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John Raspanti

11/28/2025

In 1939, undisputed heavyweight champion Joe Louis was at the height of his powers. Five months before, on the hallowed grounds of Madison Square Garden, Louis had destroyed rival Max Schmeling in two minutes and change. The win was not only for Louis but for the United States. Schmeling, born in Germany, had become an Adolph Hitler favorite after upsetting Louis two years before. That fight shook the entire foundation ...

Devin Haney: A Matter of Respect

Jeremiah Preisser

11/26/2025

The Real Story Behind Cinderella Man: James Braddock, Joe Gould, Max Baer, and the Shadows of the Fight Game

Mike Goodpaster

11/19/2025

November 21, 1972 – Muhammad Ali and Bob Foster throw hands

John Raspanti

11/16/2025

Iron Will, Iron Chin: The Legend of Bennie Briscoe

Mike Goodpaster

11/13/2025

Chris Eubank Jr. versus Conor Benn – The rematch – who wins?

John Raspanti

11/12/2025

Failing Your Way Upwards: King Ry and the WBC

Jeremiah Preisser

11/08/2025

John Raspanti

11/07/2025

“Rocky Balboa” like Billy Backus upsets future Hall of Famer

It took Jose Napoles 64 fights to get a title shot, and when he did, he ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/07/2025

George Chuvalo: A Heavyweight’s Triumphs and Tragedies

George Chuvalo’s life story reads like a boxing epic forged from steel, pain, and unbreakable will. ...

Mike Goodpaster

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

10/22/2025

Who ya got? Joseph Parker fights Fabio Wardley this Saturday night

Likeable Joseph Parker knows something about punching ...

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

10/11/2025

Why Oleksandr Usyk Is Not a Top 10 All-Time Heavyweight (Yet)

Oleksandr Usyk: Greatness Defined—But Not Yet an All-Time Heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk’s rise through boxing’s ranks is ...

Christopher Carlson

10/10/2025

Ennis vs. Lima: Boots is Back in Philly

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis returns to his native ...

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 ...

Mike Goodpaster

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 ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/04/2025

Top 10 Boxers of the 1940s

The 1940s were a golden decade for ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/03/2025

Mike Rossman: The Jewish Bomber’s Journey To Boxing Glory

The 1970s produced a golden age of ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/02/2025

The Army Boxer Who Knocked-Down Muhammad Ali (1960)

In the vast folklore of American boxing, ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/01/2025

The Truth Behind Lennox Lewis vs. Riddick Bowe and Why it Never Happened

In the early 1990s, the heavyweight division ...

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, ...

Mike Goodpaster

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 ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/16/2025

Terence “Bud” Crawford: The 21st Century’s Greatest — and Why He’s Edged Floyd Mayweather

If you were waiting for a single, ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/16/2025

Nick Wells: The Man Who Knocked Out Larry Holmes Twice

Boxing history is full of fighters whose ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/14/2025

Has Canelo Alvarez’s Legacy Been Tarnished After the Crawford Loss?

For more than a decade, Canelo Alvarez ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/14/2025

There Truly Was Only One Ricky Hatton

Ricky Hatton was born on October 6, ...

Christopher Carlson

09/12/2025

Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford: Size Matters

The much-anticipated matchup between Canelo Alvarez and ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/12/2025

Why Terence “Bud” Crawford Has a Real Shot to Upset Canelo Álvarez

On Mexican Independence weekend in Las Vegas, ...

Mike Goodpaster

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 ...

Christopher Carlson

09/04/2025

Iglesias vs. Shishkin: Unsigned Hype

To use a term from the legendary ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/03/2025

José “Mantequilla” Nápoles: a complete life and career retrospective

José Ángel Nápoles—“Mantequilla,” Spanish for “Butter”—was the ...

Mike Goodpaster

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 ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/26/2025

James “Quick” Tillis: the fighting cowboy who tested a generation

James Theodore Tillis was born July 5, ...

John Raspanti

08/20/2025

Moses Itauma blitzes Dillian Whyte in less than two minutes

“He’s quick, smart, and has the ability ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/19/2025

Jimmy Young: The Victim of Controversial Decisions

In the turbulent heavyweight era of the ...

John Raspanti

08/15/2025

Out with the old, in with the new – Dillian Whyte vs. Moses Itauma

One fighter is 37 The other ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/12/2025

The Night Benítez Outboxed Durán: A Masterclass in Las Vegas

On January 30, 1982, under the bright ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/11/2025

Mythical Matchup Breakdown: Tommy Morrison vs. Deontay Wilder

When fight fans imagine dream matchups across ...

John Raspanti

08/10/2025

Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn to rumble again in November

When I read that Chris Eubank Jr. ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/08/2025

Ken Norton: The Relentless Warrior Who Pushed Ali to the Brink

Ken Norton was born on August 9, ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/06/2025

Rubén “El Púas” Olivares: The Life and Career of Mexico’s Knockout King

Rubén Olivares Avila was born on January ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/05/2025

Bobby Chacon: The Tragedy and Triumph of a Ring Warrior

Born November 28, 1951, in Sylmar, California, ...

