Browsing Tag Rocky Graziano

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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Rivalries

  The best boxing rivalries are about more than a series of action-packed fights. Great rivalries are stories, absorbing narratives that capture the attention of legions of fans and ...

  On September 5, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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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, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Catchers

  On this day way back in 1922, the man they would come to call “The Bronx Bull” was born. Jake LaMotta would go on to not only become ...

  On July 10, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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  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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  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