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Buckled and floored, Joe Louis butchers Tony Galento

Boxing History

John Raspanti

02/09/2026

Tony "Two Ton" Galento was short, fat, and built like a beer truck with stumpy legs. His tiny, almost bald head sat on his shoulders like a bowling ball with slits for eyes. In a time when Clark Gable ruled Hollywood, Galento boxed, a relentless, ugly rhino with the grace of a hippo. Galento, who fought in the heavyweight division, stood five-nine-inches tall. - far less than his opponent's. He ...

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

Mike Goodpaster

02/08/2026

Top 10 Mexican Boxers of All Time: Who is the Greatest of them All?

Mike Goodpaster

02/04/2026

Ryan Garcia takes on trainer Joe Goosen – What the hell

John Raspanti

02/03/2026

We’ve got a fight! Shakur Stevenson vs. Teofimo Lopez

John Raspanti

01/28/2026

Top-11 Lightweights in Boxing History, Is Roberto Duran really number one?

Mike Goodpaster

01/24/2026

Embarrassed Joe Louis fights for redemption against Jersey Joe Walcott

John Raspanti

01/23/2026

John Raspanti

01/12/2026

Henry Armstrong – Indisputable Greatness

What Henry Armstrong achieved in the late 1930s is astonishing. "He held three-titles at the same ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/11/2026

Frazier vs Daniels: Terry Daniels in the Lion’s Den

As it takes only moments to name truly great heavyweights - Joe Frazier should undoubtedly rank ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/10/2026

Top 15 Light Heavyweights of All Time: Where does Roy Jones Jr. Rank?

The light heavyweight division has long been ...

John Raspanti

01/03/2026

Round 14 – Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier throw hands for the last time

Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought for ...

John Raspanti

12/24/2025

The Jake Paul Conundrum – good or bad for boxing?

The above is an easy answer for ...

Jeremiah Preisser

12/17/2025

The Japanese Model

A survey of Transnational's and The Ring's pound-for-pound landscape ...

John Raspanti

12/15/2025

Unforgettable: The fourth fight between Bobby Chacon and Rafael Limon

Strolling around downtown Sacramento recently, I spotted ...

Jeremiah Preisser

12/10/2025

Egidijus Kavaliauskas Wins the European Welterweight Title

Fighting in front of a hometown crowd, Egidijus ...

John Raspanti

12/07/2025

Dec. 7,1970 when “The Greatest” fought “Ringo” at Madison Square Garden

Barely a month after stopping top-ranking contender Jerry Quarry on a cut, Muhammad Ali was back ...

John Raspanti

11/28/2025

Joe Louis fights light heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis

In 1939, undisputed heavyweight champion Joe Louis ...

Jeremiah Preisser

11/26/2025

Devin Haney: A Matter of Respect

Earlier this year, Devin Haney was chastised for his cautious ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/19/2025

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

Ron Howard’s 2005 film Cinderella Man presents ...

John Raspanti

11/16/2025

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

Muhammad Ali returned to boxing in 1970. ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/13/2025

Iron Will, Iron Chin: The Legend of Bennie Briscoe

Few fighters in boxing history embodied pure ...

John Raspanti

11/12/2025

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

Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn fought ...

Jeremiah Preisser

11/08/2025

Failing Your Way Upwards: King Ry and the WBC

With divine grace and profound wisdom, the World Boxing ...

John Raspanti

11/07/2025

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

It took Jose Napoles 64 fights to ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/07/2025

George Chuvalo: A Heavyweight’s Triumphs and Tragedies

George Chuvalo’s life story reads like a ...

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 ...

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

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 ...