Browsing Tag Rocky Graziano

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  Lee Wylie 1

  The Genius Of Sugar Ray Robinson

  For fans of “The Sweet Science,” today should be a very special occasion, if not a national holiday. It’s Sugar Ray Robinson’s birthday and everyone who loves the ...

  On May 3, 2020 / By Lee Wylie
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  July 16, 1947: Zale vs Graziano II

  In 1945 Rocky Graziano stood at the precipice of ruin. Just 26-years-old, with a record of 35-6-5, he had lost two matches in a row, two high profile defeats ...

  On July 16, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Rivalries

  The best boxing rivalries are about more than a series of fights. Great rivalries are stories, absorbing narratives that not only offer genuine intensity and riveting action, but ...

  On December 23, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Catchers

  On this day back in 1950, the man they called “The Bronx Bull” scored a sensational, come-from-behind, final round knockout to retain the world’s middleweight title. France’s Laurent ...

  On September 13, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  Jake LaMotta: 1922-2017

  Jake LaMotta, who died yesterday from complications due to pneumonia, was boxing’s oldest living former champion and a direct link to the “Golden Age” of prizefighting, a time ...

  On September 20, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  Top 12 All-Time Biggest Middleweight Fights

  A couple years ago, when everyone was getting set for the long-awaited confrontation between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, we put together a list of the “biggest” welterweight ...

  On September 15, 2017 / By Robert Portis