Browsing Tag Sammy Angott

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  Feb. 11, 1949: Pep vs Saddler II

  There is a certain mystique to legendary fights of yesteryear, a nostalgia that speaks of a time when ‘The Sweet Science’ was larger than life and ruled supreme. ...

  On February 10, 2019 / By Daniel Attias
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  Subtle Sophistication

  Today is the anniversary of the birth of one of boxing’s singular champions, the greatest featherweight of all-time and a true original, Willie Pep. And while he passed ...

  On September 19, 2018 / By Lee Wylie
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  Sugar And Steel: Ray Robinson’s Pittsburgh Connection

  Though it is almost impossible to overstate Sugar Ray Robinson’s greatness, so much has been written on the subject of that inarguable status that little can be said ...

  On December 9, 2017 / By Douglas Cavanaugh