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Happy Birthday To “The Real Deal”

October 19, 2021October 20, 2021 Jamie Rebner 2 Comments Buster Douglas, Canastota, Donald Curry, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Evander Holyfield, Hasim Rachman, IBHOF, Iran Barkley, Lennox Lewis, Lloyd Honeyghan, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Riddick Bowe, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston, The Real Deal

“I shook up the world!” Famous words uttered by “The Greatest” that not only came to define Muhammad Ali, but

Sept. 27, 1986: Curry vs Honeyghan

September 27, 2021September 29, 2021 Jamie Rebner 1 Comment Donald Curry, Gennady Golovkin, Gil Clancy, Kell Brook, Lloyd Honeyghan, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard

Time flies and it’s already more than five years since Britain’s Kell Brook tried to shake up the boxing world by

Aug. 23, 1986: McCallum vs Jackson

August 23, 2021August 26, 2021 Jamie Rebner 2 Comments Donald Curry, Gerald McClellan, Herol Graham, Julian Jackson, Julian the Hawk Jackson, Lone Star Cobra, Michael Watson, Mike Body Snatcher McCallum, Mike McCallum, Milton McCrory, Steve Collins, Sumbu Kalambay

When Julian “The Hawk” Jackson challenged Mike “The Body Snatcher” McCallum on this day in 1986 for the latter’s WBA

July 18, 1987: McCallum vs Curry

July 18, 2021July 21, 2021 Michael Carbert 4 Comments best body punchers, Donald Curry, Julian Jackson, Lloyd Honeyghan, Marvin Hagler, michael nunn, Mike McCallum, Milton McCrory, Sugar Ray Leonard, Terry Norris, Thomas Hearns

When Sugar Ray Leonard, without a doubt the biggest star in boxing, retired for the first (but not the last)

March 19, 1983: McCrory vs Jones I

March 19, 2021March 22, 2021 Robert Portis 1 Comment Colin Jones, Detroit, Donald Curry, Emanuel Steward, kronk gym, Larry Holmes, Las Vegas, Marvin Hagler, Milton McCrory, Pete Ranzany, Roger Stafford, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Wales

In the late 70’s and early 80’s, professional prizefighting enjoyed a serious resurgence with major stars such as Hearns, Hagler,

Let Boxing Decide

July 16, 2015December 6, 2018 Sean Crose 0 Comments Amir Khan, Canelo Alvarez, Deontay Wilder, Donald Curry, Gennady Golovkin, Keith Thurman, Lloyd Honeyghan, Luis Collazo, Mark Breland, Marlon Starling, Miguel Cotto, Mike Tyson, Oscar De La Hoya

So now Keith Thurman is under fire from critical boxing fans. Why? Because he took a vicious body shot from

Fight City Legends: The Aldgate Sphinx

November 15, 2019November 18, 2019 Mathieu Brousseau 3

Historically speaking, boxing is a sport of great rivalries, though now we can only pine for the days when pugilists

Sept. 28, 1976: Ali vs Norton III

September 28, 2021October 8, 2021 Michael Carbert 19

In a time of constant media exposure and fifteen second attention spans, it is almost impossible to fully appreciate the

Sept. 06, 1997: Zaragoza vs Morales

September 6, 2021September 8, 2021 Robert Portis 0

It was the classic confrontation: age and experience vs youth and raw talent. Southpaw Daniel Zaragoza was the grizzled veteran, a

Feb. 9, 1974: Monzon vs Napoles

February 9, 2021February 11, 2021 Michael Carbert 1

By this time no one questioned the greatness of Jose Napoles. The former Cuban who had emigrated to Mexico after