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Style Analysis Sugar Ray Leonard v.s. Marvin Hagler

Style Analysis Sugar Ray Leonard v.s. Marvin Hagler By: Sean Kim The flow of Ray Leonard’s footwork in the face…

3 min read 9 years ago
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Mark Holmes “Living in the Shadow” But Good Enough on His Own!

Mark Holmes “Living in the Shadow” But Good Enough on His Own! By: Ken Hissner Too many times when a…

5 min read 9 years ago
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When Ali Fought Foreman

By: Jordan Seward 42 years ago to the day Muhammad Ali fought George Foreman in the rumble in the jungle…

5 min read 9 years ago
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Ted “Kid” Lewis – The Greatest Boxer From Great Britain

by Armando Paz Perhaps second only to Jimmy Wilde, Ted “Kid” Lewis (192-32-14 79 KO’s) would be the greatest boxer…

3 min read 12 years ago
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Defining Greatness: Giulio Rinaldi and The Last Hoorah of Archie Moore

By Geoff Booth You’re probably asking yourself who is Giulio Rinaldi? Is he any good? How come he’s never mentioned…

8 min read 13 years ago
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Primetime Boxing on Network TV? A Brief Examination – Part 1

by Charles Jay Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy was beaming after his company’s appearance on CBS, and justifiably so, because…

4 min read 13 years ago
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Muhammad Ali: His Life as Demon, Saint & Greatest Heavyweight

By Ivan G. Goldman Muhammad Ali, born Jan. 17, 1942, celebrates his 71st birthday as a worldwide symbol of peace…

6 min read 13 years ago
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Jackie Kallen: Michael Dokes Passes Away, Another Boxing Loss

By Jackie Kallen It has been a bad year so far for boxing deaths. LeRoy Neiman, Bert Sugar, Bill Miller,…

2 min read 14 years ago
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Jackie Kallen: Bill Miller: Another great loss in boxing

By Jackie Kallen Where would I be without Bill “Pops” Miller? He single-handedly changed my life when he agreed to…

2 min read 14 years ago
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Jackie Kallen: Farewell to LeRoy Nieman

By Jackie Kallen I am so sad to hear that my dear friend LeRoy Nieman has passed away at 91…

3 min read 14 years ago
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court a Key Culprit in Live Entombment of Ex-Philly Lightweight Anthony Fletcher

By Ivan G. Goldman On June 9, 2004 an appellate judge in Pennsylvania ordered a new trial for ex-Philadelphia lightweight…

4 min read 14 years ago
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Johnny Tapia versus Danny Romero — What a Night!

By Ivan G. Goldman One of my favorite boxing stories grew out of the storied July 18, 1997 clash between…

3 min read 14 years ago
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Johnny Tapia, Age 45, Scores Draw against the Devil

By Ivan G. Goldman Johnny Tapia, found dead in his Albuquerque home Sunday night of unknown causes, led a tortured,…

4 min read 14 years ago
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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Remembering Angelo Dundee

By Jackie Kallen I am writing this with a very heavy heart. The boxing world has lost a true legend…

3 min read 14 years ago
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No Mo Joe – A Poem for Joe Frazier

By Jim Gustafson No mo joe November 8,2011 At about six AM, I picked up the paper By the street…

1 min read 14 years ago
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Smokin’ Joe Frazier – A Perspective

by Charles Jay I don’t know that it’s such a natural thing to wax poetic about Joe Frazier, because he…

6 min read 14 years ago
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Joe Frazier: Remembering Smokin’ Joe’s 10 Greatest Moments

by Hans Olson In honor of Joe Frazier…here is a collection of the greatest moments from Smokin’ Joe… 1. The…

2 min read 14 years ago
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The Mount Rushmore Of Boxing – Honoring The Most Important Figures

By Barry Lindenman Recently, I started thinking of the most important figures of the boxing world of the past century.…

4 min read 14 years ago
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Scoring the “ROCKY” Rounds

By Barry Lindenman It’s the classic: the boxing movie by which all other boxing movies are measured against. Surprisingly, after…

5 min read 14 years ago
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Champs And the Chiefs: Heavyweight Champions & Presidents of the United States

A Historical Perspective About the Heavyweight Boxing Champions and The Presidents of the United States By Barry Lindenman The heavyweight…

6 min read 15 years ago
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‘The Donald’ Plays His Trump Card for Spinks vs Cooney

By Charles Jay Donald Trump may have been a key factor in the demise of the United States Football League,…

3 min read 15 years ago
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Henry Cooper Was Legitimate Legend Of British Ring

By Charles Jay Henry Cooper, who died last week just shy of his 77th birthday, was a hell of a…

2 min read 15 years ago
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Did Jack Dempsey Really Consider AC Mayor To Become His Manager?

By Charles Jay Edward L. Bader was the mayor of Atlantic City during a critical time in the city’s history.…

3 min read 15 years ago
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Atlantic City Mobilizes To Get Into Big-Time Boxing in 1921

By Charles Jay The impact of the 1921 Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier fight in Jersey City was not lost on anyone…

3 min read 15 years ago
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Jack Dempsey – Carpentier Fight Almost Wound Up In Atlantic City

By Charles Jay In 1921 Jack Dempsey was the king of the hill among fighters and Tex Rickard had the…

4 min read 15 years ago