Browsing Tag Richard Steele

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  The Top Twelve 0

  Top 12 All-Time Most Controversial Fights

  No sport has courted as much scandal and public outrage as boxing. From dives and fixed fights, to outrageous decisions, not to mention the shady stuff behind closed ...

  On February 1, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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  Boxiana 2

  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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  Boxiana 0

  April 15, 1985: Hagler vs Hearns

  Hagler vs Hearns. Next to The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, maybe the most famous boxing match in middleweight history. Billed as simply “The Fight,” what is there to ...

  On April 15, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Boxiana 13

  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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  Features 3

  When Thunder and Lightning Struck

  One of my earliest boxing-related memories happened when I was seven. On a warm Saturday night my parents took me to my favorite restaurant, the one that served ...

  On March 17, 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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  Fight City Reviews 0

  One Night In Vegas

  It was inevitable that somewhere in ESPN’s acclaimed 30 for 30 series there would be a film on Mike Tyson. But instead of a conventional documentary on Tyson’s life, which ...

  On September 1, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick