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Top 12 All-Time Greatest One Punch KOs

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 Robert Portis 4 Comments Antonio Tarver, George Foreman, Jersey Joe Walcott, Juan Manuel Marquez, Julian Jackson, Lennox Lewis, Manny Pacquiao, Mike McCallum, Rocky Marciano, Roy Jones Jr.

Few things in all of sports are as electrifying as the one punch knockout and these are the most consequential

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Oct. 30, 1974: Ali vs Foreman

October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 Michael Carbert 10 Comments Africa, Billy Conn, Don King, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Joe Louis, Ken Norton, Muhammad Ali, Ropa-a-Dope, Roy Jones Jr., Rumble in the Jungle, Sonny Liston, Zaire

In 1974, George Foreman reigned supreme. The previous year he had astonished the sports world with his terrifying demolition of

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Top 12 Greatest ‘WTF’ Pacman Moments

August 20, 2021August 22, 2021 Rafael García 1 Comment Antonio Margarito, Australia, Erik Morales, ESPN, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Henry Armstrong, Jeff Horn, Jim Lampley, Joshua Clottey, Juan Manuel Marquez, Larry Merchant, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, Miguel Cotto, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Roy Jones Jr., Teddy Atlas, The Mexicutioner, Time Magazine, Timothy Bradley

At this point it’s anybody’s guess how much longer Manny Pacquiao will continue boxing, but what is known beyond a

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Aug. 19, 1995: Tyson vs McNeeley

August 19, 2021August 22, 2021 Andrew Rihn 0 Comments Bruce Seldon, Don King, Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, Las Vegas, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, Peter McNeeley, Riddick Bowe, Roy Jones Jr., Tyson vs Holyfield, Tyson vs Jones Jr., Tyson vs McNeeley

A year ago, the boxing world was facing the possibility of a most unexpected event: an actual prizefight between Mike

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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Light Heavyweights

August 13, 2021August 27, 2021 Robert Portis 19 Comments Archie Moore, Battling Levinsky, Billy Conn, Bob Fitzsimmons, bob foster, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Ezzard Charles, Gene Tunney, Georges Carpentier, Gus Lesnevich, Harold Johnson, Harry Greb, Jack Delaney, Jack Dillon, Jimmy Bivins, Joey Maxim, John Henry Lewis, Kid McCoy, Kid Norfolk, Marvin Johnson, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Maxie Rosenbloom, Michael Spinks, Roy Jones Jr., Sam Langford, Tiger Jack Fox, Tommy Gibbons, Victor Galindez, Virgil Hill, Yaqui Lopez

Continuing our infrequent rankings of the all-time greatest boxers in each of the original eight weight classes, we offer our

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When Fighters Fought

July 24, 2021July 24, 2021 Matt O'Brien 0 Comments Amir Khan, Benn, Bernard Hopkins, Canelo Alvarez, Chris Eubank, Collins, Danny Garcia, Errol Spence, Evander Holyfield, Felix Trinidad, Fernando Vargas, Gennady Golovkin, Ike Quartey, James Toney, Jamie Munguia, jarrett hurd, Keith Thurman, Kell Brook, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Naz, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Prince Naseem, Rcardo Mayorga, Riddick Bowe, Roy Jones Jr., Shawn Porter, sugar shane mosley, Sweet Pea, Terence Crawford, Vernon Forrest, Winky Wright

Speaking for fans of a certain vintage, we all have a special set of boxers, the ones that forged our

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June 17, 2000: De La Hoya vs Mosley I

June 17, 2021June 20, 2021 Matt O'Brien 1 Comment De La Hoya vs Mosley, Golden Boy, Ike Quartey, Julio Cesar Chavez, Los Angeles, Mike Tyson, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Roy Jones Jr., Shane Mosley, Staples Center, sugar shane mosley

It was the summer of 2000. Still drunk on the optimism of the New Millennium, the world seemed a happier,

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April 25, 1998: Jones vs Hill

