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Langford vs Wills

Top 12 All-Time Greatest Uncrowned Champions

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Neil Crane 7 Comments Armando Muniz, Billy Petrolle, Charley Burley, Cocoa Kid, Eddie Booker, Harry Wills, Holman Williams, Jack Blackburn, Jack Dempsey, Jim Driscoll, Joe Louis, Packey McFarland, Ruben Castillo, Sam Langford, Wesley Ramey, Willie Joyce, Yaqui Lopez

For most of boxing history, world title belts didn’t grow on trees, as they say, and even title shots were

Fight City Legends: The Mighty Atom

February 6, 2021February 9, 2021 Robert Portis 0 Comments Gene Tunney, Jim Driscoll, Jimmy Wilde, Pancho Villa, The Mighty Atom

The writer of a profile of Jimmy Wilde, aka “The Mighty Atom,” is tempted to put down the particulars of

Gans

Top 12 All-Time Most Cerebral Boxers

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Michael Carbert 4 Comments Archie Moore, Benny Leonard, Bernard Hopkins, Floyd Mayweather, Gene Tunney, George Dixon, George Foreman, Harry Greb, Holman Williams, Jersey Joe Walcott, Jim Driscoll, Joe Gans, Mickey Walker, Muhammad Ali, Sam Langford, Sugar Ray Robinson, top twelve, Willie Pep

It takes more than strength, punching power and great conditioning to become a champion prizefighter. Mastery of footwork, angles, feinting,

April 22, 2001: Lewis vs Rahman I

April 22, 2021April 25, 2021 Eliott McCormick 0

The creation of history can be as forgettable as it is memorable. On April 22, 2001, in Carnival City, South

Light Heavyweight Mayhem

February 8, 2020February 6, 2021 Douglas Cavanaugh 1

The famous middleweight “Murderer’s Row” of the 1940s, which in its prime featured Archie Moore, Ezzard Charles, Charley Burley, Lloyd

Erik Morales: First Mexican to Win 4 in 4

August 28, 2015June 29, 2017 Rafael García 0

In celebration of #MexicanStyle week we bring you Rafael’s write up of Erik “Terrible” Morales’ historic title-winning effort of September

Nov. 24, 1990: Jackson vs Graham

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 Neil Crane 2

All it takes is one punch. In baseball, you can overturn a three run deficit, win the game or even