In the long history of boxing there have been many master trainers, gurus of the ring who made it their life’s work to mould young men into pugilists. ...
On April 7, 2021 / By Michael CarbertOn April 15, 1985, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, after twelve long years of struggle and sacrifice, finally conquered the summit of professional boxing and established himself as not only ...
On April 6, 2021 / By Michael CarbertDuran vs De Jesus: A Rivalry In Three Chapters Prologue The story of boxing is the story of rivalries. And rivalries themselves are stories. During the contentious years ...
On March 29, 2021 / By Zach DunnHow 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 March 28, 2021 / By Robert PortisThe sudden death of Marvelous Marvin Hagler has shocked the sports world and triggered a wave of grief and remembrance for a champion taken from us far too ...
On March 20, 2021 / By Lee WylieFor those of us watching from the outside, who never knew Marvelous Marvin Hagler on a personal level, perhaps the characteristic which made the greatest impression was the ...
On March 13, 2021 / By Robert PortisNo 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 March 12, 2021 / By Robert PortisAlmost a full year had passed since “The Fight,” the huge event that was Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs Thomas “The Hit Man” Hearns for the undisputed middleweight title, ...
On March 10, 2021 / By Robert PortisThe amazing Old Man Hopkins show continued, but did anyone really want to keep watching it? Hopkins vs Cloud had The Barclays Center in Brooklyn little more than ...
On March 9, 2021 / By Robert PortisIran “The Blade” Barkley vs Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran represents a very special page in the history book of boxing. This intense and historic battle is nothing ...
On February 24, 2021 / By Rafael GarcíaIt is 1982 and Sugar Ray Leonard is the king of not only the welterweight division, but of the entire sport of boxing. No other fighter is as ...
On February 15, 2021 / By Robert PortisThere’s confident, and then there’s cocky, the former being expected of any prizefighter with the guts to step into the ring, but the latter taking confidence and turning ...
On February 4, 2021 / By Neil CraneRoberto Duran vs Pipino Cuevas. Just two or three years earlier, an absolute dream match, but now a meeting of ex-champions, if not has-beens; two once proud warriors, ...
On January 30, 2021 / By Michael CarbertHappy Robbie Burns Day, fight fans! Despite the ravages of Covid-19, it’s still a day to celebrate for all Scottish warriors. But instead of reciting “To A Haggis” ...
On January 25, 2021 / By Shaun BrownThe rivalry came as a surprise to everyone when it began in November of 1972. A surprise because, at the time, no one expected the fistic dynamo that ...
On January 21, 2021 / By Neil CraneBack in 1969, Norman Mailer, writer, gadfly, fight fan, and best-selling author, put himself forward as a candidate for mayor of New York City. It was a mad, ...
On December 6, 2020 / By Ralph M. SemienNo matter how you break it down, Errol Spence vs Danny Garcia has one major thing going for it: it’s one of the best matches that can currently ...
On December 4, 2020 / By Rafael GarcíaPerhaps few people at the time realized it, but the title match between Wilfred “Radar” Benitez and Sugar Ray Leonard at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas constituted an extremely ...
On November 30, 2020 / By Robert PortisJoe Gans was a pugilistic pioneer. He innovated many now common boxing techniques and his crafty ways and unmatched ring intelligence earned him the nickname “The Old Master.” ...
On November 25, 2020 / By Lee WylieBobby Chacon had been an overnight sensation in California, a popular young fighter attracting big crowds to the Inglewood Forum and the Olympic Auditorium. But as quickly as ...
On November 16, 2020 / By Michael CarbertIt’s November, 1982 and the sport of boxing is bigger than ever. Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns are all mainstream stars and fight fans enjoy ...
On November 12, 2020 / By Michael CarbertAny intelligent ranking of the greatest boxers to have ever lived, pound-for-pound, will be dominated by names from the past as the simple fact is that the Golden ...
On November 11, 2020 / By Lee WylieSince finally winning the world middleweight title in 1980 and firmly establishing himself as one of the best boxers on the planet, Marvelous Marvin Hagler had been like ...
On November 10, 2020 / By Michael CarbertIn 1982, after being treated for a detached retina, Sugar Ray Leonard retired from boxing. Two years later he attempted a comeback, which was quickly aborted after an ...
On November 7, 2020 / By Michael CarbertThe great Henry Armstrong had come agonizingly close to accomplishing the feat. Latter day legends Alexis Arguello and Roberto Duran had tried and failed. But finally, for the ...
On October 29, 2020 / By Michael CarbertEarlier this month fight fans from around the world were focused on what everyone agreed was a highly significant showdown for the lightweight division as Vasiliy Lomachenko and ...
On October 28, 2020 / By Neil CraneIn The Year Of Our Lord 1298, the Battle of Falkirk took place, a major conflict in the First War Of Scottish Independence. On the outskirts of Edinburgh, ...
On October 25, 2020 / By Joseph GallagherBack 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 October 9, 2020 / By James SimpsonNo 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 September 30, 2020 / By Michael EzraGreat news, fight freaks. The esteemed Lee Wylie is embarking on a fresh video venture, “Traps Of The Masters,” with today’s brand new creation sub-titled “Volume One.” Nothing ...
On September 25, 2020 / By Lee Wylie“Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.”
– George Foreman
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