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Columns 1
Too Many Belts, Not Enough Champions
Believe it or not, there are a total of 102 recognized ‘world’ championships in existence in professional boxing today. Discounting the 34 champions which may be of an ...
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Boxiana 3
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 ...
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Boxiana 0
July 7, 1985: Chavez vs Mayweather I
It’s 1985 and everyone south of the border already knows who the next great Mexican boxer will be. The only problem is pretty much no one north of ...
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Boxiana 6
June 11, 1982: Holmes vs Cooney
It was boxing’s biggest night, but for all the wrong reasons. In terms of sheer popularity, exposure, and the money that goes with it, the 1980s has to ...
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Boxiana 0
June 8, 2002: Lewis vs Tyson
Legitimate superfights in boxing tend not to just happen spontaneously, but instead are built up over time. The first bout between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali was years ...
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Fight City Reviews 3
A Requiem for Iron Mike
“The only thing we knew was violence in Brownsville, even with people we love.” — Mike Tyson We cannot escape Mike Tyson. Never boxing’s patron saint but no ...
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Boxiana 0
May 22, 1982: Arguello vs Ganigan
The rise of Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez put the nation of Nicaragua on the boxing map again, but in fact it was over 40 years ago that “El Flaco Explosivo,” ...
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Boxiana 5
May 20, 1983: Holmes vs Witherspoon
The career of heavyweight champion Larry Holmes is, among other things, a study in frustration. First, there was the struggle to establish himself as a serious contender in ...
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The Fight City 0
The Rise of Camille Estephan
Camille Estephan always makes eye contact. Standing on the press conference podium, his bulky musculature sheathed in a fitted suit jacket, the Eye of the Tiger promoter will ...
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Boxiana 0
April 22, 2001: Lewis vs Rahman I
The creation of history can be as forgettable as it is memorable. On April 22, 2001, in Carnival City, South Africa, American heavyweight Hasim Rahman knocked out Lennox ...
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Boxiana 0
April 11, 1981: Holmes vs Berbick
In 1981 few doubted that Larry Holmes was one of the best boxers in the world, but rarely had the holder of the most coveted prize in all ...
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Boxiana 0
March 31, 1973: Ali vs Norton I
Few deny that Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all-time, perhaps even “The Greatest,” and a major part of the evidence for that claim ...
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Boxiana 9
March 17, 1990: Chavez vs Taylor I
Few mega-fights fully live up to the expectations aroused when they are initially announced, and even rarer are the ones that surpass them. But only a handful completely blow ...
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Columns 6
Baddest Myth On The Planet: The Legacy of Douglas vs Tyson
What is the legacy of James “Buster” Douglas’ astonishing knockout of Mike Tyson? Perhaps an impossible question to answer, though we’ve had 28 years to digest its effects. ...
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Boxiana 0
Feb. 11, 1990: Douglas vs Tyson
28 years ago today, it happened: Douglas vs Tyson. The biggest upset in boxing history. Every fan knows the narrative. In 1990, the undefeated Mike Tyson appeared indomitable, ...
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Boxiana 0
Jan. 24, 1976: Foreman vs Lyle
Following his surprise defeat to Muhammad Ali in one of the most historic fights in boxing history, George Foreman returned from Africa not just a former champion, but ...
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Boxiana 2
Jan. 21, 1978: Duran vs De Jesus III
The rivalry came as a surprise to everyone when it began in November of 1972. A surprise because, at the time, no one expected the fistic dynamo that ...
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Boxiana 0
Dec. 3, 1982: Gomez vs Pintor
On this date back in 1982, Wilfredo Gomez and Lupe Pintor helped write another thrilling chapter in the long saga of glorious violence that is the boxing rivalry ...
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Features 1
Hardy vs Vincent: ‘A Sellable Thing’
Dressed in black spandex and sporting her long blond hair in pig tails, Heather Hardy stepped into the ring at the BB King Club and Grill in mid-town ...
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Boxiana 0
Nov. 9, 1996: Holyfield vs Tyson I
Intimidation. From the jungles of our primitive ancestors, to the boardrooms of today’s suit-and-tie warriors, the ability to demoralize an antagonist without resorting to physical violence remains a ...
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Boxiana 4
Oct. 30, 1974: Ali vs Foreman
In 1974, George Foreman reigned supreme. The previous year he had astonished the sports world with his terrifying demolition of Joe Frazier, knocking Smokin’ Joe to the canvas ...
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Columns 0
The Canelo vs Golovkin Draw: Best Case Scenario
Gennady Golovkin, the monster of the middleweight division, vs Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, a superstar of boxing and clearly its future. An epic fight, one of the most anticipated ...
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Columns 3
Why Have So Many Turned Their Back On Boxing?
I became interested in boxing in the late 70s, if memory serves. That’s quite a while ago. Indeed, the first major fight I remember being truly invested in, ...
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Features 3
Tim Witherspoon: “I’m The Real Rocky!”
Everyone knows who Rocky Balboa is, but who is the true Rocky, the real-life Rocky? Tim Witherspoon, a former heavyweight champion who, like the mythical Rocky, hails from ...
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Colin Hart: From Caracas to Kinshasa
For over 50 years renowned British sports writer, Colin Hart, has covered the good, the great and not so great of sporting events across the world. And back ...
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Columns 2
The Making of Machiavelli
“The Rumble in the Jungle” was devised by a killer and paid for by a crook. You could reverse these tags and they would still be true. In ...
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