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May 31
At Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas (PPV), Shane Mosley, Pomona, Calif., vs. Zab Judah, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12, welterweights; Jorge Barrios, Argentina, vs. Rocky Juarez, Houston, 12, junior lightweights.
June 7
At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. (HBO), Kelly Pavlik, Youngstown, Ohio, vs. Gary Lockett, Wales, 12, for Pavlik's WBC and WBA middleweight titles; Daniel Ponce De Leon, Mexico, vs. Juan Manuel Lopez, Puerto Rico, 12, for Ponce De Leon's WBO junior featherweight title.
At Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Conn. (SHO), Vernon Forrest, Atlanta, vs. Sergio Mora, Los Angeles, 12, for Forrest's WBC junior middleweight title; Carlos Quintana, Puerto Rico, vs. Paul Williams, Augusta, Ga., 12, for Quintana's WBO welterweight title.
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 Memory Lane: Leonard vs. HearnsI was at the Thomas Hearns-Pipino Cuevas fight in Detroit. After the fight, they all looked down at me (at ringside), ‘When are we gonna do it?’ I said, ‘We’ll do (Read More) Fritzie Zivic - A Real ProBy Angelo Prospero Jr.
They didn’t come any smarter, cuter or craftier in the ring than Fritzie Zivic. Born May 8, 1913 in Pittsburgh, this Croatian-American came from a fighting family. Four brothers were also professional fighters.
Fritzie Zivic was a professional in every sense of the fistic word. He didn’t have to worry about being in […] (Read More) About light heavies who go heavyBy Don Buchan
It has been said by some “in the know” that Floyd Patterson could have remained a light heavyweight and gone down in history as one of the greatest, but he entered the unlimited ranks because, as Willie Sutton said of banks, “That’s where the money is.”
Many light heavyweights have aspired to the heavyweight […] (Read More) Henry Armstrong, one of the greatest fighters everHenry Armstrong, one of the greatest fighters ever
By Tom Donelson
Between 1937 and 1938, Henry Armstrong was the greatest fighter ever. He won 27 fights in 1937 with 26 KO’s and then won 14 more fights in 1938 with 10 ending in knock outs. In addition, he won the featherweight, lightweight and welterweight championship. Three […] (Read More) Rocky Graziano: Remembering Da RockRocky Graziano: Remembering Da Rock
by Robert Ecksel
TheSweetScience.com
Former middleweight champion Rocky Graziano personified Nu Yawk. He was born Thomas Rocca Barbella in a Rivington Street tenement in 1922 and came of age on the Lower East Side. Rocky was a rambunctious kid with a rap sheet by the age of ten. Seemingly born to raise hell, […] (Read More) Charley Burley: Great Fighter No One KnowsBy Tom Donaldson
(This is another excerpt of my upcoming book, “Boxing in the Shadow” and details the career of Charlie Burley one of boxing great fighters.)
A friend of mine mentioned to me that when discussing the great fighters, no lists would be complete without a mention of Charley Burley. Ring Sports editor Rusty Rubin told […] (Read More) The Story of Three Men (Max, Joe, and Gerry)By Tom Donelson
There are times in which good men find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Max Schmeling, Joe Frazier and Gerry Cooney were three good men who found themselves playing boxing villains.
In 1936, Max Schmeling upset Joe Louis with a 12 round knock out and momentarily derailed the Louis […] (Read More)J. Woody - A Fine Prospect In The Mid 60’sBy Jim Amato
Although he ended his career losing almost as many bouts as he won. At one time in the mid-60’s heavyweight James J. Woody was considered a fine prospect.
He was a southpaw from the Bronx who had his first professional fight in 1964. He reeled off ten straight wins against better then average competition. […] (Read More)
 Ali’s Place in Boxing History: ComparisonHow would Ali Rate?
By Tom Donelson
How would Ali fare against other Great Heavyweights? This is one question that sends boxing fans into a tether. Many of the older pundits don’t rate Ali as high as younger pundits. My own bias was that Ali was the greatest Heavyweights but there were other great fighters of the […] (Read More)Joey Orbillo: Rough and Tough In the 60’sBy Jim Amato
During the 60’s and the early 1970’s the state of California produced several world class heavyweights. Talented and capable boxers like Eddie Machen, Jerry Quarry, Henry Clark, Thad Spencer, Bill McMurray, Mac Foster and Kenny Norton.
