Browsing Tag Bennie Briscoe

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  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 ...

  On October 12, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  Sept. 29, 1967: Griffith vs Benvenuti II

  “I would have quit, but I didn’t know how to do anything else but fight.” Beyond the mythologies and whimsical fairy tales full of heroes who sneered at ...

  On September 29, 2020 / By Patrick Connor
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  Feb. 28, 1973: Napoles vs Lopez II

  They call boxing the cruelest sport for a number of reasons, one of them being that no matter how talented or dedicated a boxer is, his success ultimately ...

  On February 28, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  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 ...

  On January 13, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  Philadelphia Fight Night

  Manny Rivera, co-owner of Hard Hitting Promotions, was walking the main room of the 2300 Arena in a checked suit that would have fit the scene back when ...

  On November 20, 2018 / By Joshua Isard