On This Day: We lost Rocky Marciano in a tragic accident
WEBMarciano, who would have been 46 the following day, and two other men were killed when their single-engine Cessna 172 lost power, struck a tree and crashed into a pasture. The other victims were ...
The life and times of the eternally colourful Max Baer
WEBJul 9, 2020 · He was the loner who had found a way to be noticed that suddenly became all too real. The joy had gone out of boxing and he was never the same fighter after the tragedy. In an attempt to assuage ...
Prizefighter and the Writer: The story of Jem Belcher is finally told ...
WEBAug 4, 2022 · Although directed by Daniel Graham, Prizefighter is very much Hookings’ baby; he’s the producer and writer and also plays the lead role of Jem Belcher, the bare-knuckle boxer who reigned as ...
Twenty years on from tragic night, Gerald McClellan still asks what ...
WEBJan 26, 2015 · Sep 23 2024. REWIND: The first ever feature with ‘The New AJ’ Daniel Dubois. Take a look back at what the 19-year-old 'DDD' said to Boxing News in his first ever major feature published in 2017.
Editor’s Pick: The greatest Mexican of them all, Julio Cesar Chavez
WEBJul 12, 2021 · Chavez, 27, was 68-0 and the WBC champion at 140lbs. Taylor, 24, a 1984 Olympic gold medallist for the United States, was 24-0-1 and the IBF super-lightweight boss. Both were at the top of their ...
The top 10 heavyweights of all time - Boxing News
WEBDec 26 2017. The top 10 heavyweights of all time. Matt Christie lists the history's finest heavyweights. 1. MUHAMMAD ALI. 56-5 (37), 1960-1981. ENJOYED three reigns as world champion during a 21 ...
LONG READ Roberto Durán and Esteban De Jesús - Boxing News
WEBDec 26, 2016 · Sep 23 2024. REWIND: The first ever feature with ‘The New AJ’ Daniel Dubois. Take a look back at what the 19-year-old 'DDD' said to Boxing News in his first ever major feature published in 2017.
Editor’s Pick: The thrilling career of Fernando Vargas
WEBFeb 7, 2021 · It’s been over a decade since fans of former WBA and IBF super-welterweight champion Fernando Vargas, 26-5 (22), frantically waved their Mexican flags and hoisted full-size, cardboard cut-outs ...
On This Day: The tragedy that haunted Sugar Ray Robinson
WEBSugar Ray Robinson was making his first defence, on this day (June 24) in 1947, and was too good for Jimmy Doyle, knocking him out in the eighth in Cleveland. The 22-year-old Doyle was rushed to ...
On This Day: Roberto Duran edges Sugar Ray Leonard in one of …
WEBJUNE 20, 1980 was the date for the first in a trilogy of fights between Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard.The fight was nicknamed the “Brawl in Montreal” and attracted more attention ...
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