The city of Wilmington was represented by a rough and tough custumer by the name of Joey Orbillo. […] (Read More)
 Joe Louis as Civil Rights PioneerBy Tom Donelson
Name the athlete who was most significant in the area of Civil Rights? The question, the answer you will receive most likely is Jackie Robinson. There is no doubt of Jackie Robinson contribution in breaking down the color barrier in baseball, which in 1947 was America’s game at that time. […] (Read More) Alfredo Escalera - A Champion ForgottenBy Jim Amato
He turned professional in 1970, fighting in the clubs of New England, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. In his eighth pro contest he was trading shots with a fella named Edwin Viruet. He suffered his first pro defeat that night. No shame in that. Nor would there be any shame in his […] (Read More) Archie Moore - Possibly the greatest LHW EverBy Jim Amato
He was possibly the greatest light heavyweight of all time, The wily “Old Mongoose” Archie Moore. The man who scored 140 knockouts in a career that spanned from 1936 to 1963 never lost his crown in the ring. Although he unsuccessfully challenged twice for the heavyweight title, he did campaign successfully […] (Read More) Lindbergh’s Flight: A Boston ConnectionBy Professor Laurence F. McNamee
Students of aesthetics are continually amazed how great events in history seem to run in parallel. Two great events in disparate fields can take place on the same day and eventually converge and intertwine.
Take May 20, 1927. Boxing historians, like Burt Sugar, will tell you that this was the day when […] (Read More) Tex Rickard - The most dynamic fight promoter in historyBy Phillip I. Earl
Of all the men who raised a stake and got a start in Nevada none was quite the equal of George Lewis “Tex” Rickard. A teenage cowboy from Texas who moved on to fame and fortune as a gambler in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890’s, Rickard is best […] (Read More) Lou Ambers - The Herkimer HurricaneBy Pat McElligot
Luigi D’Ambrosio was born on November 8, 1913 in Herkimer, NY. Herkimer is a small town, with little in the way of recreation for its young people. So, being born into a large family, including five brothers, D’Ambrosio learned to fight at a young age. he learned to box in the basement of […] (Read More)Owens & Walker: A Promoter’s NightmareBy Robert Carson
Bill Owens and Al Walker won’t go down in the Boxing Hall of Fame, but in the late 1920’s these two black gladiators were cutting quite a swath through the heavyweight ranks.
Owens, who was known variously as “Wild Bill,” “Big Bill” and “Cowboy Bill,” claimed to be from Guthrie, Oklahoma, Tulsa and Kansas […] (Read More)
 When Langford whipped (?) Jack JohnsonBy Don Buchan
In the middle forties when I knew Jack Johnson, we had a bit of fun. I used to rib him a little and once I told him I understood Sam Langford beat him.
Jack went to his leather bag and pulled out a typewritten story which he said - and I did not and […] (Read More)The Comeback ItchBy Joel Lipsitt
Many well-known fighters have changed their minds after retirement and decided to try and make a comeback in the ring. Most of these have failed dismally. Some have met with moderate success, but very few have been able to renew the respect they may have held during their original ring career.
When they attempted […] (Read More)
 Men of Iron: Paulino UzcudunThe “Basque Woodchopper” began fighting professionally in Spanish rings in 1923 and quickly mauled his way into the first division of European heavies with wins over Pail Journee, Marcel Niles, Arthur Townley, Jack Humbeck, Phil Scott and Ermino Spalla. His style was crude but effective, consisting of wrapping his massive arms about his head and […] (Read More)TALES ABOUT LIGHTWEIGHTS Part One — The Greatest?By Angelo Prospero Jr.
