Browsing Tag Mike Tyson

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  On Eddie Futch

  Perhaps it’s just me but I get the feeling Eddie Futch , who was born 108 years ago tomorrow, wouldn’t be too comfortable in today’s boxing world. I ...

  On August 8, 2019 / By Sean Crose
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Pacman Moments

  At this point it’s anybody’s guess how much longer ring legend Manny Pacquiao will continue boxing, but what is known is that the Pacman scored a huge win ...

  On July 21, 2019 / By Rafael García
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  July 11, 1996: Bowe vs Golota I

  Golota gets eleven stitches, his head smashed open with a two-way radio. His trainer, 74-year-old Lou Duva, leaves the ring on a stretcher and is taken to hospital. ...

  On July 11, 2019 / By David Como
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  Barriers To Entry: Why Superfights Are So Difficult To Make

  To say that boxing is not as popular as it once was is to utter an obvious truth to those that know and understand the history. I’m referring ...

  On July 10, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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  June 21, 2003: Lewis vs Klitschko

  “He entered to the strings of ‘Hotel California,'” wondered HBO’s Jim Lampley. “So will it be heaven, or will it be hell?” Lampley was no doubt one of ...

  On June 21, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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  Dark Trade

  My earliest memory of boxing is a poster for the Mike Tyson vs Michael Spinks superfight from back in 1988, the big heavyweight superfight that lasted exactly 91 ...

  On June 21, 2019 / By Joshua Isard
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  June 8, 2002: Lewis vs Tyson

  Legitimate superfights in boxing tend not to just happen spontaneously, but instead are built up over time. The first bout between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali was years ...

  On June 8, 2019 / By Patrick Connor
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  15 Kinds Of Fight Fan Heartache

  Boxing, by its very nature, is the sport of heartache, disappointment and painful memories. More than any other, it sadistically toys with its fans, raising expectations and then, ...

  On May 28, 2019 / By Matt O'Brien
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  May 20, 1985: Holmes vs Williams

  Thirty-four years ago today a crime occurred. It went largely unnoticed outside the world of boxing, but that doesn’t change the fact that it happened. Or that nothing ...

  On May 21, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  May 15, 1953: Marciano vs Walcott II

  An immediate return match after a tough loss can be a risky proposition. There is no physical reason for this; after a few weeks the body repairs itself ...

  On May 15, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  May 13, 1989: Chavez vs Mayweather II

  Not often does a boxing match with a definitive and resounding conclusion result in a rematch. There’s a reason why Mike Tyson never fought Michael Spinks twice. Ditto ...

  On May 13, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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  When Fighters Fought: Time for a Welterweight Renaissance

  Speaking for fans of a certain vintage, we all have a special set of boxers, the ones that forged our love for the sport, the ones on those ...

  On April 29, 2019 / By Matt O'Brien
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  April 22, 2001: Lewis vs Rahman I

  The creation of history can be as forgettable as it is memorable. On April 22, 2001, in Carnival City, South Africa, American heavyweight Hasim Rahman knocked out Lennox ...

  On April 22, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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  April 19, 1991: Holyfield vs Foreman

  When news came in 1987 that former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who had retired almost a decade before to become an evangelical pastor, intended to embark on a ...

  On April 19, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  If Only … Hagler vs Leonard In 1983

  Back in 1987, Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvelous Marvin Hagler threw down in a highly-advertised middleweight championship fight in Las Vegas, a glorious spectacle which captured the attention ...

  On April 17, 2019 / By James Simpson
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  March 21, 1988: Tyson vs Tubbs

  Mike Tyson marries Robin Givens in February of 1988, then boards a plane to Tokyo, fulfilling a promise he made two years prior to defend his title for ...

  On March 21, 2019 / By David Como
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  Like It Or Not, The Throne Is Empty

  A few months ago we witnessed one of the more memorable heavyweight battles of recent years as alphabet titleholder and top-two contender Deontay Wilder faced off against the last ...

  On March 20, 2019 / By Hunter Breckenridge
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  March 17, 1990: Chavez vs Taylor I

  Few “super fights” fully live up to the expectations aroused when they are initially announced, and even rarer are the ones that surpass them. But only a handful completely ...

  On March 18, 2019 / By Rafael García
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  March 11, 1989: Holyfield vs Dokes

  When Evander Holyfield and Michael Dokes clashed for the WBC Continental Americas Title back in 1989, the result was a battle which some later called the heavyweight fight of ...

  On March 11, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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  March 1, 1992: Nelson vs Fenech II

  It may not be right or just, but the fact remains that when it comes to drawing attention and selling tickets, the heavyweights are tops in boxing. You ...

  On March 1, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  The Legacy of Douglas vs Tyson

  What is the legacy of James “Buster” Douglas’ astonishing knockout of Mike Tyson? Perhaps an impossible question to answer, though we’ve had almost three decades to digest its ...

  On February 12, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Feb. 11, 1990: Douglas vs Tyson

  28 years ago today, it happened: Douglas vs Tyson. The biggest upset in boxing history. Every fan knows the narrative. In 1990, the undefeated Mike Tyson appeared indomitable, ...

  On February 11, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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  The Case Against Big George

  In a recent article contemplating a fantasy rematch between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, esteemed boxing writer Thomas Hauser stated that people who “really know” boxing regard Foreman ...

  On January 31, 2019 / By Michael Ezra
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  The Bittersweet Science

  “The more you know about boxing, the more you discover that you never truly know what’s going on,” write editors Carlo Rotella and Michael Ezra in their introduction ...

  On January 23, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Jan. 22, 1988: Tyson vs Holmes

  Throughout his career, Larry Holmes had been underestimated. When he started fighting his way up the heavyweight ranks while also working as a sparring partner for Joe Frazier and Muhammad ...

  On January 22, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Pernell Whitaker: Best Of The Decade

  Today is Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker’s birthday, the bonafide all-time great turning 55 and what better way to pay tribute to him and say “Happy Birthday” than to ...

  On January 1, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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  Top 12 All-Time Best Larry & Lampley Moments

  On January 22, 1973, a broadcasting start-up by the name of Home Box Office debuted in the sport of boxing, bringing viewers George Foreman’s legendary second round annihilation of Joe ...

  On December 10, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Adonis Stevenson: How Did It Happen?

  The long and controversial reign of WBC and lineal light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson ended in brutal fashion Saturday, after an onslaught of punches from decorated Ukrainian contender ...

  On December 4, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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  Fight Report: Wilder vs Fury

  The Event: In the most hotly anticipated heavyweight affair since Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson squared off in Memphis 16 years ago, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury meet in ...

  On December 2, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Double Standards

  Adonis Stevenson has been a world boxing champion since June of 2013 but during that time, instead of establishing recognition as one of the best belt-holders of recent ...

  On November 27, 2018 / By Ralph M. Semien