Browsing Tag Azumah Nelson

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  Boxiana 1

  March 1, 1992: Nelson vs Fenech II

  It may not be right or just, but the fact remains that when it comes to drawing attention and selling tickets, the heavyweights are tops in boxing. You ...

  On March 1, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Boxiana 1

  Feb. 2, 1980: Sanchez vs Lopez I

  Danny “Little Red” Lopez had won the WBC version of the featherweight crown in 1976 and no one begrudged him the title. This was because Lopez, contrary to the ...

  On February 2, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Features 0

  Richard Commey: A Second Chance

  Some boxers are vaulted into title shots thanks to powerful promotional engines. Others, by virtue of an eye-catching performance or drawing power, leapfrog seemingly more established contenders to ...

  On February 1, 2019 / By Zachary Alapi
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  Salvador Sanchez: Counterpunch

  “I’m convinced that Salvador Sanchez was the best Mexican fighter of all time. Even better than Julio Cesar Chavez.”    — Wilfredo Gomez “The greatest Mexican fighter of all-time ...

  On January 26, 2019 / By Lee Wylie
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  Features 2

  Who Is The Greatest Mexican Boxer?

  Michael Carbert: A few years ago I wrote up a Top 12 Greatest All-Time Mexican Boxers list and to my delight, it inspired some consternation. I’ve wanted to ...

  On December 28, 2018 / By Rafael García
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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 ...

  On August 21, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Boxiana 5

  July 21, 1982: Sanchez vs Nelson

  There’s that old 1960s query: what if they had a war and no one came? Considering the 1982 clash between featherweights Salvador Sanchez and Azumah Nelson, the better question ...

  On July 21, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Boxiana 0

  May 19, 1995: Gomez vs Lockridge

  In recent years Rocky Lockridge has unfortunately become as well-known for his appearance on the television show “Intervention” and the visceral cry of pain that launched countless internet ...

  On May 19, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Featherweights

  We’ve ranked the all-time greatest middleweights, bantamweights, light heavyweights and flyweights. Now we turn to the featherweights and offer our ranking of the best to ever lace up ...

  On August 12, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  Fight City Reviews 0

  Sun Kil Moon: “Salvador Sanchez”

  In Salvador Sanchez, singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek walks amongst men who died before their time. Such deaths are tragic almost by definition, but in the case of the young ...

  On March 10, 2017 / By Rafael García