Browsing Tag Tommy Bell

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  Lee Wylie 1

  The Genius Of Sugar Ray Robinson

  For fans of “The Sweet Science,” today should be a very special occasion, if not a national holiday. It’s Sugar Ray Robinson’s birthday and everyone who loves the ...

  On May 3, 2020 / By Lee Wylie
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  April 2, 1954: Olson vs Gavilan

  Kid Gavilan, aka “The Cuban Hawk,” had been a top ranked boxer for years before he won the world welterweight title, having bested such rough customers as Tommy ...

  On April 2, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  The Top Twelve 4

  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Welterweight Fights

  Thirty-eight years ago one of the biggest fights in boxing history shattered box-office and telecast records and helped usher in the era of The Four Kings. Hearns vs ...

  On September 18, 2019 / By Rafael García
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  Features 4

  Legends In The Bronx: Ring 10 Fundraiser On Sept. 23

  It may not be the only organization working to assist the boxing’s fallen warriors and ex-fighters in need, but Ring 10 of New York City is certainly one ...

  On September 10, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  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 ...

  On September 20, 2017 / By Robert Portis