Browsing Tag Hector Camacho

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  Sept. 12, 1992: Chavez vs Camacho (Part One)

  The ring, like the arena that housed it, was filled to capacity. The final bell had rung and dozens of people climbed through the ropes for the rituals ...

  On September 12, 2020 / By Rafael García
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  Plaster of Torrance (Part Two)

  Plaster of Torrance: Unwrapping the Meaning of Antonio Margarito, Part Two. Excerpted from The Bittersweet Science. There are times when boxing matches resemble more a bullfight than they ...

  On July 30, 2020 / By Rafael García
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  July 9, 1989: Rosario vs Jones

  When we compare and rank boxers of the past, something all serious fight fans love to do, one of the key criteria is longevity. This has less to ...

  On July 9, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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  Eighty Fights From The 80’s (Part Two)

  We know you’ve barely started sampling all the great battles we listed yesterday in Part One of this list, but we promised, and so we deliver: here’s the ...

  On May 13, 2020 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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  Feb. 18, 1989: Whitaker vs Haugen

  Looking back it’s difficult not to feel some measure of regret for Pernell Whitaker, which is absurd given that the man won six world titles in four divisions ...

  On February 18, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  Cut Time

  In Cut Time: An Education at the Fights, Carlo Rotella expounds deeply on a thesis boxing fans have heard before; namely, that the fight game serves as a ...

  On January 11, 2020 / By Rafael García
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  Pernell Whitaker: Best Of A Decade

  With the new year upon us, we are forced to reflect on the fact that 2019 saw the untimely passing of all-time great Pernell Whitaker, who would have ...

  On January 2, 2020 / By Neil Crane
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  Beyond The Sky

  For Brin-Jonathan Butler I didn’t have ten dollars to spend on event parking, so I drove up and parked on the hill below Maine Medical Center. Then I ...

  On December 18, 2019 / By B. A. Cass
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  Top 12 All-Time Cockiest Boxers

  There’s confident, and then there’s cocky, the former being expected of any prizefighter with the guts to step into the ring, but the latter taking confidence and turning ...

  On December 17, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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  Question and Answer With Lee Wylie

  Suffering from uncertainty about your lead shoulder feint? Having trouble with your distance management or footwork? Are concerns about how best to counter a left hook keeping you ...

  On February 7, 2015 / By Lee Wylie