Top 5 Biggest Boxing Fights in Las Vegas History
Las Vegas has long been the undisputed capital of boxing, hosting some of the sport’s most iconic and lucrative events.…
Mayweather vs McGregor: The Complete Fight Story
On August 26, 2017, Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. and Conor “The Notorious” McGregor stepped into the ring at T-Mobile Arena…
Boxing Ends It’s Decades Long Run On Regular Television, But Is It That Big A Deal In The Age Of Streaming?
By: Sean Crose There has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth around the boxing world lately. Or perhaps more…
Don Elbaum Promoted 196 Fights At Tropicana Atlantic City in the 80s
Tropicana Atlantic City is where it was happening – every week – in the 1980sBy Boxing Insider staff Atlantic City…
Jack Dempsey prepped for mega-fights in Atlantic City
Jack Dempsey never officially fought in Atlantic City. But that doesn’t mean he didn’t prepare for any of his big…
Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier: Remembering When The World Stopped To Stare
By: Hans Themistode The throne always belonged to Muhammad Ali. He had just been unjustly and temporarily removed from it.…
Modern Classics: Rosario-Bramble
By: Sean Crose Lightweight Edwin Rosario had just engaged in the fight of his life and had come up short.…
Modern Classics: Curry-McCrory
By: Sean Crose Donald Curry was a rising star in the sport of boxing. Milton McCrory, too, was a fighter…
Modern Classics: Leonard-Duran 2
By: Sean Crose “It was bizarre to witness,” William Nack wrote, “so swift and devastating a collapse of a man’s name.” The…
Modern Classics: Leonard-Duran I
By: Sean Crose “When I get into the ring to fight,” Roberto Duran said, “I always give the best.”There is little doubt…
Modern Classics: Hagler-Duran
By: Sean Crose It was a turning point fight for both men. One, defending middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler, had…
Alexis “The Thin Man” Arguello: A Class Act in and Out of the Ring
By: Ken Hissner This writer once had the privilege of meeting the great 3-time world champion Alexis “The Thin Man”…
80th Anniversary of Joe Louis’ Knockout Over Jack Roper
By: Aaron Sutcliffe “Some of the fans are already calling him the greatest champion of all-time” – two minutes and…
Book Review: The Fight by Norman Mailer
By: Stephanie Kent In The Fight, we follow Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Norman Mailer during the suspenseful weeks leading up to…
Lewis-Holyfield I: The Fight That Put Boxing Down (And Almost Out)
By: Sean Crose People were mad for a long time. A very long time. If it’s true that history is…
Jose Manuel Urtain, EBU Boxing, Rock Lifting Champion, Held Ali Overhead
By: Ken Hissner In the country of Spain besides boxing, bull fighting and soccer there is a sport called Rock-Lifting.…
Muhammad Ali’s 77th Birthday Is Today
By: Ken Hissner In 1960 a brash young boxer from Louisville, KY, came on the scene. Cassius Clay won the…
The Other Boxing Hall of Fame: Graziano’s Across the Street
By: Patrick Mascoe Walk into any sports bar today and you will notice they are just generic versions of each…
Jim Jacobs Talks About World Champion Wilfred “El Radar” Benitez
By: Ken Hissner In 1981 this writer wasn’t writing but was a big fan of boxing. I knew legendary trainer…
The Pound for Pound All-Time Best: Ray Robinson, Henry Armstrong or Willie Pep
By: Ken Hissner Three boxers are usually always on everyone’s pound for pound best fighter of all-time. This writer’s choice…
“Sugar” Ray Leonard Followed in the Footsteps of “Sugar” Ray Robinson
By: Ken Hissner The greatest pound for pound fighter in boxing, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, was 85-0 (69) as an amateur…
When Heavyweight Champions Retired with Their Titles
By: Ken Hissner James J. “The Boilermaker” Jeffries retired as World Heavyweight Champion in August of 1904 with a 19-0-2…
Was Sam Langford the Most Feared Fighter in Boxing History ?
By: Ken Hissner This writer still remembers former heavyweight champion Jack “Manassa Mauler” Dempsey, 54-6-9 with 44 knockouts saying “I…
Cassius Clay aka Muhammad Ali’s Final Loss in Olympic Trials in 1960
By: Ken Hissner Ali in 1960 was the Golden Gloves National heavyweight champion and the AAU National light heavyweight runner-up.…
Kristian “Mr. Reliable” Laight Becomes Most Losing Boxer in History
By: Ken Hissner Kristian “Mr. Reliable” Laight from Warwickshire, UK, this past weekend passed the USA’s Reggie Strickland by having…