Nov. 16, 1979: Arguello vs Chacon
Bobby Chacon had been an overnight sensation in California, a popular young fighter attracting big crowds to the Inglewood Forum
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Bobby Chacon
Eighty Fights From The 80’s (Part One)
The 1980s were a monumental decade in politics, pop music and, of course, in boxing. Indeed, the eighties stand out
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Nothing Left To Prove
Most great boxers do not go gently into the good night of retirement, but instead rage and fight against the
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Jan. 14, 1984: Mancini vs Chacon
Boxing is not an old man’s sport and over the decades there have been plenty of what we might call
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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
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Las Glorias del Gran Puas
“I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.” — George Best
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Catchers
On this day way back in 1922, the man they would come to call “The Bronx Bull” was born. Jake
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Remembering Bobby Chacon
Sometimes the price of glory is steep and painful. In the case of Bobby Chacon, it would appear, at least
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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,
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Magomed Abdusalamov: Boxing Must Do More
Former heavyweight boxer Magomed Abdusalamov has returned to hospital for treatment of serious blood and bone infections which, according to
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