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The Two Questionable Wins of Muhammad Ali
By: Ken Hissner Muhammad “I Am the Greatest” Ali was the most colorful athlete this writer has ever seen. In person he was one of the funniest person’s I have…
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Was Muhammad Ali The Most Colorful Athlete in Sports History?
By: Ken Hissner This writer started searching all sports most colorful athletes and they stood out at other sporting events when they showed up. It’s no secret a boxing writer…
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Why Do Boxers Like Muhammad Ali Continue Boxing Too Long?
By: Ken Hissner There have been some great boxers that have continued boxing too long such as Muhammad Ali. Was it money or more stardom or just what that causes…
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One Boxer That Should Have Watched What He Asked For: A Story About Harry Greb
By: Ken Hissner This writer had an old friend named Joe “Shannon” Schabacker who fought in the 1920’s and was trained by Jack Blackburn. Shannon bought Blackburn a new suit…
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A Hagler-Leonard Story
By: Marley Malenfant In my old man’s gym hangs a framed picture of Marvin “Marvelous” Hagler with the black and blue trunks, the trunks he wore in the fight against…
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10th Annual Briscoe Awards Sunday in South Philly
By: Ken Hissner Philly Boxing History Editor John Di Santo is holding the 10th Annual Briscoe Awards Sunday 1-4pm at the Xfinity Live at 1100 Pattison Avenue in South Philly.…
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Tampa’s A La Carte Event Pavilion Hosts Its Final Boxing Card Friday
By: Sean Crose Friday night will see the final fight card go down in the arena on Dana Shores Drive in Tampa, Florida. Once known as the Egypt Shrine Temple,…
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How Do Some Countries Allow Losing Boxers to Continue Boxing?
By: Ken Hissner I have a 100 Club list of boxers with over 100 losses and others who have never won a fight etc. The UK seems to be the…
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Flashback: Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran And The Shot Heard Round The World
By: Sean Crose Both Tommy Hearns and Roberto Duran were already legendary figures back in 1984. Duran, the hardened Panamanian tough guy, had finally earned back the respect he had…
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Native American Boxers in the History of Boxing
By: Ken Hissner When one thinks of Native American boxers you have former world champions in Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill, 51-7 (24), the former WBA light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion from…
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“Brothers by Choice” Buster Drayton & Earl Hargrove
By: Ken Hissner They were closer than brothers and until this day are still best friends. South Philly’s Buster Drayton would get his title fight at age 32 defeating Carlos…
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Philly’s “The Big E” Eddie Duncan – What Could Have Been
By: Ken Hissner This writer remembers back in the early 70’s when in “Smokin” Joe Frazier’s Gym seeing this boxer that Eddie Goodman managed named “The Big E” Eddie Duncan.…
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Top Amateur Tim Dement Was a Member of the 1972 Olympic Team
By: Ken Hissner As Tim Dement tells the story, I was 12 when his older brother Steve got arrested with a group of other teenagers for fighting in the streets.…
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When Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson Fought Pete Rademacher, A Champion Facing a Debuting Boxer
When Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson Fought Pete Rademacher, A Champion Facing a Debuting Boxer By: Ken Hissner With all the big hoopla today about Floyd “Money” Mayweather 49-0 a month…
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One Eye & a Bag of Tricks That Was Philly’s “Gypsy” Joe Harris
One Eye & a Bag of Tricks That Was Philly’s “Gypsy” Joe Harris By: Ken Hissner In the 60’s the baddest gym in Philadelphia was the 23rd PAL on Colombia…