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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Aug. 18, 1979: Muhammad vs Conteh I
Does Matthew Saad Muhammad qualify as, pound-for-pound, a truly “great” fighter in terms of skill and talent? Maybe not, but
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Boxing In The Blood
I guess you could say it’s in the blood. Boxing. The fight game. The crazy racket they call pugilism. Because
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Aug. 10, 1963: Tiger vs Fullmer III
It is often the case with dynamic brawlers who rely on physical strength, constant aggression, and a seemingly inhuman ability
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August 2, 1980: Hearns vs Cuevas
They called it “World War II,” an odd if not slightly offensive billing, but the logic was undeniable. In 1980,
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Aug. 2, 1980: Pryor vs Cervantes
The Montreal Olympics in 1976 was a galvanizing moment for boxing in America, an event that saw the sport gain
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Fight City Legends: Pancho Villa
The real Pancho Villa was a prominent Mexican revolutionary who won fame for his military victories during the early part
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July 27, 1922: Leonard vs Tendler
There is no disputing the oft-repeated truth that Benny Leonard will forever stand as one of the finest boxers who
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July 21, 1982: Sanchez vs Nelson
There’s that old 1960s query: what if they had a war and nobody came? Considering the 1982 clash between featherweights
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July 18, 1987: McCallum vs Curry
When Sugar Ray Leonard, without a doubt the biggest star in boxing, retired for the first (but not the last)
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July 13, 1980: Muhammad vs Lopez II
It was legendary sports scribe Jimmy Cannon who famously stated that boxing was “the red light district of sports,” renowned
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July 12, 1948: Williams vs Jack
By 1948, everyone knew the party was almost over for Beau Jack. The former lightweight king and the all-time champ
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July 2, 1921: Dempsey vs Carpentier
The year was 1921. Jack Dempsey, the heavyweight champion of the world, reigned as the most titanic figure in all of
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June 26, 1972: Duran vs Buchanan
In September of 1970, Scotland’s Ken Buchanan won the WBA version of the lightweight championship by close 15 round decision
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