Larry Holmes Kicked Off Heavyweight Title Action in AC in 1983
Believe it or not, the first heavyweight championship fight in Atlantic City did not take place until September of 1983,…
Doctor Tried To Put Damper on Ali-Frazier Fight
After fifteen rounds of brutal, spectacular action, the general consensus about the first fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier…
ALI-Frazier Statue May Indeed Be In Order
A friend told me recently that the Miguel Cotto-Zab Judah fight drew the largest crowd in the history of Madison…
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter – The Boxer
Many people are familiar with the saga of Rubin Carter. Tried not once but twice (and convicted) for the murders…
Classic Biofile Willie Pep 1922-2006
Status: Boxing Hall of Famer. Former World Featherweight champion. His ring record was 229-11-1 (65 KO’s). Birthplace: Middletown, CT Boxing…
The Aaron Pryor Interview
The former Light Welterweight champion and 1996 International Hall of Fame inductee Aaron Pryor discusses his career, the highs, the…
5 Fights that Matter
There are fights that were great within the ring but for me, there are five fights that transcended the sport.…
Buster Douglas Recalls The Night He KO’ed Mike Tyson
40-1 underdog James “Buster” Douglas became a worldwide household name on February 11, 1990 – the night he shocked just…
Memory Lane: Ali Live Interview After Foreman-Norton
It may have been the quintessential Muhammad Ali moment – the unbreakable confidence, brilliant tactical mind and hilarious sense of…
Talkin’ Boxing with Chuck Wepner
Former world heavyweight title challenger and good friend to BoxingInsider.com Chuck Wepner took time out to talk some pugilism. The…
The Catastrophist: The Troubled World of Don Jordan
“Chaos” is the only suitable word to describe the career of Don Jordan. Fifty years after he first won the…
Facing Duran: Mamby and Barkley Recall Their Battles With The Legend
Iran Barkley and Saoul Mamby both boxed Roberto Duran and shared some fascinating memories and insights on what it was…
Memorable Long Counts In Boxing
By Joel Lipsitt In some important contests a boxer has, for one reason or another, been allowed more than ten…
Pat Valentino: “A Second Life”
By Carlos Acevedo Pat Valentino, heavyweight contender of the 1940s, was famous both for his savagery in the ring and,…
Nasty, Brutish, Short: Al Palzer & The White Hopes
By Carlos Acevedo On May 26, 1911, the first White Hope tournament, a motley assortment of eleven barnyard scrappers and…
Where Are They Now? Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
ecently I spoke with former WBA Light Heavyweight Champ, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Born Eddie Gregory
Was Ali the Greatest Heavyweight?
My thoughts on Ali in place in boxing’s history. Tom Donelson Ali the Greatest? There is nothing like a debating…
Where Are They Now: Brian London
Recently I spoke to England's Brian London. London had a stellar amateur career and also fought twice for the World's…
Where Are They Now: Greg Haugen
By Shawn M. Murphy Recently I spoke with former Lightweight and Light Welterweight champ Greg Haugen. Haugen turned pro in…
Fritzie Zivic – A Real Pro
By Angelo Prospero Jr. They didn’t come any smarter, cuter or craftier in the ring than Fritzie Zivic. Born May…
About light heavies who go heavy
By Don Buchan It has been said by some “in the know” that Floyd Patterson could have remained a light…
Henry Armstrong, one of the greatest fighters ever
Henry Armstrong, one of the greatest fighters ever By Tom Donelson Between 1937 and 1938, Henry Armstrong was the greatest…
Rocky Graziano: Remembering Da Rock
Rocky Graziano: Remembering Da Rock by Robert Ecksel TheSweetScience.com Former middleweight champion Rocky Graziano personified Nu Yawk. He was born…
Charley Burley: Great Fighter No One Knows
By Tom Donaldson (This is another excerpt of my upcoming book, “Boxing in the Shadow” and details the career of…
The Story of Three Men (Max, Joe, and Gerry)
By Tom Donelson There are times in which good men find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time.…