In May of 1981, undefeated fair-skinned heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney galvanized the attention of fair-skinned American sports fans by demolishing respected veteran Ken Norton in a mere 54 ...
On November 6, 2019 / By Michael CarbertFollowing Leon Spink’s huge upset win over Muhammad Ali in 1978, the heavyweight title belt was torn in two. The World Boxing Council soon stripped Spinks of their ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Michael CarbertNo matter how dismal the fight scene may be at a given time, fans can always cherish and take comfort from the sport’s glorious history. The past is ...
On October 8, 2019 / By Michael EzraCasualties of a cruel sport. Broken spokes on boxing’s eternal wheel. Archetypes for the noble poor. Or, to cast such reductive generalizing aside, perhaps just men who made a choice. Facing Ali, ...
On August 24, 2019 / By Eliott McCormickIn 1976, a group of young athletes journeyed to Montreal to fight for their country. There were no great expectations for the men who populated the American Olympic ...
On August 9, 2019 / By Robert PortisFighting families are not exactly unique in boxing. Indeed, the history of prizefighting is filled with siblings who shared the profession, such as Max and Buddy Baer, Leon ...
On June 27, 2019 / By Jamie RebnerIt was boxing’s biggest night, but for all the wrong reasons. In terms of sheer popularity, exposure, and the money that goes with it, the 1980s has to ...
On June 11, 2019 / By Michael CarbertIt was Leo Randolph’s turn. His compatriots from the 1976 Olympic Games who, like him, had won gold medals and received the plaudits of the American public, had ...
On May 4, 2019 / By Neil CraneThe Latin code of “machismo” is a harsh one. Pain, weakness or humility do not exist for the true “macho man” who will concede nothing, who will never ...
On April 14, 2019 / By Michael CarbertIn 1981 few doubted that Larry Holmes was one of the best boxers in the world, but rarely had the holder of the most coveted prize in all ...
On April 11, 2019 / By Robert PortisHow does one measure an upset? Simple: by the number of chins on the floor at the end of the fight. And the power of the shockwaves felt ...
On October 3, 2018 / By Robert PortisAmidst the cries of “robbery” that have overshadowed the compelling and competitive contest waged last night by fading legend Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2) and former Olympian and upstart Jeff ...
On July 2, 2017 / By Zachary AlapiThe past few weeks have not been good ones for the lineal heavyweight champion of the world. Tyson Fury, who appeared poised to become a major sports superstar ...
On October 7, 2016 / By TBRBWill the career of of Manny Pacquiao really end this April? That’s what we’ve been told, that his third fight with Timothy Bradley will be his last. But ...
On January 21, 2016 / By Sean CroseCharles Farrell is a former boxing manager who once steered Mitch “Blood” Green, Leon Spinks, and Freddie Norwood. He is also the author of “Why I Fixed Fights”, ...
On January 28, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick“Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.”
– George Foreman
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