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Canelo: One Step Away From History
By: Hans Themistode Nine. To every one else it’s just a number but too Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) it means everything. It was clear that from the beginning that…
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Kristian “Mr. Reliable” Laight Becomes Most Losing Boxer in History
By: Ken Hissner Kristian “Mr. Reliable” Laight from Warwickshire, UK, this past weekend passed the USA’s Reggie Strickland by having the most losses in the history of boxing with 277…
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Brazil’s Eder Jofre Leads the List of South American Favorites
By: Ken Hissner This writer remembers reading about Brazil’s Eder Jofre seeing a dead chicken ran over by a vehicle in the middle of the road. He never ate meat…
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Uncrowned Champion Eddie Booker
By: Ken Hissner Ever Hear the Name of Uncrowned Champion Eddie Booker? This writer recently asked my two favorite Historians Henry Hascup and Chuck Hasson. Hasson brought up the name…
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When Philly Was One of the Boxing Capitols of the World
By: Ken Hissner With no world champions in Philly here in 2018 you wonder about the “good old days!” This writer has expressed “the Philly Jinx” which seems to happen…
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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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Charles “The Hatchet” Brewer Didn’t Forget His Roots Defending His IBF Super World Middleweight Title at the Legendary Blue Horizon
By: Ken Hissner How many times do boxers fight in a small facility and become world champions and “forget where they got their start?” IBF World Super Middleweight champion Charles…
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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…
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Louis-Galento: A Hype Master Proves He’s More Than Just Hype
Louis-Galento: A Hype Master Proves He’s More Than Just Hype By: Sean Crose Tony Galento had some kind of left. Just how powerful was the stocky heavyweight's power punch? Powerful…
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STANLEY SCOTT: Knock Him Out or Be Knocked Out Was His Game!
STANLEY SCOTT: Knock Him Out or Be Knocked Out Was His Game! By: Ken Hissner “He was one of the most exciting kids I had at the Tropicana. He would…
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3 Olympic Boxing Gold Medal Winners in Papp, Stevenson & Savon!
3 Olympic Boxing Gold Medal Winners in Papp, Stevenson & Savon! By: Ken Hissner Hungarian southpaw Laszlo Papp won Olympic Gold Medals in boxing in 1948, 1952 and 1956. When…
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The Night Joe Louis Became An Icon
The Night Joe Louis Became An Icon By: Sean Crose Joe Louis is a pleasure to watch. Unlike many fighters who might be considered “Old Time,” there’s nothing archaic about…
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Everybody Has a Game Plan ‘Til You Get Hit: The Anthony Macias Interview Part 3
Everybody Has a Game Plan ‘Til You Get Hit: The Anthony Macias Interview Part Three of Three: The Gracie Hunter, The Janitor, and Fighting on the Side Shows By William…
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The Great Battering: Dempsey-Willard
The Great Battering: Dempsey-Willard By: Sean Crose Jess Willard may not have been a modern heavyweight, but he was certainly built like one. Standing over six and a half feet…
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Don’t Call It A Comeback: Johnson-Jeffries
Don’t Call It A Comeback: Johnson-Jeffries By: Sean Crose Jack Johnson was not only the first African American heavyweight champion of the world, he was also quite the character. A…