April 25, 2021April 28, 2021 Jamie Rebner 0 Comments Dariusz Michalczewski, Montell Griffin, Roy Jones Jr., Virgil Hill

Like so many ring greats, Roy Jones Jr. found it very hard to say goodbye to boxing, fighting on long

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The Executioner’s Greatest Victories

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 Jamie Rebner 0 Comments Antonio Tarver, Bernard Hopkins, Carlos Monzon, Felix Trinidad, Joe Smith Jr., Kelly Pavlik, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, Philadelphia, Roy Jones Jr., Sergio Martinez, The Executioner

To state the obvious, fight fans have always been attracted to thunderous power punchers. The sheer violence of a sudden,

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Nothing Left To Prove

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Joshua Isard 0 Comments Bobby Chacon, Boxing, Canelo Alvarez, Gennadiy Golovkin, Golovkin vs Brook, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Jermell Charlo, Keith Thurman, Kell Brook, Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux, Manny Pacquiao, Roy Jones Jr., Shawn Porter, Vasiliy Lomachenko

Most great boxers do not go gently into the good night of retirement, but instead rage and fight against the

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The Top 12 All-Time Cockiest Boxers

February 4, 2021February 7, 2021 Neil Crane 5 Comments Benny Leonard, Floyd Mayweather, Hector Camacho, Jack Johnson, John L. Sullivan, Muhammad Ali, Naseem Hamed, Pernell Whitaker, Ricardo Mayorga, Roberto Duran, Roy Jones Jr., Wilfred Benitez

There’s confident, and then there’s cocky, the former being expected of any prizefighter with the guts to step into the

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Didn’t Forget: Wylie On Superman

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 Lee Wylie 0 Comments Antonio Tarver, Glen Johnson, James Toney, John Ruiz, Lee Wylie, Roy Jones Jr., Virgil Hill

The one-and-only Roy Levesta Jones Jr., aka Superman, marks another journey around the sun today and no, we didn’t forget.

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Pernell Whitaker: Best Of A Decade

January 3, 2021January 5, 2021 Neil Crane 2 Comments Bernard Hopkins, Evander Holyfield, Felix Trinidad, Hector Camacho, James Toney, Julio Cesar Chavez, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Ricardo Lopez, Riddick Bowe, Roy Jones Jr., sugar shane mosley, Terry Norris

Yesterday the late, great Pernell Whitaker would have turned 57, but he was taken from us in 2019, far too soon,

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Dark Trade

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 Joshua Isard 0 Comments Carl Frampton, Donald McRae, Gerald McClellan, Hamilcar Publications, Hannibal Boxing, James Toney, Michael Spinks, Michael Watson, Mike Tyson, Montell Griffin, Muhammad Ali, Naseem Hamed, Oscar De La Hoya, Roy Jones Jr.

My earliest memory of boxing is a poster for Mike Tyson vs Michael Spinks from back in 1988, the big heavyweight

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Otis Grant: Winning On The Road

December 14, 2020December 17, 2020 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Art Pelullo, Arturo Gatti, Banner Promotions, Frank Warren, Glenwood Brown, Harold Knight, Howard Grant, John Davenport, Lennox Lewis, Lonnie Bradley, Otis Grant, Quincy Taylor, Rocky Lockridge, Roy Jones Jr., Russ Anber, Ryan Rhodes, Tracy Spann

On December 13, 1997, Otis Grant won a unanimous decision over Ryan Rhodes to earn the WBO middleweight title. We

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Yes, Roy Really Was That Good

September 25, 2020September 27, 2020 Sean Crose 0 Comments Anthony Joshua, Chris Eubank, Dariusz Michalczewski, Denis Andries, Eric Harding, Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Jake Kilrain, Jake LaMotta, James Toney, Joe Frazier, Marvin Hagler, Mayweather, Muhammad Ali, NIGEL BENN, Roy Jones Jr., Sugar Ray Robinson, Thomas Hearns, Tyson, Vinny Pazienza, Virgil Hill

