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Top 14 Greatest Knockouts in Boxing History

Mike Goodpaster

11/07/2024

Boxing is an art that requires immense skill, courage and ability. But sometimes all it takes to become a successful professional fighter is one devastating blow that ends the contest - no matter what level of training or talent the individual may possess. Boxing's history is filled with memorable fights that bring toe-to-toe battles that last all 10-12-even 15 rounds and offer fans plenty of action. Still, nothing quite beats ...

Classy Regis Prograis talks himself out of retiring

John Raspanti

11/01/2024

Top 12 Greatest Punchers in Heavyweight History

Mike Goodpaster

10/31/2024

Catterall vs. Prograis: Is Regis Too Far Gone?

Christopher Carlson

10/25/2024

Can Tim Tszyu come back from devastating loss?

John Raspanti

10/24/2024

Tszyu vs. Murtazaliev: Junior Middleweight Division Reboot Version 2.0

Christopher Carlson

10/18/2024

Artur Beterbiev wins skillful 12-rounder over Dmitry Bivol

John Raspanti

10/15/2024

Christopher Carlson

10/11/2024

Beterbiev vs. Bivol: A Long Time Coming

This Saturday, boxing fans finally get the payoff of seeing the two best light heavyweights battle ...

John Raspanti

10/08/2024

Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev battle for supremacy in light heavyweight division

The B Boys have a lot in common. Both are in their 30s, originally from Russia, ...

Christopher Carlson

10/04/2024

Nick Ball vs. Ronny Rios: Stephen Fulton Awaits

Nick Ball makes his first title defense ...

John Raspanti

10/03/2024

What’s it all about Anthony Joshua?

Anthony Joshua has now lost four fights ...

Christopher Carlson

09/27/2024

Ryan vs. Mayer: Ladies First Friday at the Hulu Theatre in MSG on ESPN

Queen Latifah’s classic song ‘Ladies First’ is ...

John Raspanti

09/25/2024

Daniel Dubois shows Anthony Joshua his time has come

As Daniel Dubois, he of two controversial ...

Christopher Carlson

09/20/2024

Joshua vs. Dubois: All-Brit Wembley Stadium Showdown

This Saturday afternoon in the States, boxing ...

John Raspanti

09/19/2024

Don’t get mental, man – Anthony Joshua fights Daniel Dubois

Hall of Famer Andre Ward told me, ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/18/2024

Top-18 Middleweights in Boxing History: Where does GGG rank?

The Middleweight division has a ton of history behind it. Today we look at the top ...

Christopher Carlson

09/13/2024

Canelo vs. Berlanga: Mexico versus Puerto Rico

This Saturday night live on Amazon PPV, ...

John Raspanti

09/12/2024

Canelo Alvarez fights Edgar Berlanga this Saturday

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was annoyed last month ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/06/2024

Top 20 Welterweights in Boxing History: Where does Terence Crawford Rank?

The Welterweight division has long been a ...

John Raspanti

09/02/2024

Naoya Inoue returns Sept.3 against underdog TJ Doheny

The monster was down for the first ...

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 ...

Christopher Carlson

08/17/2024

Mbilli vs. Derevyanckenko: Chicken Fodder

This Saturday night from Quebec City Christian ...

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 ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/05/2024

Top 9 Fight Cards in Boxing history

I keep hearing how this past Saturday ...

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. ...

John Raspanti

07/31/2024

Chisora beats Joyce: Guts, glory, and hoping for the best

Grace or smooth moves didn't matter last ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/30/2024

Top 9 Biggest Wastes of Talent in Boxing since 1975

Like all other sports, Boxing has a ...

John Raspanti

07/26/2024

Fast food friends Andy Ruiz and Jarrell Miller fighting Aug 3rd

A peak at a picture of Andy ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/19/2024

Does Howard Cosell Belong in the NFL Hall of Fame

Howard Cosell is the most influential sports ...

John Raspanti

07/18/2024

Gentleman Jim conquers the great John L

The conqueror of the "Great John L" ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/16/2024

Top 10 Worst Judges Decisions in Boxing History

Let's be serious. Just list could be ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/14/2024

Top 10 Greatest wins by Roberto Duran

Roberto Duran is considered by many to ...

