Nov. 18, 1970: Frazier vs Foster
When former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier died in 2011 it came as a shock to the boxing world. After all,
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Author: Michael Carbert
Nov. 16, 1979: Arguello vs Chacon
Bobby Chacon had been an overnight sensation in California, a popular young fighter attracting big crowds to the Inglewood Forum
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Nov. 12, 1982: Pryor vs Arguello I
It’s the fall of 1982 and the sport of boxing is bigger than ever. Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin
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Nov. 10, 1983: Hagler vs Duran
Since at long last winning the world middleweight title in 1980, and then establishing himself as, pound-for-pound, one of the
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Nov. 9, 1996: Holyfield vs Tyson I
Intimidation. From the jungles of our primitive ancestors, to the boardrooms of today’s suit-and-tie warriors, the ability to demoralize an
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Nov. 7, 1988: Leonard vs Lalonde
In 1982, after being treated for a detached retina, Sugar Ray Leonard retired from boxing. Two years later he attempted
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Nov. 6, 1981: Holmes vs Snipes
In May of 1981, undefeated fair-skinned heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney galvanized the attention of fair-skinned American sports fans by demolishing
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Nov. 4, 1932: Canzoneri vs Petrolle
For fight fans who happen to be born after around say, 1975 or so, Billy Petrolle might seem a rather
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Nov. 1, 1922: Britton vs Walker II
It was that same old tale, the one we relive over and over again. The aging king refuses to move
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Oct. 30, 1982: Hagler vs Obelmejias II
It’s 1982 and no one doubts that undisputed middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler is the best active boxer on the
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Oct. 30, 1974: Ali vs Foreman
In 1974, George Foreman reigned supreme. The previous year he had astonished the sports world with his terrifying demolition of
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Oct. 29, 1987: Hearns vs Roldan
The great Henry Armstrong had come agonizingly close to accomplishing the feat. Latter day legends Alexis Arguello and Roberto Duran
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Oct. 26, 1970: Ali vs Quarry I
Following his successful defense of the heavyweight championship of the world against Zora Folley in March of 1967, Muhammad Ali’s
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Oct. 25, 1980: Weaver vs Coetzee
Following Leon Spink’s huge upset victory over Muhammad Ali in 1978, the heavyweight championship belt was torn in two. The
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Oct. 16, 1987: Tyson vs Biggs
It is 1987 and nothing and no one can stop heavyweight wrecking machine Mike Tyson. The year before he had blown
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Oct. 12, 1978: Scott vs Gregory
It remains one of the more unlikely episodes in all of boxing history. A convicted criminal locked inside a maximum
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Oct. 4, 1940: Zivic vs Armstrong
Fritzie Zivic is forever one of the most colorful characters in the history of boxing and with 158 wins on
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Oct. 1, 1975: Ali vs Frazier III
More than four decades later, one still hears the echoes, the reverberations of that final, epic struggle between two boxing
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Sept. 28, 1976: Ali vs Norton III
In a time of constant media exposure and fifteen second attention spans, it is almost impossible to fully appreciate the
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Sept. 27, 1980: Hagler vs Minter
For too long Marvelous Marvin Hagler had been denied, ignored and unjustly sidelined while lesser middleweights had got the big
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Sept. 23, 1952: Marciano vs Walcott I
After a record breaking reign atop the big man division, the great Joe Louis finally retired in 1948, and in
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Sept. 21, 1985: Holmes vs Spinks I
In March of 1985, heavyweight champion Larry Holmes scored a tenth round stoppage of undefeated contender David Bey and then
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Sept. 16, 1981: Leonard vs Hearns
In the summer of 1981, only two boxers mattered in America: WBA welterweight champion Thomas Hearns, and WBC welterweight champion
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Sept. 14, 1923: Dempsey vs Firpo
After more than nine decades it may be difficult to appreciate the impact of the legendary Dempsey vs Firpo fight
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Sept. 10, 1973: Ali vs Norton II
It had been years since Muhammad Ali worked with such intensity and purpose, years since he had forced his body
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Sept. 9, 1983: Pryor vs Arguello II
Do a Google search for Alexis Arguello and you end up with articles and videos about Aaron Pryor. Do one
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Sept. 6, 1920: Dempsey, Greb & Langford
It’s now a very rare thing for boxing fans to get genuinely excited about the undercard for a major fight.
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Sept. 2, 1995: McCall vs Bruno
For the heavyweight division, the 1990’s were total chaos. A complete chronicle of that bizarre decade for the game’s big
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Happy Birthday To “The Rock”
Today is the birthday of legendary heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano and we will always pay tribute to the one and only
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Aug. 21, 1981: Sanchez vs Gomez
One of the perennial frustrations of being a boxing fan is the fact so many of the most meaningful match-ups
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