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    Boxing History

    A Look back at Holyfield vs. Foreman: A Magnificent night for Boxing
    Latest Boxing News & Rumors Today
    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 ...
    Respect: Jimmy Young was a damn good fighter
    John Raspanti
    02/26/2024
    Alex Ramos: The epitome of a fighter
    Mike Goodpaster
    02/17/2024
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    The 10 Most Underrated Boxers in Boxing History
    Mike Goodpaster
    02/16/2024
    Jack Dempsey wants a rematch against Gene Tunney, but first he has to get past favored Jack Sharkey
    John Raspanti
    01/30/2024
    Superman vs. Muhammad Ali: How the Heavyweight Champ and the Man of Steel Saved the World in 1978
    Chris Benedict
    01/28/2024
    Nothing is Stronger Than a Triangle: The Unbreakable Bond Between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and the Petronelli Brothers 
    Chris Benedict
    01/27/2024
    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
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    Jeremiah Preisser
    04/24/2020
    TGT Fight of the Day: Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Johnny Gant
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    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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