Browsing Tag Ike Williams

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  April 2, 1954: Olson vs Gavilan

  Kid Gavilan, aka “The Cuban Hawk,” had been a top ranked boxer for years before he won the world welterweight title, having bested such rough customers as Tommy ...

  On April 2, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Lightweights

  We continue our periodic series ranking the all-time best boxers in the original eight weight classes by today casting our discerning eye on the lightweights. For simplicity’s sake, ...

  On January 10, 2020 / By Neil Crane
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  Nov. 14, 1951: Carter vs Aragon

  When boxing fans hear the moniker “The Golden Boy,” they of course think of Oscar De La Hoya, but some four decades before Oscar became one of the ...

  On November 14, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Aug. 4, 1947: Williams vs Montgomery

  Ike Williams and Bob Montgomery made no secret of the fact that they disliked one another and their animosity made for a pair of brutal clashes in Philadelphia, ...

  On August 4, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  July 12, 1948: Williams vs Jack

  By 1948, everybody knew the party was almost over for Beau Jack. The former lightweight king and the all-time champ when it came to headlining main events at Madison Square ...

  On July 12, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Catchers

  On this day back in 1950, the man they called “The Bronx Bull” scored a sensational, come-from-behind, final round knockout to retain the world’s middleweight title. France’s Laurent ...

  On September 13, 2018 / By Robert Portis