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Aug. 29, 1992: Toney vs McCallum

August 29, 2021September 1, 2021 Ronnie McCluskey 3 Comments Dave Tiberi, Eddie Futch, Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, HBO, James Toney, joe cortez, Mike McCallum, Reggie Johnson, Reno, Toney vs McCallum, Vassily Jirov

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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Boxing In The Blood

August 14, 2021August 14, 2021 Michael Carbert 7 Comments Donnybrook Boxing Gym, Emanuel Steward, Grant Brothers Boxing, Howard Grant, Ian MacKillop, James Toney, Kermit Cintron, Manny Pacquiao, Montreal, Otis Grant, Sebastien Demers, Shakeel Phinn, Shane Mosley, Shannon Taylor, Vernon Forrest, Wild Card Gym, Yvon Michel

I guess you could say it’s in the blood. Boxing. The fight game. The crazy racket they call pugilism. Because

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When Fighters Fought

July 24, 2021July 24, 2021 Matt O'Brien 0 Comments Amir Khan, Benn, Bernard Hopkins, Canelo Alvarez, Chris Eubank, Collins, Danny Garcia, Errol Spence, Evander Holyfield, Felix Trinidad, Fernando Vargas, Gennady Golovkin, Ike Quartey, James Toney, Jamie Munguia, jarrett hurd, Keith Thurman, Kell Brook, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Naz, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Prince Naseem, Rcardo Mayorga, Riddick Bowe, Roy Jones Jr., Shawn Porter, sugar shane mosley, Sweet Pea, Terence Crawford, Vernon Forrest, Winky Wright

Speaking for fans of a certain vintage, we all have a special set of boxers, the ones that forged our

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Fifty Epic Fights: The 1990s

May 12, 2021May 13, 2021 Ronnie McCluskey 9 Comments Arturo Gatti, Azumah Nelson, David Tua, Erik Morales, Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, James Toney, Jeff Fenech, Joe Frazier, Johnny Tapia, Julio Cesar Chavez, Lennox Lewis, Meldrick Taylor, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Naseem Hamed, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Roberto Duran

It’s been more than a year since our world was devastated by the deadly COVID-19 virus and we’re still far

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Didn’t Forget: Wylie On Superman

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 Lee Wylie 0 Comments Antonio Tarver, Glen Johnson, James Toney, John Ruiz, Lee Wylie, Roy Jones Jr., Virgil Hill

The one-and-only Roy Levesta Jones Jr., aka Superman, marks another journey around the sun today and no, we didn’t forget.

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Pernell Whitaker: Best Of A Decade

January 3, 2021January 5, 2021 Neil Crane 2 Comments Bernard Hopkins, Evander Holyfield, Felix Trinidad, Hector Camacho, James Toney, Julio Cesar Chavez, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Ricardo Lopez, Riddick Bowe, Roy Jones Jr., sugar shane mosley, Terry Norris

Yesterday the late, great Pernell Whitaker would have turned 57, but he was taken from us in 2019, far too soon,

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Dark Trade

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 Joshua Isard 0 Comments Carl Frampton, Donald McRae, Gerald McClellan, Hamilcar Publications, Hannibal Boxing, James Toney, Michael Spinks, Michael Watson, Mike Tyson, Montell Griffin, Muhammad Ali, Naseem Hamed, Oscar De La Hoya, Roy Jones Jr.

My earliest memory of boxing is a poster for Mike Tyson vs Michael Spinks from back in 1988, the big heavyweight

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Dec. 5, 1947: Louis vs Walcott I

December 5, 2020December 7, 2020 Michael Carbert 6 Comments Axel Schultz, Dave Tiberi, Elmer Ray, George Foreman, James Toney, Jersey Joe Walcott, Joe Louis, Jose Luis Ramirez, Julio Cesar Chavez, Lee Oma, Manny Pacquiao, Pernell Whitaker, Ruby Goldstein, The Brown Bomber, Timothy Bradley

Bad decisions. Robberies. Ridiculous scorecards. Maybe nothing sickens a fight fan more than judges rendering a final verdict which makes

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Yes, Roy Really Was That Good

September 25, 2020September 27, 2020 Sean Crose 0 Comments Anthony Joshua, Chris Eubank, Dariusz Michalczewski, Denis Andries, Eric Harding, Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Jake Kilrain, Jake LaMotta, James Toney, Joe Frazier, Marvin Hagler, Mayweather, Muhammad Ali, NIGEL BENN, Roy Jones Jr., Sugar Ray Robinson, Thomas Hearns, Tyson, Vinny Pazienza, Virgil Hill

By the mid-90’s, the question was being asked by more than a few: was he the best ever? Certainly there

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Superman: The Genius Of Jones Jr.

