Browsing Tag Rocky Graziano
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Lee Wylie 1
The Genius Of Sugar Ray Robinson
This past Monday was a boxing anniversary with a difference, one that, were life not on hold due to COVID-19, would have been reason for numerous gatherings and ...
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The Top Twelve 1
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 ...
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Boxiana 1
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 ...
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The Top Twelve 0
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 ...
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Features 0
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 ...
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The Top Twelve 3
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 ...
