Browsing Category Boxiana
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Boxiana 1
Marciano vs Walcott I
It was 1952, and ever since the great Joe Louis had relinquished his world title in 1948, the world championship of the big men had been lost in ...
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Boxiana 2
Robinson-Basilio I
The great Sugar Ray Robinson had retired from boxing, had been singing and tap-dancing for three years. He didn’t have much success, and came back to the ring in ...
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Boxiana 1
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 immediately announced that he was done. As in, ...
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Boxiana 6
Sept. 17, 1954: Marciano vs Charles II
On this day back in 1954, Rocky Marciano and Ezzard Charles clashed at Yankee Stadium to contest, for the second time in just three months, the heavyweight championship ...
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Boxiana 1
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 Sugar Ray Leonard. Ever since the previous fall, ...
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Boxiana 1
Sept. 14, 1923: Dempsey vs Firpo
After more than nine decades it may be difficult to appreciate how huge the legendary Dempsey vs Firpo fight was or how it transformed the public image of ...
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Boxiana 0
Sept. 12, 1951: Robinson vs Turpin
The first Robinson vs Turpin battle took place in London, England just two months before the second, and it will forever stand as one of the greatest upsets ...
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Boxiana 10
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 to undergo the torture necessary to reach supreme ...
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Boxiana 1
Sept. 9, 1983: Pryor vs Arguello II
Do a Google search for Alexis Arguello and you will end up with photos and videos about Aaron Pryor. Do one for Aaron Pryor and you end up ...
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Boxiana 0
Sept. 8, 1950: Pep vs Saddler III
Pep vs Saddler. For die-hard fans of “The Sport Of Kings,” those four syllables conjure up all kinds of recollections and images and important facts from the rich ...
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Boxiana 0
Sept. 9, 1997: Zaragoza vs Morales
It was the classic confrontation: age and experience vs youth and raw talent. Southpaw Daniel Zaragoza was the grizzled veteran, a survivor of 65 professional battles and some 21 ...
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Boxiana 5
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 (Ed. note: That said, the undercard for Golovkin ...
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Boxiana 0
Sept. 3, 1936: Ambers vs Canzoneri
Tony Canzoneri was already a lock for the Hall of Fame, not to mention an all-time great lightweight when he entered Madison Square Garden in May of 1935 ...
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Boxiana 1
Sept. 2, 1995: McCall vs Bruno
For the heavyweight division, the 1990’s were total chaos. A complete chronicle of the ups and downs of the big men during that decade reads like a season-long ...
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Boxiana
Aug. 31, 1989: Zaragoza vs Duarte
In the late 1920s the term “Cauliflower Row” came to be used to describe the fight racket. It was the perfect name, directly referring to the disfigured ears ...
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Boxiana 0
August 30, 1937: Louis vs Farr
The great Joe Louis, already something of a legend, made his first defense as heavyweight champion against Welshman Tommy Farr just nine weeks after his title-winning knockout over James J. Braddock. ...
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Boxiana 0
Aug. 29, 1992: Toney vs McCallum
Some would argue that James Toney’s first victory over Mike McCallum, which also happened to be his final defense of his middleweight title, is, all things considered, his greatest ...
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Boxiana 0
Aug. 28, 1976: Zarate vs Ferreri
Paul Ferreri never really stood a chance. No one expected the scrappy kid to put up much of a fight but he had won the lottery and a ...
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Boxiana 0
Aug. 25, 1930: Baer vs Campbell
At the end of the second, Frankie Campbell tells his corner, “Something feels like it broke in my head.” He’d put future heavyweight champion Max Baer down in ...
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Boxiana 0
Aug. 23, 1986: McCallum vs Jackson
When Julian “The Hawk” Jackson challenged Mike “The Body Snatcher” McCallum on this day in 1986, for the latter’s WBA junior middleweight strap, it wasn’t just a matchup ...
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Boxiana 2
Aug. 22, 1998: Gatti vs Robinson I
People are a product of their environment; to a great extent, where and how you grow up shapes what you become. The same is true for boxers and ...
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Boxiana 2
Aug. 21, 1981: Sanchez vs Gomez
One of the frustrating things about the sport of boxing is that some of the best match-ups never happen. It’s a shame Jack Dempsey never faced Harry Wills ...
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Boxiana 1
Aug. 18, 1979: Muhammad vs Conteh I
Does Matthew Saad Muhammad qualify as a truly “great” fighter? Maybe not, but strictly in terms of heart, courage, excitement and the ability to snatch victory from the ...
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Boxiana 0
Aug. 17, 1938: Armstrong vs Ambers
There is only one way to become a truly great boxer and that is to compete against other truly great boxers. Back in the day, if one was ...
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Boxiana 0
Aug. 15, 1911: Langford vs O’Brien
It’s a sad tale, but a classic one, told many times in boxing: the proud, old king saddles up for one last battle against a young warrior just ...
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Boxiana 4
Fight City Legends: The Fighting Marine
Gene Tunney will forever be a truly great boxer, one of the best to ever step into the ring. A clever strategist with excellent footwork, superb defense and ...
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Boxiana 0
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 to absorb punishment that, like an engine habitually ...
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Boxiana 0
Aug. 9, 2003: Freitas vs Barrios
For Elio Ortiz the end came in round four after he visited the canvas a fifth time at the hands of Teddy Reid. Reid himself had been rocked ...
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Boxiana 0
Aug. 9, 1980: Palma vs Randolph
In 1976, a group of young athletes journeyed to Montreal to fight for their country. There were no great expectations for the men who populated the American Olympic ...
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Boxiana 1
Aug. 7, 2004: Corrales vs Freitas
I have never agreed with those “fans” that criticize fighters for quitting. Any man or woman who enters the ring possesses courage that distinguishes them from us non-pugilists. ...
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