06/2025
    Bobby Chacon: The Tragedy and Triumph of a Ring Warrior
    Mike Goodpaster
    08/05/2025
    Mike Goodpaster
    08/04/2025
    Lionel Rose: Fighting for Glory, Championing a People
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    John Raspanti
    08/03/2025
    Remembering Dwight Muhammad Qawi – Respect and admiration
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    Mike Goodpaster
    07/30/2025
    The 10 Greatest Cruiserweights in Boxing History
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    Mike Goodpaster
    07/29/2025
    Dwight Muhammad Qawi: From Prison Cell to World Champion
    Born Dwight Braxton on January 5, 1953, ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    07/24/2025
    Jab, Heart, and Hard Luck: The Carl ‘The Truth’ Williams Story
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    Mike Goodpaster
    07/22/2025
    Evander Holyfield’s Coming of Age: A 15-Round War with Dwight Muhammad Qawi
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    Mike Goodpaster
    07/21/2025
    Ezzard Charles: The Cincinnati Cobra and His Underrated Reign as Heavyweight Champion
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    Mike Goodpaster
    07/17/2025
    Mythical Matchup at 168 Pounds: Michael Spinks vs. Marvelous Marvin Hagler – A Clash of Greatness and Styles
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    Mike Goodpaster
    07/02/2025
    Owney “The Killer” Madden: The Gangster Who Ruled the Ring
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    Mike Goodpaster
    07/01/2025
    Ali vs. Inoki: The 1976 Fight That Shouldn’t Have Happened
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    Mike Goodpaster
    06/25/2025
    The Legend Before the Loss: James J. Jeffries and the Truth Behind 1910
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    Mike Goodpaster
    06/23/2025
    Monte Masters: The Wild Ride of Boxing’s Forgotten Maverick
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    Mike Goodpaster
    06/20/2025
    The Night Tommy Farr Gave the Great Joe Louis All He Could Handle
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    Mike Goodpaster
    06/18/2025
    Karl Mildenberger: The Southpaw Who Challenged Ali
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    Mike Goodpaster
    06/12/2025
    Fifteen Rounds of Fury: Larry Holmes vs. Ken Norton, 1978’s Heavyweight Classic
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    John Raspanti
    06/11/2025
    The Fat Boy who beat Jack Dempsey twice – who was he?
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    Mike Goodpaster
    06/05/2025
    Mike McCallum: The Body Snatcher’s Precision and Legacy
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    Mike Goodpaster
    06/04/2025
    Roland LaStarza: The Gentleman Contender of the Heavyweight Division
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    Mike Goodpaster
    06/02/2025
    Nino Benvenuti: The Pride of Italy and a Champion for the Ages
    Few boxers have enjoyed the kind of ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    05/30/2025
    Mythical Matchup: Mike Tyson vs Rocky Marciano-Who Wins?
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    John Raspanti
    05/29/2025
    Remembering Bob Foster – his left hook was wicked
    Bob Foster was born with a lethal ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    05/28/2025
    Bob Satterfield: The Forgotten Thunder of the Heavyweight Division
    Bob Satterfield was born in St. Louis, ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    05/15/2025
    Carlos Zarate: A Force of Nature
    In the annals of Mexican boxing, a ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    05/14/2025
    The Corrupt Boxing Tournament: The US Boxing Championships and Its Ties to ABC and Ring Magazine in the 1970s
    The 1970s was a significant decade for ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    05/13/2025
    A Force of Nature: Pipino Cuevas Mexico’s Explosive Champion
    José “Pipino” Cuevas was born on December ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    05/12/2025
    Empire of Illusion: Pat O’Grady, the WAA, and Boxing’s Forgotten Sanctioning Body
    The World Athletic Association (WAA) was a ...
    Chris LaForce
    05/09/2025
    Pugnis Infra Lineam: The Lowdown on Low Blows in Boxing
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    Mike Goodpaster
    05/06/2025
    The Rise, Reign, and Resolve of Lupe Pintor
    Guadalupe "Lupe" Pintor, born in 1955 in ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    05/02/2025
    Cornelius Boza-Edwards: The Ugandan Warrior
    Cornelius Boza-Edwards, born Cornelius Bbosa on May ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    04/29/2025
    Duane Bobick: The Rise, Fall, and Legacy of a Heavyweight Hopeful
    Duane Bobick’s story is one of promise, ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    04/22/2025
    Three Crowns and a Warrior’s Heart: The Marvin Johnson Story
    In the annals of boxing history, few ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    04/21/2025
    Fantasy Fight: Roberto Durán vs. Tony Ayala Jr. — Who Wins and Why?
