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Nov. 22, 1997: Foreman vs Briggs

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Hunter Breckenridge 4 Comments Axel Schulz, Evander Holyfield, Foreman vs Briggs, Foreman vs Moorer, George Foreman, Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant, Lennox Lewis, Michael Moorer, Shannon Briggs

In late 1997, George Foreman was among the most well-known names in all of sports, having captured the imagination of

Five Big Fights For The Big Men

February 4, 2017February 7, 2017 Ronnie McCluskey 0 Comments Anthony Joshua, David Haye, Deontay Wilder, Dereck Chisora, Dillian Whyte, Evander Holyfield, Joseph Parker, Lennox Lewis, Shannon Briggs, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko

At the time Tyson Fury dethroned Wladimir Klitschko in November of 2015, there was just one match needed to determine

Shakeel Phinn: A Fighter’s Life

August 20, 2016November 27, 2019 Michael Carbert 1 Comment Bill Clinton, Boxing, Canastota, Grant Brothers, Hall of Fame, Hard Knox, Louisville, Mike Tyson, Montreal, Muhammad Ali, Shakeel Phinn, Shannon Briggs, Yvon Michel

Finding one’s place in the world isn’t always easy. It can take time to determine one’s true calling, to know

Razor Ruddock Comeback

May 15, 2015May 15, 2015 Robert Portis 0 Comments Donovan Razor Ruddock, Razor Ruddock, Shannon Briggs, Shannon The Cannon, Wladimir Klitschko

Razor Ruddock is no doubt one of the few active fighters actually older than Champions Club de Boxe, the historic

The Heavyweight Landscape Changes

January 24, 2015 Eliott McCormick 0 Comments Audley Harrison, Bermane Stiverne, Bryant Jennings, Deontay Wilder, Shannon Briggs, Sultan Ibramigov, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko

One week ago, Deontay Wilder became the first American heavyweight champion since Shannon Briggs. For some reason, Briggs is still

Wilder Dominates Listless Stiverne

January 18, 2015July 29, 2019 Robert Portis 0 Comments Bermane Stiverne, Deontay Wilder, Shannon Briggs

As some expected, the much anticipated Stiverne vs Wilder heavyweight title match did not live up to the hopes of

April 22, 2001: Lewis vs Rahman I

April 22, 2021April 25, 2021 Eliott McCormick 0

The creation of history can be as forgettable as it is memorable. On April 22, 2001, in Carnival City, South

Nov. 7, 1970: Monzon vs Benvenuti

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 David Como 2

“When I gazed at him I was thinking: ‘Tonight, I’m going to kill you.’” — Carlos Monzon on Nino Benvenuti

Oct. 1, 1975: Ali vs Frazier III

October 1, 2021October 8, 2021 Michael Carbert 5

More than four decades later, one still hears the echoes, the reverberations of that final, epic struggle between two boxing

May 20, 1983: Holmes vs Witherspoon

May 20, 2021May 22, 2021 Michael Carbert 5

The career of heavyweight champion Larry Holmes is, among other things, a study in frustration. First, there was the struggle