Browsing Tag Gerald McClellan

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  Boxiana 2

  Aug. 23, 1986: McCallum vs Jackson

  When Julian “The Hawk” Jackson challenged Mike “The Body Snatcher” McCallum on this day in 1986 for the latter’s WBA junior middleweight strap, it was more than just ...

  On August 23, 2021 / By Jamie Rebner
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  The Top Twelve 3

  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Opening Rounds

  In boxing, as in most things in life, it’s quality, not quantity. Excitement is the name of the game and the greatest fights are the ones offering the ...

  On June 10, 2021 / By Neil Crane
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  Fight City Reviews 0

  Dark Trade

  My earliest memory of boxing is a poster for Mike Tyson vs Michael Spinks from back in 1988, the big heavyweight superfight that lasted exactly 91 seconds. The poster ...

  On December 28, 2020 / By Joshua Isard
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  The Super Middleweight Super Six

  Since being established by the major sanctioning bodies in the mid-80s, the super middleweight class has produced some classic contests. I was fortunate to grow into an avid ...

  On June 1, 2020 / By Matt O'Brien
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  Ring 10: A Glimmer Of Light In A Dark And Lonely Sport

  It’s been a long time now, almost three decades, since Iran Barkley became an overnight sensation, when the boxer known as “The Blade” stopped Thomas Hearns in three ...

  On November 13, 2017 / By Sheila Oviedo
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  Can Kell Brook Be The Next British Giant-Killer?

  The date with destiny is rapidly approaching for Kell Brook, and if he’s to have any hope of toppling fearsome middleweight ruler Gennady Golovkin, he must live up ...

  On August 17, 2016 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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  Magomed Abdusalamov: Boxing Must Do More

  Former heavyweight boxer Magomed Abdusalamov has returned to hospital for treatment of serious blood and bone infections which, according to doctors, are potentially life-threatening. This is just the ...

  On January 11, 2015 / By Michael Carbert