Oct. 1, 1975: Ali vs Frazier III
More than four decades later, one still hears the echoes, the reverberations of that final, epic struggle between two boxing
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Eddie Futch
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
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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
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On Eddie Futch
Perhaps it’s just me but I get the feeling Eddie Futch , who was born on this date 110 years
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Deposing The Greatest
There’s never a bad time to pay tribute to an all-time great trainer and boxing genius, but with tomorrow being
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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
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Glory Does Stay
“If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then
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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
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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
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Jan. 28, 1974: Ali vs Frazier II
That first historic Ali vs Frazier confrontation in 1971, without question one of the biggest sports events of all-time, took
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Muhammad Ali: The Fighter
A few days ago the boxing world marked the anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s birth and so we keep the festivities
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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.”
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