Chris LaForce

07/13/2024

10 Point Mustn’t: Is a Reform Needed for Boxing Scoring?

Every combat sport has its own method ...

Mike Goodpaster

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?

The 1990s was a decade that doesn't ...

John Raspanti

07/06/2024

The Great John L

"I can whip any son of a ...

Christopher Carlson

07/05/2024

Ioka vs. Martinez, Stevenson, Zepeda, & Under The Radar Bouts

On paper, 2 of the 3 main ...

Buddy Gibbs

07/01/2024

The Undeserved Pardon of Jack Johnson

On May 24th of, 2018, President Trump ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/30/2024

Remembering the Tragic Death of Willie Classen

In some ways, Willie Classen was typical ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/29/2024

Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Bam Rodriguez: Youth Must Be Served

Streaming live on DAZN from the Footprint ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/28/2024

The 16 Greatest Upsets in Heavyweight Boxing History

Today I want to compare and rate ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/27/2024

The Nine Most underrated Heavyweight Boxers of All-Time

I love making these lists. I grew ...

John Raspanti

06/24/2024

Gervonta Davis and Vasyl Lomachenko to fight in November?

Frank Martin looked like a million bucks ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/21/2024

Comparing Muhammad Ali to Mike Tyson: Why the comparison is stupid

I keep seeing all of these younger ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/20/2024

Top 19 Heavyweights of all time

Everybody has differing opinions on almost everything ...

John Raspanti

06/18/2024

Manny Pacquiao wants one more title

He's 45. Not old in life, but ...

Jeremiah Preisser

06/17/2024

Eusebio Pedroza: Duran’s Panamanian counterpart in pugilistic dominance

Panama, birthplace of Roberto “Manos de Piedra” ...

Christopher Carlson

06/14/2024

Davis vs. Martin: Tank Versus Frank

This Saturday night live from MGM Grand ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/12/2024

Top 10 Pound for Pound Boxers of all time

At Lightweight, he was an all time ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/08/2024

Does Floyd Mayweather Have a Case as The Greatest of All-Time?

Floyd Mayweather was one of the best ...

John Raspanti

06/06/2024

Daniel Dubois defies the critics, stops Filip Hrgovic

Daniel Dubois took a knee after Joe ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/05/2024

Top 10 Greatest Defensive Boxers of All-Time!

It's all about hitting and not getting ...

Christopher Carlson

06/01/2024

Wilder vs. Zhang: Winner Moves On Loser Goes Home

This Saturday’s DAZN PPV main event between ...

John Raspanti

05/29/2024

Limited big men Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang do battle this weekend

Deontay Wilder has made the best of ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/28/2024

Top 20 Greatest Boxing Matches of the 1990s

The 1990s was a great decade for ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/24/2024

Taylor vs. Catterall 2: End of the Road for Josh Taylor?

How much gasoline does Josh Taylor have ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/23/2024

Oleksandr Usyk needs to throw all his Title Belts in the Garbage: Here’s why

Oleksandr Usyk became the first undisputed Heavyweight ...

John Raspanti

05/22/2024

I’ll just say it – Oleksandr Usyk is a very good fighter

Not great. I hold that word in ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/21/2024

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

In 1992, the best heavyweights in the ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/20/2024

Usyk beats Fury to Win the Heavyweight title: Is Usyk an All-Time Great?

Anybody who knows me knows that I ...

Christopher Carlson

05/18/2024

Fury vs. Usyk: The Big One Has Finally Arrived

This Saturday the undisputed heavyweight champion will ...

John Raspanti

05/16/2024

It’s finally here – Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk throw hands

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk meet this ...

Christopher Carlson

05/11/2024

Lomachenko vs. Kambosos: Can George Force Loma Out Of Cruise Control Mode?

This Saturday live night on ESPN/ESPN+ Vasiliy ...

John Raspanti

05/09/2024

He’s still got it – Vasyl Lomachenko returns against George Kambosos

For a spell, Vasyl Lomachenko was the ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/08/2024

Top 10 Most Controversial Boxers of all time

Boxing is the home of controversy. It ...

Christopher Carlson

05/04/2024

Canelo vs. Munguia: Mexican Standoff on Saturday

Cinco de Mayo weekend is upon us, ...