Mike Goodpaster

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 ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/29/2025

Dwight Muhammad Qawi: From Prison Cell to World Champion

Born Dwight Braxton on January 5, 1953, ...

Christopher Carlson

07/25/2025

Xander Zayas vs Jorge Garcia Marks End of Top Rank/ESPN deal

Saturday’s main event on ESPN between Xander ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/24/2025

Jab, Heart, and Hard Luck: The Carl ‘The Truth’ Williams Story

Carl “The Truth” Williams was a gifted, ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/22/2025

Evander Holyfield’s Coming of Age: A 15-Round War with Dwight Muhammad Qawi

On July 12, 1986, inside the Omni ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/21/2025

Ezzard Charles: The Cincinnati Cobra and His Underrated Reign as Heavyweight Champion

Ezzard Charles is often regarded as one ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/17/2025

Mythical Matchup at 168 Pounds: Michael Spinks vs. Marvelous Marvin Hagler – A Clash of Greatness and Styles

In the rich tapestry of mythical boxing ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/15/2025

The King of Control: How Canelo has Hurt Boxing

Canelo Alvarez: How Boxing’s Biggest Star Has ...

Christopher Carlson

07/11/2025

Taylor vs. Serrano Trilogy: Can Amanda Get The Nod?

This Friday night live streaming on Netflix ...

John Raspanti

07/10/2025

William Zepeda given little chance to defeat Shakur Stevenson this Saturday

The oddsmakers aren't giving William Zepeda much ...

Christopher Carlson

07/05/2025

Catterall vs Eubank: Jack’s Experience Gap Too Wide?

On a holiday weekend in the states, ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/02/2025

Owney “The Killer” Madden: The Gangster Who Ruled the Ring

In the smoky backrooms of Prohibition-era New ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/01/2025

Ali vs. Inoki: The 1976 Fight That Shouldn’t Have Happened

On June 26, 1976, one of the ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/29/2025

Jake Paul’s Win Over Julio César Chávez Jr. Is Just the Latest Chapter in a Boxing Circus

Jake Paul secured another high-profile victory last ...

John Raspanti

06/26/2025

Deontay Wilder returns Friday, but what’s left?

He's 39 now, and the loser of ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/25/2025

The Legend Before the Loss: James J. Jeffries and the Truth Behind 1910

When discussing the pantheon of heavyweight boxing ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/23/2025

Monte Masters: The Wild Ride of Boxing’s Forgotten Maverick

In the annals of boxing history, the ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/20/2025

The Night Tommy Farr Gave the Great Joe Louis All He Could Handle

August 30, 1937 – Yankee Stadium, New ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/18/2025

Karl Mildenberger: The Southpaw Who Challenged Ali

Karl Mildenberger was one of Germany’s most ...

Christopher Carlson

06/13/2025

Hitchins vs. Kambosos: Can George Be More Than A Faded Name?

This Saturday night, live streaming on DAZN ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/12/2025

Fifteen Rounds of Fury: Larry Holmes vs. Ken Norton, 1978’s Heavyweight Classic

On June 9, 1978, the boxing world ...

John Raspanti

06/11/2025

The Fat Boy who beat Jack Dempsey twice – who was he?

How could a guy nicknamed Fat Boy ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/05/2025

Mike McCallum: The Body Snatcher’s Precision and Legacy

Mike McCallum was born on December 7, ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/04/2025

Roland LaStarza: The Gentleman Contender of the Heavyweight Division

Roland LaStarza was born on May 12, ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/02/2025

Nino Benvenuti: The Pride of Italy and a Champion for the Ages

Few boxers have enjoyed the kind of ...

Christopher Carlson

05/30/2025

A Bridge to Plant versus Charlo is the theme for PBC/Amazon Card on Saturday

A fight between Caleb Plant and Jermall ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/30/2025

Mythical Matchup: Mike Tyson vs Rocky Marciano-Who Wins?

In the pantheon of mythical boxing matchups, ...

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, ...

Christopher Carlson

05/23/2025

Taylor vs. Essuman & Leo vs. Kameda Preview and Picks

This weekend Josh Taylor moves up to ...

John Raspanti

05/23/2025

Everyman David Allen knocks out favored Johnny Fisher

"I’m the fattest, hardest man you’ll ever ...

John Raspanti

05/18/2025

Is that a wrap? Leigh Wood’s stirring career

Leigh Wood does not possess a great ...

Christopher Carlson

05/16/2025

Fisher vs Allen 2: Can Johnny Make Necessary Improvements?

The rematch of a somewhat controversial split-decision ...

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

The impending rematch and heavyweight unification fight ...

Christopher Carlson

05/09/2025

Weekend Preview & Picks for ESPN, DAZN, & ProBox Bouts

Let’s begin this preview and predictions article ...

John Raspanti

05/08/2025

Weekend snoozefest – Garcia, Haney, and Canelo induce sleep, Lopez retains title

"The fans want to see good fights. ...