Browsing Tag Eddie Futch

  • Boxiana 1

    Sept. 21, 1985: Holmes vs Spinks I

    In March of 1985, heavyweight champion Larry Holmes scored a tenth round stoppage of undefeated contender David Bey and then immediately announced that he was done. As in, ...

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    Aug. 29, 1992: Toney vs McCallum

    Some would argue that James Toney’s first victory over Mike McCallum, which also happened to be his final defense of his middleweight title, is, all things considered, his greatest ...

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    On Eddie Futch

    Perhaps it’s just me but I get the feeling Eddie Futch , who was born 108 years ago tomorrow, wouldn’t be too comfortable in today’s boxing world. I ...

    On August 8, 2019 / By
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    March 30, 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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  • Features 3

    Glory Does Stay

    “If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.”  — James ...

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    Jan. 28, 1974: Ali vs Frazier II

    Their first historic confrontation in 1971 took a significant toll on both Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. Months of build-up and intense media pressure were topped off by a ...

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  • Fight City Reviews 3

    The Blood Feud

    HBO’s 2008 film Thrilla In Manila is a sports documentary with an agenda; not necessarily a bad thing, but when a bias obscures and twists the truth, as happens here, ...

    On October 2, 2018 / By
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    Joe Louis: Mechanical Wonder

    “I could have struggled up once more, but when I get executed, people are going to have to pay more than twenty-five dollars a seat to watch it.”  ...

    On September 25, 2018 / By
  • Lee Wylie 3

    Ali: The Fighter

    1. What tactics or skills were most crucial to Muhammad Ali’s boxing success? Distance and Timing: By leaning forward at the waist, Ali could, almost at will, cause ...

    On January 17, 2018 / By
  • Lee Wylie 1

    Eddie Futch: Deposing The Greatest

    Joe Frazier might never have been such a potent aggressive force without the guidance of master trainer Eddie Futch. Futch’s keen eye and strategic thinking were instrumental in ...

    On October 3, 2015 / By
  • Columns 0

    Ken Norton: 1943-2013

    A recent article on this website about one of Ken Norton’s finest performances referred to him as “a hard-luck fighter.” It discussed the fact that Norton had the ...

    On September 20, 2013 / By
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