John Raspanti

05/01/2024

Limited buzz – Canelo Alvarez fights Jamie Munguia

Canelo Álvarez fights on Cinco De Mayo ...

John Raspanti

04/23/2024

Ryan Garcia beats Devin Haney – Perceptions aren’t always reality

How quickly things can change. A few ...

Christopher Carlson

04/20/2024

Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia: Ready or Not

The title for this preview and predictions ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/17/2024

Top 10 Athletes past the age of 40 All Time: Where does Tom Brady rank?

Most great athletes retire when they reach ...

John Raspanti

04/15/2024

Talented Devin Haney big favorite to defeat social media star Ryan Garcia

Is the Devin Haney – Ryan Garcia ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/14/2024

Top 5 Punchers in Welterweight History

Today we will take a look at ...

Christopher Carlson

04/12/2024

Anderson vs. Merhy: Time for Jared to Put the Train Back on the Track

The time is now for Jared Anderson ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/11/2024

The Truth About Rocky Marciano

A lot has been said on social ...

Christopher Carlson

04/05/2024

Richardson Hitchins vs. Gustavo Lemos Streaming Live on DAZN

Rising contenders will face off this Saturday ...

John Raspanti

03/31/2024

Ken Norton shocks Muhammad Ali – March 31, 1973

Since losing to Joe Frazier in "The ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/30/2024

Preview and Predictions for March Madness Boxing Weekend

Preview and Predictions for March Madness Boxing ...

John Raspanti

03/29/2024

Knocked out in his last fight, Sebastian Fundora gets title shot

Sebastian "The Towering Inferno" Fundora throws hands ...

Chris LaForce

03/27/2024

Ursa Major or Minor: Was it Jeffries or Liston?

James Jackson Jeffries and Charles L. “Sonny” ...

Christopher Carlson

03/23/2024

Smith vs. Zepeda: Dalton Looks to Boost Resume in Sheffield Showdown

This Saturday afternoon (American Time) streaming live ...

Christopher Shelton

03/17/2024

Esteban de Jesus, Roberto Duran y AIDS (1972-89)

Many of us dream of celebrity sports ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/13/2024

Matthew Saad Muhammad: Boxing’s Ultimate Warrior

Maxwell Antonio Leach born on June 16th ...

John Raspanti

03/12/2024

Joesph Parker does it again, Anthony Joshua annihilates Francis Ngannou

At 32, after getting brutally knocked out ...

Jeremiah Preisser

03/09/2024

Part Five: The Greatest Defensive Fighters Ever – Pernell Whitaker

“At any given moment he switches rhythm, ...

Christopher Carlson

03/08/2024

Joshua/Ngannou & Zhang/Parker Top Saudi’s Packed PPV Card

On a Friday afternoon from Saudi Arabia, ...

John Raspanti

03/07/2024

Anthony Joshua faces Francis Ngannou in risky fight

Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou. Say what? ...

Chris Benedict

03/06/2024

Some Assembly Required: The Story Behind Mego’s Muhammad Ali Action Figure

“Pretend you’re having a championship fight. Squeeze ...

John Raspanti

03/05/2024

Jospeh Parker is ready to spring another upset

Upsets happen in sports. Boxing is no ...

Chris Benedict

03/03/2024

Marvin Hagler and the Curious Case of Sneaky Pea and Caveman Lee

Back to the Stone Ages He was ...

Chris Benedict

03/03/2024

Revenge of the Barbados Demon: Joe Walcott Unravels the Infernal Riddle of Mysterious Billy Smith

One of the fight game’s greatest and ...

Jeremiah Preisser

03/02/2024

Ezzard Charles and Harry Greb: A light-heavyweight perspective

It’s not often that the well-rounded “Cincinnati ...

Christopher Carlson

03/01/2024

Kholmatov vs Ford: Did Raymond Learn From Early Tests?

This Saturday night live on ESPN+ from ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/29/2024

A Look back at Holyfield vs. Foreman: A Magnificent night for Boxing

George Foreman was a former Heavyweight Champion ...

John Raspanti

02/26/2024

Respect: Jimmy Young was a damn good fighter

“When you go back to those days ...

Christopher Carlson

02/23/2024

Santiago vs. Nakatani: Junto Returns Against Underrated Alexandro

On Saturday morning in the wee hours ...