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R.I.P. – Bennie Briscoe

Bad news: Philadelphia's great "Mr. Blue Collar", "Bad" Bennie Briscoe - age 67 - passes. February 8, 1943 to December 28, 2010. Bennie Briscoe was a top-rated Middleweight contender during…
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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 Inspirations: "Lou Ambers, Joe Louis, Tony Canzoneri, Rocky Marciano -…
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Boxer now on his feet

Iran Barkley is off the canvas, and just in time for Christmas. The former middleweight champion, whose heartbreaking descent into homelessness was chronicled by The Post last month, has a…
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Thoughts on PACMAN, Hopkins

It has been a week since Hopkins nearly pulled off the upset by defeating the younger Jean Pascal in Pascal’s home region and one has to wonder how Hopkins can…
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The Biofile Get 2 Know Christy Martin

(Note: This Biofile was completed in 1996.) Status: Former world boxing champion. Ht: 5-4 Wt: 135 DOB: June 12, 1968 In: Bluefield, West Virginia Childhood Heroes: "Magic Johnson, Larry Bird."…
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The Richard Pierson Hopkins-Pascal Blog

Scoop: First of all, what a wizard-like performance by Bernard Hopkins. Assess this performance by Hopkins. Were you surprised that the 45-year-old "old dog" was able overcome early adversity and…