Browsing Tag Rubin Carter

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  Boxiana 3

  April 20, 1960: Fullmer vs Giardello

  As most boxing fans know, they made a movie about wrongly imprisoned middleweight contender Rubin “Hurricane” Carter with Denzel Washington in the leading role. And while no doubt ...

  On April 20, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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  Boxiana 2

  Dec. 20, 1963: Carter vs Griffith

  You should forget that Bob Dylan song for a minute. Don’t even think about Denzel Washington. Get beyond the courtrooms, the jail cells. Go back to Pittsburgh. Was a storm ...

  On December 21, 2019 / By David Como