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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Featherweights

October 15, 2021October 16, 2021 Robert Portis 8 Comments Abe Attell, Alexis Arguello, Azumah Nelson, Danny Lopez, Eusebio Pedroza, Freddie Miller, George Dixon, Henry Armstrong, Johnny Dundee, Johnny Kilbane, Kid Chocolate, Marco Antonio Barrera, Salvador Sanchez, Sandy Saddler, Vincente Saldivar, Willie Pep

We’ve ranked the all-time greatest middleweights, bantamweights, light heavyweights and flyweights. Now we turn to the featherweights and offer our

Oct. 5, 1936: Canzoneri vs McLarnin II

October 5, 2021October 8, 2021 Robert Portis 0 Comments Barney Ross, Benny Leonard, Henry Armstrong, Jimmy McLarnin, Joe Louis, Kid Chocolate, Lou Ambers, Tony Canzoneri

Tony Canzoneri vs Jimmy McLarnin. Two of the very best from one of boxing’s greatest decades, the 1930’s, the Depression

Sept. 27, 1950: Charles vs Louis

September 26, 2021September 28, 2021 Daniel Attias 5 Comments Ezzard Charles, Gus Lesnevich, Jack Johnson, Jersey Joe Walcott, Joe Louis, Kid Chocolate, Lee Savold, Stanley Ketchel

There’s little doubt that Ezzard Charles is one of boxing’s most underrated champions. A skillful technician, he holds wins over

July 15, 1931: Chocolate vs Bass

July 15, 2021July 18, 2021 Patrick Connor 0 Comments Benny Bass, Cuba, Eligio Sardiñas, Fidel LaBarba, Kid Chocolate, Lew Tendler

Throughout boxing history, world titles have assumed various levels of worth, some about as valuable as your proverbial wooden nickel.

June 4, 1971: Napoles vs Backus II

June 4, 2021June 7, 2021 Patrick Connor 1 Comment Billy Backus, Carmen Basilio, Cuba, Danny Lopez, Emile Griffith, Jose Napoles, Kid Chocolate, Kid Gavilan, Mexico

Cuba’s messy political issues in the last half-century have made for countless stories of struggle and triumph, though more the

Question & Answer With Lee Wylie (No. 3)

February 9, 2016December 6, 2018 Lee Wylie 1 Comment Andre Ward, Canelo Alvarez, Floyd Mayweather, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Harold Johnson, Kid Chocolate, Lee Wylie, Marcos Maidana, Muhammad Ali, Nicolino Locche, Sergey Kovalev, Sugar Ray Robinson, Terence Crawford

Suffering from uncertainty about your lead shoulder feint? Having trouble with your distance management or footwork? Are concerns about how

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

April 15, 1985: Hagler vs Hearns

April 15, 2021August 27, 2021 Robert Portis 4

Hagler vs Hearns. Next to The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, maybe the most famous boxing match in middleweight history. Billed

Jan. 13, 1976: Hagler vs Watts

January 13, 2021January 15, 2021 Michael Carbert 5

No matter where you place Marvelous Marvin Hagler in a ranking of the best middleweights of all-time, no one can dispute

Aug. 30, 1937: Louis vs Farr

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Eliott McCormick 0

The great Joe Louis, already something of a legend, made his first defense as heavyweight champion against Welshman Tommy Farr just

May 13, 1989: Chavez vs Mayweather II

May 13, 2021May 15, 2021 Jamie Rebner 2

Seldom does a boxing match with a definitive and resounding conclusion result in a rematch. There’s an obvious reason why