    In the annals of boxing history, few ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    04/19/2025
    Gerry Cooney: The Gentle Giant of the 1980s
    Gerard "Gerry" Cooney was born in 1956, ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    04/16/2025
    From Montevideo to the World Stage: The Boxing Journey of Alfredo Evangelista
    Alfredo Evangelista is a former heavyweight boxer ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    04/15/2025
    Alan Minter: Southpaw Grit and British Glory in the Golden Age of Boxing
    In the pantheon of British boxing greats, ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    04/12/2025
    Ron Lyle: The Relentless Rise of a Forgotten Heavyweight Warrior
    In the golden age of heavyweight boxing—an ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    04/10/2025
    Gerrie Coetzee: The Bionic Boxer Who Defied the Odds
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    John Raspanti
    03/10/2025
    March 22, 1967 – Muhammad Ali vs. underdog Zora Folley – a better fight than many expected
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    The Boxing Mad Man
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    The Floating Butterfly, The Stinging Bee: Assessing Muhammad Ali’s Claim to Heavyweight Supremacy
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    John Raspanti
    01/17/2025
    Dad, Muhammad Ali, and the month of January
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    Mike Goodpaster
    01/04/2025
    Top 10 Most Controversial Fights in Boxing History
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    Mike Goodpaster
    12/23/2024
    Top 10 Most Grossly underrated Boxers of all time
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    John Raspanti
    12/15/2024
    Somebody Up There Likes Me might not feel like a holiday movie, but it’s inspirational
    In 1956, Hollywood made a movie on ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    11/26/2024
    Top 14 Body Punchers in Boxing History
    Everybody loves a knockout, but to be ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    11/20/2024
    Top 10 Pound for Pound Boxers of the 1980s: Who is the best Leonard, Hagler, Duran?
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    Mike Goodpaster
    09/18/2024
    Top-18 Middleweights in Boxing History: Where does GGG rank?
    The Middleweight division has a ton of ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    08/24/2024
    Scott LeDoux: The Fighting Frenchman and his shot at the title
    Until the lead-up to his challenge of ...
    Chris Benedict
    08/23/2024
    Hagler vs. Leonard Revisited: Sometimes it’s not so marvelous being Marvin
    “Soul radiation in the dead of night. ...
    Buddy Gibbs
    08/22/2024
    Carmen Basilio vs. Ray Robinson II and Harry Wiley, the Man who Made Sugar Sweeter
    Carmen Basilio won the world middleweight title ...
    John Raspanti
    08/21/2024
    The Truth: Heavyweight contender Carl Williams
    The Truth. Carl Williams was a good ...
    John Raspanti
    08/15/2024
    Robert Fitzsimmons Underrated three division world champion
    He hardly resembled a future heavyweight champion, ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    08/14/2024
    Holmes/Cooney Revisited: The Lowest Common Denominator
    The most significant heavyweight championship fight since ...
    John Raspanti
    08/08/2024
    Truck, Tillio and Barney were no challenge for Joe Louis
    Joe Louis was one of the greatest ...
    John Raspanti
    08/01/2024
    My dad spoke of the fight often -Joe Louis versus Rocky Marciano October 26, 1951
    My dad spoke of the fight often. ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    07/30/2024
    Top 9 Biggest Wastes of Talent in Boxing since 1975
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    John Raspanti
    07/18/2024
    Gentleman Jim conquers the great John L
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    Mike Goodpaster
    07/16/2024
    Top 10 Worst Judges Decisions in Boxing History
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    07/08/2024
    Top-10 Heavyweight Boxers of the 1990s
    The 1990s was an underrated decade for ...
    Mike Goodpaster
    07/07/2024
    Top 10 Boxers of the 1990s: Was Roy Jones Jr. the best?
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    John Raspanti
    07/06/2024
    The Great John L
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    John Raspanti
    06/24/2024
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    Jeremiah Preisser
    06/17/2024
    Eusebio Pedroza: Duran’s Panamanian counterpart in pugilistic dominance
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    Mike Goodpaster
    06/08/2024
    Does Floyd Mayweather Have a Case as The Greatest of All-Time?
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    06/05/2024
    Top 10 Greatest Defensive Boxers of All-Time!
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    05/28/2024
    Top 20 Greatest Boxing Matches of the 1990s
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    Top 10 Most Controversial Boxers of all time
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    John Raspanti
    03/31/2024
    Ken Norton shocks Muhammad Ali – March 31, 1973
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    Chris LaForce
    03/27/2024
    Ursa Major or Minor: Was it Jeffries or Liston? 
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    Part Five: The Greatest Defensive Fighters Ever – Pernell Whitaker
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    A Look back at Holyfield vs. Foreman: A Magnificent night for Boxing
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