The most revered of all the lightweight champions was Benny Leonard, born Benjamin Leiner, and known as “The Ghetto Jewel.” He held the lightweight championship majestically during the Golden age of Sports in the 1920s and was idolized as much as Dempsey, Tilden, Ruth, Tilden, Grange and all the other greats of […] (Read More)
TALES ABOUT LIGHTWEIGHTS Part Two - Eye-Talians and Eye-PoppersTALES ABOUT LIGHTWEIGHTS
Part Two — Eye-Talians and Eye-Poppers
By Angelo Prospero Jr.
Frankie Ryff and Orlando Zulueta put on a furious fight that won “Fight of the Year” honors in 1954. Ryff came on fast in the closing rounds to cop the verdict, but paid a price requiring 36 stitches after the fight. After his career, Ryff […] (Read More)
TALES ABOUT LIGHTWEIGHTS Part Three — Sometimes the end is roughBy Angelo Prospero Jr.
Wallace “Bud” Smith was one of a handful of lightweights who died tragically. Others were Bummy Davis, Orlando Zueleta and Teo Cruz. Smith died in a shooting when he tried to break up a fight. He won the title from Jimmy Carter, defended it successfully against Jimmy, then never won another fight. […] (Read More)
Forgotten Classic: Liston vs. MartinBy Scoop Malinowski
It’s the end of the line for Sonny Liston, he’s 37 and taking on Leotis Martin in Las Vegas on December 6, 1969. Liston is hoping for one last title shot - Jimmy Ellis currently holds the WBA title.
ESPN Classic recently showed this battle, here are some observations:
Liston is applauded as he’s […] (Read More)
The Great Prize FightBy Michael J. Brodhead
After the great days of the Comstock discoveries and before the early twentieth-century mineral strikes in the Tonopah-Goldfield area, Nevada experienced several years of severe economic decline. Nevadans considered a multitude a schemes to attract population and capital. The most spectacular effort took the form of an act of the legislature, signed […] (Read More)
 Jock Malone - The Boston Fighter Who Kept His PromiseBy George D. Blair
THE MAN FROM MINNESOTA
It is doubtful if any community of comparable area and population anywhere in the world the size of St. Paul in the late teens and early twenties ever produced so many outstanding fighters as did St. Paul in its fistic heyday. Jock Malone was one of them, and one […] (Read More)Claude Rentfro: The Kansas BattlerBy Robert Carson
He used to attend all the fights in and around the Kansas City area. A familiar figure with two cauliflower ears, and a nose bent from the ring wars, Claude Rentfro probably knew as much about prize fights as anyone. Fighting under the name of Kid Baxter, Claude fought well over 257 times […] (Read More)
Boxing Champions without AmmunitionBy George D. Blair
The former champ lunged at his young opponent. He threw a looping right which once had been straight as an arrow and just as true as a hit on a center target. He near-stumbled as he missed the punch slipped by his nimble-footed adversary who was now behind him. The ex-King of […] (Read More)
THE GYM: The Real Story of Boxing PART 1By Murray Gaby
(Note: This is part one of a two-part story that was originally published in 1980)
Take a look at the boxing gyms in this country and you notice a remarkable similarity. One gets the impression of an incredulous national franchise package, complete with a marketing program that includes the decor, personnel and way of […] (Read More)
THE GYM: The Real Story of Boxing PART 2By Murray Gaby
(Note: This is part two of a two-part story that was originally published in 1980)
Heir apparent to Stillman’s a as the world’s most famous gym is the Fifth Street Gym in Miami Beach. Operated by Chris and Angelo Dundee, it has been the subject of countless articles and boxing stories and is a […] (Read More)
 The Great Eddie Futch - A Place In Boxing HistoryBy Tom Donelson
The most important prizefight in boxing’s history would take place on Boxing’s biggest stage - Madison Square Garden. It was Ali-Frazier I and in Frazier’s corner was a diminutive man, whose strategy would prove decisive. The man was Eddie Futch. Futch wanted Frazier to force Ali on the ropes and […] (Read More) Jimmy Slattery - Tons of Talent, Short on Willimmy Slattery - Tons of Talent, Short on Will
By Angelo Prospero Jr.