By the mid-90’s, the question was being asked by more than a few: was he the best ever? Certainly there

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15 Kinds Of Fight Fan Heartache

August 27, 2020October 20, 2020 Matt O'Brien 0 Comments Bernard Hopkins, Chris Eubank, Erik Morales, Evander Holyfield, Felix Trinidad, Floyd Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Ike Quartey, Juan Manuel Marquez, Lennox Lewis, Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, Mayweather vs Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Naseem Hamed, NIGEL BENN, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Riddick Bowe, Roy Jones Jr.

As the world of sports and live entertainment ground to a halt this year, boxing fans endured months without any

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Superman: The Genius Of Jones Jr.

July 17, 2020July 20, 2020 Lee Wylie 0 Comments Bernard Hopkins, Boxing, HBO, James Toney, Lee Wylie, Lou Del Valle, Mike McCallum, Montell Griffin, Roy Jones Jr., Virgil Hill

Twenty-two years ago, everyone knew that Roy Jones Jr. was “Superman.” Yes, he had suffered a disqualification defeat to Montell

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The Contrasting Legacies Of Roy & Floyd

February 13, 2020January 16, 2021 Laurence Thompson 8 Comments Andre Ward, Bernard Hopkins, David Haye, Enzo Maccarinelli, Floyd Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather Jr., James Jeffries, James Toney, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Roy Jones Jr., Sam Langford, Shane Mosley, tim bradley, Tommy Burns, Wladimir Klitschko

When James J. Jeffries, heavyweight champion of the world, retired undefeated in 1905, few were in any doubt that they

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McCluskey’s Dozen: Thirty Years Of Talent

January 23, 2020September 14, 2021 Ronnie McCluskey 5 Comments Andre Ward, Carl Froch, Erik Morales, Evander Holyfield, Ezzard Charles, Floyd Mayweather, Gary Russell Jr., Guillermo Rigondeaux, Iran Barkley, James Toney, jason sosa, Jersey Joe Walcott, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, Nicholas Walters, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricardo Lopez, Roberto Duran, Roman Gonzalez, Roy Jones Jr., Sergey Kovalev, Vassily Jirov

Talent is an almost indefinable quality. You can spot it in a prodigious young athlete, but at the same time

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Otis Grant: Hometown Hero

November 2, 2019January 25, 2020 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Grant Brothers Boxing, Howard Grant, Joachim Alcine, Montreal, Otis Grant, Otis Grant & Friends Foundation, Rixa Promotions, Roy Jones Jr.

Otis “Magic” Grant is more than a former world champion boxer, much more than one of Canada’s most successful athletes.

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Top 12 All-Time Worst Cheap Shots

October 13, 2019October 13, 2019 Robert Portis 13 Comments Andre Dirrell, Arthur Abraham, Arturo Gatti, Benny Leonard, Billy Dib, Billy Papke, Derrick Gainer, Floyd Mayweather, Freddie Norwood, Jack Britton, Jack Dempsey, Jack Sharkey, James Butler, Juan Manuel Marquez, Kenichi Yamaguchi, Marco Antonio Barrera, Mike Tyson, Montell Griffin, Orlin Norris, Richard Grant, Roy Jones Jr., Stanley Ketchel, Victor Ortiz

All intentional fouls or blindside hits are cheap, but for this list we define a “cheap shot,” also known as

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Kovalev vs Alvarez: Atlantic City Comeback

July 20, 2018July 22, 2018 Michael Carbert 1 Comment Alexis Arguello, Duran vs Barkley, Eleider Alvarez, Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Hard Rock Atlantic City, Hard Rock Casino, Kathy Duva, Kovalev vs Alvarez, Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Roy Jones Jr., Sergey Kovalev, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Yvon Michel

Everyone loves a successful sports comeback and on August 4th, in more than one way, that’s exactly what we’re going

