Browsing Tag Jim Watt

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  Dec. 8, 2007: Mayweather vs Hatton

  “My heart will explode before I leave him alone for one second,” Ricky Hatton had promised prior to his showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. As it turned out, ...

  On December 8, 2017 / By Matt O'Brien
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  June 26, 1972: Duran vs Buchanan

  In September of 1970, Scotland’s Ken Buchanan won the WBA version of the lightweight championship by close 15 round decision over Panamanian Ismael Laguna. He would defend his ...

  On June 26, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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  May 22, 1982: Arguello vs Ganigan

  The rise of Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez has put the nation of Nicaragua right back on the boxing map, but in fact it was over 40 years ago that ...

  On May 22, 2017 / By Patrick Connor
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  Better Than Almost: Howard Davis Jr.

  The 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal almost didn’t happen. November of 1974 saw over 1,200 iron workers go on strike, demanding wage increases to meet the rising cost ...

  On January 1, 2016 / By Patrick Connor
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Scottish Boxers

  Whether or not tonight is a final farewell for Scotland’s Ricky Burns, there’s no question he’s had a tremendous career, one where he has probably over-achieved. Burns, a two-weight ...

  On May 9, 2015 / By Shaun Brown