Browsing Category Boxiana
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Nov. 14, 1951: Carter vs Aragon
When boxing fans hear the moniker “The Golden Boy,” they of course think of Oscar De La Hoya, but some four decades before Oscar became one of the ...
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Boxiana 3
Nov. 12, 1982: Pryor vs Arguello I
It’s November, 1982 and the sport of boxing is bigger than ever. Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns are all mainstream stars and fight fans enjoy ...
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Boxiana 8
Nov. 10, 1983: Hagler vs Duran
Since finally winning the world middleweight title in 1980 and firmly establishing himself as one of the best boxers on the planet, Marvelous Marvin Hagler had been like ...
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Boxiana 2
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 antagonist without resorting to physical violence remains a ...
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Boxiana 0
Nov. 8, 1997: Holyfield vs Moorer II
The glorious second coming of Evander Holyfield had manifested itself a full year previous to his rematch with Michael Moorer, but it remained for some boxing fans a ...
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Boxiana 1
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 a comeback, which was quickly aborted after an ...
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Boxiana 2
Nov. 7, 1970: Monzon vs Benvenuti
“When I gazed at him I was thinking: ‘Tonight, I’m going to kill you.’” — Carlos Monzon on Nino Benvenuti The Romans didn’t know Carlos Monzon. He was ...
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Boxiana 1
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 respected veteran Ken Norton in a mere 54 ...
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Boxiana 0
Nov. 5, 1994: Foreman vs Moorer
Boxing, they say, is a young man’s game. An obvious fact, one would think, especially for a sport as rough and dangerous as pugilism. But on the other ...
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Boxiana 0
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 curious figure. Here’s a warrior with over 89 ...
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Boxiana 3
Nov. 3, 2001: Tszyu vs Judah
The word ‘unification’ is magic to a boxing fan’s ears. It conjures up the ghosts of yesteryear, from a time when each weight class had a single champion ...
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Boxiana 2
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 on and leave the cheers of the crowd ...
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Boxiana 0
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 planet, pound-for-pound. While Aaron Pryor, Michael Spinks, and ...
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Boxiana 7
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 Joe Frazier, knocking Smokin’ Joe to the canvas ...
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Boxiana 0
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 had tried and failed. But finally, for the ...
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Boxiana 0
The Greatest Lightweight Of All-Time
Earlier this month fight fans from around the world were focused on what everyone agreed was a highly significant showdown for the lightweight division as Vasiliy Lomachenko and ...
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Boxiana 0
Oct. 27, 1903: Johnson vs McVea II
On February 5th of 1903, Jack Johnson outpointed “Denver” Ed Martin to win what was referred to at that time as the “Black” or “Colored” heavyweight championship of ...
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Boxiana 3
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 boxing career came to a sudden, though not ...
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Boxiana 0
Fight City Legends: The Boston Gob
In boxing history, there are the champions and there are those who fight among them. For every Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey, there were hundreds of ...
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Boxiana 2
Oct. 25, 2003: Arthur vs Gomez
In The Year Of Our Lord 1298, the Battle of Falkirk took place, a major conflict in the First War Of Scottish Independence. On the outskirts of Edinburgh, ...
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Boxiana 3
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 World Boxing Council soon stripped Spinks of their ...
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Boxiana 4
Fight City Legends: Chrysanthemum Joe
“Jeffries number one? No, sir. Give me Joe Choynski anytime. I faced both and should know. Jeffries had a powerful wallop, but Choynski had a paralyzing punch. His ...
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Boxiana 2
Oct. 21, 1953: Olson vs Turpin
“They say I haven’t trained hard enough for this fight. Who is to be the judge of how hard I work? I have worked all right, harder than ...
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Boxiana 4
Oct. 18, 1991: Mercer vs Morrison
Most boxing fans are familiar with the ancient chestnut, “As the heavyweights go, so goes boxing,” and it would be difficult to argue that the old saw bears ...
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Boxiana 3
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 away Trevor Berbick in two rounds to become ...
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Boxiana 0
Oct. 16, 1970: Olivares vs Castillo
The rivalry between Ruben Olivares and Jesus Castillo—one of the most revered in Mexican boxing lore—took place in an era when the bantamweight division was dominated by Mexicans, with “El Púas” ...
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Boxiana 0
Oct. 14, 1949: Gavilan vs Jack
It was the classic clash of the old king vs the future king when the once-great Beau Jack met Kid Gavilan in Chicago Stadium in a ten round, non-title ...
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Boxiana 1
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 security penitentiary not only competed in sanctioned, professional ...
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Boxiana 0
Oct. 10, 1962: Harada vs Kingpetch
Pone Kingpetch, Thailand’s first world champion, had won the flyweight crown from Pascual Pérez, an impressive achievement considering the Argentinian is without a doubt one of the finest ...
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Boxiana 0
Oct. 7, 1995: Lewis vs Morrison
On October 7, 1995, top heavyweights Lennox Lewis and Tommy Morrison clashed at the Atlantic City Convention Center for Morrison’s IBC belt, though the title was a minor ...
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