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The Fight Game Has Changed

May 3, 2018January 16, 2021 Rafael García 3 Comments Ali vs Frazier, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Jack Dempsey, Joe Frazier, Joe Louis, Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather vs Pacquiao, Muhammad Ali, Roy Jones Jr., Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pep, Wladimir Klitschko

Since inception, the relationship between television and boxing has been bittersweet. Back in the 1950s A. J. Liebling, journalistic star

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Undisputed Chaos

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 Matt O'Brien 3 Comments Bernard Hopkins, Canelo Alvarez, Canelo vs Golovkin, Dariusz Michalczewski, Gennady Golovkin, Jermain Taylor, Joe Calzaghe, Johnny Tapia, Larry Holmes, Lennox Lewis, Marco Antonio Barrera, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, Naseem Hamed, Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Roy Jones Jr., Terence Crawford, Zab Judah

The other week saw one of the most compelling match-ups boxing has to offer finally happen: “Supremacy” — Gennady Golovkin

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Q&A With Lee Wylie (No. 5)

May 19, 2017May 20, 2017 Lee Wylie 5 Comments Brook vs Spence, Chris Algieri, Errol Spence Jr, Gennady Golovkin, John Ruiz, Keith Thurman, Kell Brook, Manny Pacquiao, Roy Jones Jr., special k, Sugar Ray Leonard

Suffering from uncertainty about your lead shoulder feint? Having trouble with your distance management or footwork? Are tactical concerns regarding

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The Weekend That Was

February 19, 2017March 28, 2018 Robert Portis 0 Comments adrian granados, Adrien Broner, Andre Ward, Artur Beterbiev, Roy Jones Jr., ryan ford, Sam Rapira, Showtime, sullivan barrera, Yvon Michel

Some notable matches went down this past weekend, so let’s do our usual wrap-up of the major boxing action. First

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2016 Knockout Of The Year

January 7, 2017June 1, 2017 Robert Portis 0 Comments Andrzej Fonfara, Bernard Hopkins, HBO, Joe Smith Jr., Roy Jones Jr., Sergey Kovalev

Knockout of the Year Nominations: Julius Indongo KO1 Eduard Troyanovsky Thomas Williams Jr. KO2 Edwin Rodriguez Jason Sosa TKO11 Javier

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Friday Night Winners From FightFan.com

September 10, 2016February 20, 2017 Fight Fan.com 0 Comments daniel jacobs, denton daley, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions, Richard Commey, Robert Easter Jr., Roy Jones Jr., sergio mora, Steve Claggett, Sylvera Louis

Canadian welterweight champion Steve ‘The Dragon’ Claggett routed previously undefeated Emmanuel Robles, last night as seen live on CBS Sports.

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Top Men: Olympic Boxing

August 18, 2016August 20, 2016 Robert Portis 0 Comments Howard Davis Jr., Meldrick Taylor, Montreal, Muhammad Ali, Olympics, Pernell Whitaker, Roy Jones Jr., Sugar Ray Leonard

What do you think of when you hear the words “Olympic boxing”? Maybe you recall a young Cassius Clay or

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Cotto vs Martinez: King Of New York

June 7, 2020June 10, 2020 Eliott McCormick 0

With pro sports in a deep freeze due to the coronavirus pandemic, now is a good time to re-feature some

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Sept. 8, 1950: Pep vs Saddler III

September 8, 2021September 11, 2021 Neil Crane 3

Pep vs Saddler. For die-hard fans of fisticuffs, those four syllables conjure up all kinds of recollections and images and

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Sept. 27, 1980: Hagler vs Minter

September 27, 2021September 29, 2021 Michael Carbert 4

For too long Marvelous Marvin Hagler had been denied, ignored and unjustly sidelined while lesser middleweights had got the big

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Nov. 4, 1932: Canzoneri vs Petrolle

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Michael Carbert 0

For fight fans who happen to be born after around say, 1975 or so, Billy Petrolle might seem a rather