The expectations were high this past Saturday when Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez answered the bell in Las Vegas and with good reason. Few countries can match Mexico ...
On February 22, 2021 / By Rafael GarcíaPerhaps few people at the time realized it, but the title match between Wilfred “Radar” Benitez and Sugar Ray Leonard at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas constituted an extremely ...
On November 30, 2020 / By Robert PortisIt’s been almost two decades since the final entry in the records books for the legendary prizefighter they called “Manos de Piedra,” but the standing of Roberto Duran ...
On September 18, 2020 / By Lee WylieSeems like we had just finished celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first great Duran vs Leonard battle when the awful news came that the man they call ...
On July 3, 2020 / By Patrick ConnorA few days ago the coronavirus pandemic registered a direct and major hit on the boxing world when it was announced that none other than the legendary “Manos ...
On July 1, 2020 / By Lee WylieIf one were to rank the finest performances of the great Roberto Duran, his ten round win at New York’s Madison Square Garden over former welterweight champ Carlos Palomino ...
On June 23, 2020 / By Michael CarbertMany times my dad repeated this old saw in my presence: “A wise man keeps his ears open and his mouth shut.” Not that I ever listened or ...
On October 10, 2018 / By Neil CraneToday is the 35th anniversary of one of the most significant and thrilling battles in boxing history. On this date in 1981, a pair of boxers universally regarded ...
On September 16, 2016 / By Michael CarbertDays ago a video emerged on social media which immediately got the attention of serious “boxingheads” everywhere and brought smiles to the fans of one of boxing’s most ...
On May 28, 2016 / By Lee Wylie“Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.”
– George Foreman
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