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May 22, 1982: Arguello vs Ganigan

The rise of Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez as a rare flyweight superstar put the nation of Nicaragua on the boxing map again, but in fact it was some four ...
On May 22, 2020 / By Patrick Connor
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Feb. 15, 1982: Leonard vs Finch

It is 1982 and Sugar Ray Leonard is the king of not only the welterweight division, but of the entire sport of boxing. No other fighter is as ...
On February 15, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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Jan. 12, 1980: Arguello vs Castillo

It is 1980 and Alexis Arguello is a two-time world champion, already regarded as a future Hall of Famer, if not an all-time great. The Nicaraguan is the ...
On January 12, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Lightweights

We continue our periodic series ranking the all-time best boxers in the original eight weight classes by today casting our discerning eye on the lightweights. For simplicity’s sake, ...
On January 10, 2020 / By Neil Crane
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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 ...
On November 12, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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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 ...
On November 3, 2019 / By Daniel Attias
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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 planet, pound-for-pound. While Aaron Pryor, Michael Spinks, and ...
On October 29, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Hawk Time Forever

Were he still with us, Aaron Pryor would be 64-years-old today. Gone too soon, and taken in the same year that saw the passing of Muhammad Ali, the ...
On October 20, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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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 ...
On September 9, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Aug. 21, 1981: Sanchez vs Gomez

One of the always frustrating things about boxing is that so many of the obviously great match-ups just never happen. It’s a shame Jack Dempsey never faced Harry ...
On August 21, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Aug. 2, 1980: Pryor vs Cervantes

The Montreal Olympics in 1976 represented a galvanizing moment for boxing in America, an event that saw the sport gain new stars and new fans. The amateur team ...
On August 2, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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Guy Jutras: Hall Of Fame Bound

In the sport of boxing, it is often said that the best referees are invisible; when they’re doing their job right, you hardly notice them at all. But ...
On April 3, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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Salvation In The Underground: BKB On The Rise

“Professional fighting is a paradox. It appears dangerous and yet it saves lives.” So says Seamus Devlin, a bare-knuckle fighter based in northwest England. In the spirit of ...
On July 14, 2018 / By Sherif Dhaimish
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Remembering The Hawk

2016 has not been kind to boxing. We’ve lost a number of great fighters, not to mention the colossal living legend that was Muhammad Ali. But most recently, ...
On October 20, 2016 / By TBRB
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Aaron Pryor: 1955-2016

As it was with his great rival, Alexis Arguello, who also died far too young, we find ourselves alarmed to be reading tributes for Aaron Pryor, who succumbed ...
On October 10, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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His Own Worst Enemy

I think it’s safe to say that Tyson Fury was not taking his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko as seriously as he should have. As we now all know, ...
On October 2, 2016 / By Sean Crose
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Chocolatito Reigns Supreme

There’s a new kid at the top of the charts. Floyd Mayweather has, at least for now, retired, and Chocolatito, the little Nicaraguan boxing maestro, was this week ...
On September 20, 2015 / By Daniel Attias
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Fight Report: Hopkins vs Cloud

The Event Was anyone, anywhere, asking for this fight? The Barclays Center in Brooklyn was barely two thirds full for a match that had little to offer other ...
On March 12, 2013 / By Michael Carbert

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