Browsing Category Boxiana
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Boxiana 1
Jan. 15, 1990: Foreman vs Cooney
They billed Foreman vs Cooney as “The Preacher and The Puncher,” but it quickly became known as “The Geezers at Caesars,” this unique crossroads battle between two aging ...
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Boxiana 1
Mancini vs Chacon
Boxing is not an old man’s sport and over the decades there have been plenty of what we might call “passing-the-torch” fights, when age gives way to younger ...
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Boxiana 0
Leonard vs Mitchell
It’s a cold night in New York City but Benny Leonard and Richie Mitchell provide more than a little heat with one of the greatest opening rounds in ...
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Boxiana 5
Jan. 13, 1976: Hagler vs Watts
No matter where you place Marvelous Marvin Hagler in a ranking of the best middleweights of all-time, no one can dispute the fact few boxers have dominated a division ...
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Boxiana 1
Jan. 9, 1942: Louis vs Baer II
It is 1942, a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and America is at war. As the country enters this new chapter in its history, one thing remains ...
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Boxiana 0
Jan. 4, 1940: Armstrong vs Ghnouly
As Marvin Gaye sang back in the day, “Ain’t nothin’ like the real thing, baby,” and these days how boxing fans yearn for “the real thing,” for meaningful ...
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Boxiana 2
Jan. 1, 1915: The Legend Of Levinsky
Modern day boxing cannot legitimately claim to be better than boxing in the past. In fact, in terms of the technical abilities and skill level we see today, ...
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Boxiana 5
Fight City Legends: The Michigan Assassin
For middleweight legend Stanley Ketchel, the boxing ring was the only theater in which his mania could legally project its voice. Born in 1886 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, ...
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Boxiana 3
Dec. 26, 1908: Burns vs Johnson
The late, great comedian Bill Hicks once quipped that the first Gulf War was not actually a “war.” Instead it was little more than a military exercise for the ...
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Boxiana 4
Coal For Christmas
If James Braddock is “The Cinderella Man,” then what do we call Arnold Cream, aka Jersey Joe Walcott? Braddock’s story of perseverance in the face of seemingly insurmountable ...
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Boxiana 3
Dec. 20, 1963: Carter vs Griffith
You should forget that Bob Dylan song for a minute. Don’t even think about Denzel Washington. Get beyond the courtrooms, the jail cells. Go back to Pittsburgh. Was a storm ...
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Boxiana 1
Dec. 19, 1981: Braxton vs Muhammad
The outcome was a shock, and yet, as the referee stepped between the fighters to signal the end to the bloody and one-sided battle, there was also a ...
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Boxiana 1
Dec. 19, 1997: Hamed vs Kelley
The time had come for the arrogant, fast-talking pugilist they called “The Prince” to conquer the most famous arena in boxing history. The gifted power-puncher had already become ...
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Boxiana 4
Fight City Legends: The Belfast Spider
As anyone who has contemplated the history of pugilism already knows, no sport offers more when it comes to heartbreak and tragedy. From the trusting, dedicated fighter who ...
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Boxiana 0
Dec. 15, 1995: Gatti vs Patterson
This was the beginning, the dawn of the legend that was to become Arturo “Thunder” Gatti. It was on this day that the world discovered a boxer who ...
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Boxiana 2
Dec. 12, 1982: Chacon vs Limon IV
They called him “The Schoolboy,” because he had once attended university, a rare thing among professional prizefighters. But make no mistake, despite the nickname and the ever-present boyish ...
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Boxiana 1
Dec. 10, 1958: Moore vs Durelle I
The story of Archie Moore is, above all else, one of perseverance. While generally not considered part of the famous “Murderers Row” gang — a group of skilled ...
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Boxiana 5
Dec. 8, 2007: Mayweather vs Hatton
“My heart will explode before I leave him alone for one second,” Ricky Hatton had promised prior to his showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. As it turned out, ...
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Boxiana 1
Dec. 7, 1970: Ali vs Bonavena
You can take issue with his politics, label him a braggart and a loudmouth, make an inventory of all the lucky breaks he got, and even insist the ...
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Boxiana 4
Dec. 5, 1947: Louis vs Walcott I
Bad decisions. Robberies. Ridiculous scorecards. Maybe nothing sickens a fight fan more than judges rendering a final verdict which makes a mockery of a hard-fought contest. Sadly, such ...
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Boxiana 1
Dec. 3, 1982: Gomez vs Pintor
On this date back in 1982, Wilfredo Gomez and Lupe Pintor helped write another thrilling chapter in the long saga of glorious violence that is the rivalry between ...
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Boxiana 1
Sugar And Steel
Though it is almost impossible to overstate Sugar Ray Robinson’s greatness, so much has been written on the subject of that inarguable status that little can be said ...
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Boxiana 3
Nov. 30, 1979: Benitez vs Leonard
Perhaps few people at the time realized it, but the title match between Wilfred “Radar” Benitez and Sugar Ray Leonard at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas constituted an extremely ...
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Boxiana 3
Nov. 30, 1956: Patterson vs Moore
In decades past, when undisputed heavyweight champions were the norm and not the exception, they inevitably created a great vacuum of power upon retiring. It was a mad scramble ...
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Boxiana 0
Nov. 26, 1914: Langford vs Wills II
The first two decades of the twentieth century were a time of rapid evolution for the sport of boxing. Legal restrictions were being lifted around the world, and ...
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Boxiana 2
Nov. 24, 1990: Jackson vs Graham
All it takes is one punch. In baseball, you can overturn a three run deficit, win the game or even the World Series, with a single thunderous swing ...
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Boxiana 0
Nov. 23, 1991: Holyfield vs Cooper
Let’s raise a glass and give a heart-felt salute to Bert Cooper, may he rest in peace. He went on to that big ring in the sky in ...
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Boxiana 3
Nov. 22, 1997: Foreman vs Briggs
In late 1997, George Foreman was among the most well-known names in all of sports, having captured the imagination of the public with his transformation from the sullen ...
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Boxiana 0
Nov. 21, 1987: Chavez vs Rosario
No one questions the fact that Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. is an all-time great and, for me at least, the best Mexican pugilist ever, though my editor, Mr. ...
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