Browsing Tag Emile Griffith
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Boxiana 1
June 4, 1971: Napoles vs Backus II
Cuba’s messy political issues in the last half-century have made for countless stories of struggle and triumph, though more the former than anything else. From rafting across shark-infested ...
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Fight City Reviews 3
The Nightmares Of Emile Griffith
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story explores the ramifications of one of the most infamous moments in the history of professional boxing. On March 24, 1962, at ...
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Boxiana 1
Feb. 9, 1974: Monzon vs Napoles
By this time no one questioned the greatness of Jose Napoles. The former Cuban who had emigrated to Mexico after the government of Fidel Castro deemed pro boxing ...
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Boxiana 2
Dec. 20, 1963: Carter vs Griffith
You should forget that Bob Dylan song for a minute. Don’t even think about Denzel Washington. Get beyond the courtrooms, the jail cells. Go back to Pittsburgh. Was a storm ...
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The Top Twelve 4
Top 12 All-Time Greatest Welterweight Fights
No matter how you break it down, Errol Spence vs Danny Garcia has one major thing going for it: it’s one of the best matches that can currently ...
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Boxiana 0
Sept. 29, 1967: Griffith vs Benvenuti II
“I would have quit, but I didn’t know how to do anything else but fight.” Beyond the mythologies and whimsical fairy tales full of heroes who sneered at ...
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The Top Twelve 18
Top 12 All-Time Best Welterweights
Our ratings of the all-time greatest fighters in each of the traditional eight weight classes continues with a look at the storied ranks of the welterweight division. As ...
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Features 0
Gene Fullmer: 1931-2015
For middleweight champion Gene Fullmer, no nickname really stuck. Some tried to give him the moniker of “Cyclone” or “The Utah Cyclone” or even “The Mormon Mauler,” but ...
