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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, and to spread the glory around, we list fighters in
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They called him “Old Bones” because they needed something to liven up his image and distinguish him from all the other Joe Browns in America, but also because his career, like those of too many talented black boxers,
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The Latin code of “machismo” is a harsh one. Pain, weakness or humility do not exist for the true “macho man” who will concede nothing, who will never admit defeat or failure. In the 1970s, such men wreaked
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I haven’t always been an enthusiastic supporter of the proud Puerto Rican champion they call “Junito,” but if tonight proves to be his final fight — a distinct possibility if recent statements from Miguel Cotto are anything to
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