July 17, 2020July 20, 2020 Lee Wylie 0 Comments Bernard Hopkins, Boxing, HBO, James Toney, Lee Wylie, Lou Del Valle, Mike McCallum, Montell Griffin, Roy Jones Jr., Virgil Hill

Twenty-two years ago, everyone knew that Roy Jones Jr. was “Superman.” Yes, he had suffered a disqualification defeat to Montell

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May 20, 1985: Holmes vs Williams

May 20, 2020December 16, 2020 Michael Carbert 27 Comments Axel Schulz, Carl Williams, Dave Tiberi, George Foreman, James Toney, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali

Thirty-five years ago today a crime occurred. It went largely unnoticed outside the world of boxing, but that doesn’t change

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The Contrasting Legacies Of Roy & Floyd

February 13, 2020January 16, 2021 Laurence Thompson 8 Comments Andre Ward, Bernard Hopkins, David Haye, Enzo Maccarinelli, Floyd Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather Jr., James Jeffries, James Toney, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Roy Jones Jr., Sam Langford, Shane Mosley, tim bradley, Tommy Burns, Wladimir Klitschko

When James J. Jeffries, heavyweight champion of the world, retired undefeated in 1905, few were in any doubt that they

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McCluskey’s Dozen: Thirty Years Of Talent

January 23, 2020September 14, 2021 Ronnie McCluskey 5 Comments Andre Ward, Carl Froch, Erik Morales, Evander Holyfield, Ezzard Charles, Floyd Mayweather, Gary Russell Jr., Guillermo Rigondeaux, Iran Barkley, James Toney, jason sosa, Jersey Joe Walcott, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, Nicholas Walters, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricardo Lopez, Roberto Duran, Roman Gonzalez, Roy Jones Jr., Sergey Kovalev, Vassily Jirov

Talent is an almost indefinable quality. You can spot it in a prodigious young athlete, but at the same time

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Fight Report: Usyk vs Bellew

November 11, 2018October 11, 2020 Alden Chodash 0 Comments Adonis Stevenson, Dillian Whyte, Eddie Hearn, Evander Holyfield, James Toney, Manchester, Manchester Arena, Oleksandr Usyk, Tony Bellew, Usyk vs Bellew, Vassily Jirov

The Event: The fallacy of the cruiserweight division lies in the fact that it has never quite broken free of

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Remembering The Kronk

April 13, 2018July 1, 2019 Michael Carbert 1 Comment Arturo Gatti, Denis Andries, Detroit, Emanuel Steward, Evander Holyfield, Hilmer Kenty, James Toney, kronk gym, Lou Duva, Michael Moorer, Mike Tyson, Montreal, Naseem Hamed, Paul Dubé, Thomas Hearns

[Ed. Note: Since the publication of this article, more than one individual associated with the Kronk Gym has questioned the

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Let’s Stop Pretending

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Jeffrey Fuss 2 Comments Alexander Povetkin, Amir Khan, Andre Berto, banned substances, Bernard Hopkins, Bronze Bomber, Canelo Alvarez, Deontay Wilder, Evander Holyfield, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Gennady Golovikin, ggg, Golovkin v Canelo II, James Toney, John Ruiz, Juan Manuel Marquez, king kong, Lamont Peterson, Luis Ortiz, Manny Pacquiao, MayMac, Nonito Donaire, Olympics, Oscar De La Hoya, Roy Jones Jr. Richard Hall, steroids, sugar shane mosley, Tommy Morrison, VADA, WBC, West Virginia University, WVU

Sports is about passion. It’s what fills the stands and sells the tickets. I’m from West Virginia, and the University

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Peter Quillin: Life After Jacobs

January 16, 2016January 16, 2016 Thad Moore 2 Comments Cuba, Danny Jacobs, Eric Brown, Freddie Roach, Hassan N'Dam, Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam, James Toney, Kid Chocolate, Peter Quillin, Sugar Ray Leonard

Going into his fight with Daniel Jacobs, Peter Quillin was a slight betting favorite to win with many predicting a

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The Cuban Sphinx Sits and Waits

November 4, 2015July 19, 2017 Eliott McCormick 12 Comments Al Haymon, Bob Arum, Boris Arencibia, Fidel Castro, Gary Hyde, Guillermo Rigondeaux, James Toney, Nonito Donaire, Otis Grant, Ricardo Cardoba, Scott Quigg

Sphinx-like and solitary, Guillermo Rigondeaux sits in repose on his desert throne. Despite his bleak environs he has ample supplies

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July 26, 2008: Cotto vs Margarito I

July 26, 2021July 29, 2021 Eliott McCormick 1

Few championship fights in recent history have been marred by a controversy as serious as that which attended Cotto vs

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Sept. 14, 1923: Dempsey vs Firpo

September 14, 2021September 17, 2021 Michael Carbert 2

After more than nine decades it may be difficult to appreciate the impact of the legendary Dempsey vs Firpo fight

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Oct. 16, 1987: Tyson vs Biggs

October 16, 2021October 19, 2021 Michael Carbert 3

It is 1987 and nothing and no one can stop heavyweight wrecking machine Mike Tyson. The year before he had blown

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The Greatest Lightweight Of All-Time

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 Neil Crane 0

Earlier this month fight fans from around the world were focused on what everyone agreed was a highly significant showdown