Browsing Tag Riddick Bowe

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  Pernell Whitker: 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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  Nov. 9, 1996: Holyfield vs Tyson I

  Intimidation. From the jungles of our primitive ancestors, to the boardrooms of today’s suit-and-tie warriors, the ability to demoralize an antagonist without resorting to physical violence remains a ...

  On November 9, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Nov. 8, 1997: Holyfield vs Moorer II

  The glorious second coming of Evander Holyfield had manifested itself a full year previous to his rematch with Michael Moorer, but it remained for some boxing fans a ...

  On November 8, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  More Than Just One Punch

  It was on this day in 1994 that the “impossible dream” was fulfilled. At age 45, former heavyweight champion George Foreman became the oldest man to win the ...

  On November 5, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Oct. 18, 1991: Mercer vs Morrison

  Most boxing fans are familiar with the ancient chestnut, “As the heavyweights go, so goes boxing,” and it would be difficult to argue that the old saw bears ...

  On October 18, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  July 12, 1986: Holyfield vs Qawi

  You rarely see fighters who love the sheer brutality of boxing as much as Dwight Muhammad Qawi did. Fighters who smile when they take punches. Fighters who literally ...

  On July 12, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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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, 2018 / By David Como
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  Wilder vs Miller: The Time Is Now!

  Try as I might, I just can’t keep a straight face when I read “world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.” Believe me, it’s been tough to give him the ...

  On August 14, 2017 / By Danny Howard
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  On Eddie Futch

  Perhaps it’s just me but I get the feeling Eddie Futch , who would have turned 106 yesterday, wouldn’t be too comfortable in today’s boxing world. I remember way ...

  On August 10, 2017 / By Sean Crose
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  Underdogs, The Real Deal, And Me

  “I shook up the world!” Famous words uttered by “The Greatest” that not only came to define Muhammad Ali himself, but also the victory of the underdog. No ...

  On March 24, 2017 / By Jamie Rebner
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  Remembering Lou Duva

  If you were a boxing fan in the 1980s and 90s, you knew the face and the name and the voice. He was seemingly omnipresent, as so many ...

  On March 13, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  Is Luis Ortiz For Real?

  As crazy as it may sound, Luis Ortiz reminds me of former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe. No, the two men don’t exactly have similar rings styles, but they look ...

  On March 10, 2016 / By Sean Crose