As a youngster, I often heard my dad expounding the abilities of Jimmy Slattery, Buffalo’s outstanding light heavyweight of the 1920’s. Many times my dad told how he would journey to Buffalo from our hometown of Batavia, by car or thumb, to see the […] (Read More)A Promoter’s NightmareBy Robert Carson
Bill Owens and Al Walker won’t go down in the Boxing Hall of Fame, but in the late 1920’s these two black gladiators were cutting quite a swath through the heavyweight ranks.
Owens, who was known variously as “Wild Bill,” “Big Bill” and “Cowboy Bill,” claimed to be from Guthrie, Oklahoma, Tulsa and Kansas […] (Read More)
 Men of Iron: George ChuvaloBy L.L. Roberts
The bull-necked Croatian-Canadian from Toronto’s rough waterfront district was possibly the toughest of all iron men and at his peak was likely the best Caucasian boxer fighting in the sixties and early seventies. But boxing as a science was virtually unknown to him. His trainers had abandoned any attempt to teach him the […] (Read More) Men of Iron: Tom SharkeyBy L.L. Roberts
Tom Sharkey was born and raised in Ireland of the 1880’s. Already a hard lad, a stint in the U.S. Navy toughened him still further, and prepared him for the prize ring, an even more brutal career in 1893 than now. Managed by Dan Lynch, and equipped with a strong left and battleship-steel […] (Read More) Hart vs Root: The Heavyweight Title Fight That Time ForgotBy Guy Louis Rocha and Eric N. Moody
MARVIN HART VS. JACK ROOT
A century ago, Reno, Nevada had the distinction of hosting a world’s championship boxing contest - the town’s first - or so it has been claimed. Not that the confrontation between pugilists Marvin Hart and Jack Root didn’t occur. It surely did, and […] (Read More)MARVIN HART VS. JACK ROOT (part 2)By Guy Louis Rocha and Eric N. Moody
The Heavyweight Championship Fight That Time Forgot
The main problem confronting Egan and Livingston was how to get the rest of the fight world to acknowledge the Hart-Root contest as a world heavyweight title fight. A sizable investment had been made in constructing an arena at the eastern limits […] (Read More)
Hart vs Root: Judgment Day (part 3)By Guy Louis Rocha and Eric N. Moody
Judgment day, July 3, arrived like a blast from a steel furnace. The heavyweight contest, established as the main attraction during a five-day Reno Carnival extravaganza, drew some 4000 spectators to the arena at Reno’s east end. There they wilted under the sun’s blistering rays. Fight time was […] (Read More)
Archie Moore - Possibly the greatest LHW EverBy Jim Amato
He was possibly the greatest light heavyweight of all time, The wily “Old Mongoose” Archie Moore. The man who scored 140 knockouts in a career that spanned from 1936 to 1963 never lost his crown in the ring. Although he unsuccessfully challenged twice for the […] (Read More)
Marvis Frazier - The Lost SonBy Jim Ammatto
The camera rolls and the highlight clip begins. It shows a young, undefeated but green Marvis Frazier dancing while taunting heavyweight champion Larry Holmes. In the blink of an eye Holmes unloads a right hand sucker shot that sends Marvis backward and into a sprawled position on the canvas. Marvis showing he is […] (Read More)
 The Legacy of Greg PageBy Patricia Page (Wife of Greg Page)
How will Greg Page be remembered? Raw natural Heavyweight Champ OR one of those boxers who didn’t know when to quit??
Greg Page burst on the scene in Louisville, KY at the ripe old age of 12. He was following in the footsteps of an older brother, Dennis. The Page […] (Read More) Do You Remember: Jerry QuarryBy Jim Amato
Mike Tyson was the self proclaimed “Baddest Man On The Planet.” Even after his decisive loss to Buster Douglas in 1990 and three year exile to prison many still believed him. His two subsequent losses to Evander Holyfield have now changed all that. It’s too bad that Mike didn’t box in the […] (Read More) Tyson’s Place in boxing historyby Tom Donelson
How does one place Mike Tyson in perspective as a fighter? There are fighters that most pundits agree on their greatness. Ali and Louis are unanimously considered great fighters, the only debate we have is who was the greater? Then there are fighters where mythology often takes precedence since their days have […] (Read More)
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