The Brothers Canizales Put Laredo, Texas on the Map!
The Brothers Canizales Put Laredo, Texas on the Map! By: Ken Hissner Gaby Canizales, 48-8-1 (36), held the WBA and…
Ronda Rousey Returns After “Biggest Upset in Combat Sports History”? Not By a Long Way
Ronda Rousey Returns After “Biggest Upset in Combat Sports History”? Not By a Long Way By: Matt O’Brien Friday night…
Three Tales from Joe “Shannon” Schabacker!
Three Tales from Joe “Shannon” Schabacker! By: Ken Hissner This former Olympic alternate back in the early 20’s had more…
The Night the Two Greatest P4P Boxers Faced Each Other!
The Night the Two Greatest P4P Boxers Faced Each Other! By: Ken Hissner There have been many opinions on “who…
Who Was Sweeter than “Sugar” Ray Robinson?
Who was Sweeter than “Sugar” Ray Robinson? By: Ken Hissner “Sugar” Ray Robinson to this writer was the greatest P4P…
Active Unbeaten, Untied Boxer’s with at Least 30 fights and World Record Holders!
Active Unbeaten, Untied Boxer’s with at Least 30 fights and World Record Holders! By: Ken Hissner Starting from the heavyweight…
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…
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…
When Ali Fought Foreman
By: Jordan Seward 42 years ago to the day Muhammad Ali fought George Foreman in the rumble in the jungle…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…