Sugar Ray Leonard: The Prime & The Decline Sugar Ray Leonard had many flaws outside of the ring. The demons, the addictions would have left regrets, and many of them. But inside a boxing ring, he had few flaws. Even though his peak was cut short by many things, he is beyond doubt, one of … Continue reading Sugar Ray Leonard: The Prime & The Decline →

A Boxing Memory: Colin Jones Herol Graham, Kirkland Laing, Alan Rudkin and a few other illustrious names are often thrown around in the mythical game of who is the greatest ever British fighter never to win a world title. A big punching Welsh welterweight is often a forgotten addition to any such discussions on websites, … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Colin Jones →

Liston vs Patterson: Two Fights, Two Rounds By Paul Gallender No one who followed boxing should have been surprised when Sonny Liston needed just 126 seconds to take the heavyweight title from Floyd Patterson in September 1962. Yet, fifty-one of 80 sportswriters polled by Time prior to that match didn’t see it coming. They should … Continue reading Liston vs Patterson: Two Fights, Two Rounds →

A Boxing Memory: Tyson vs. McBride The end is often painful and regrettable. With each trip to the well, the pride diminishes with every punch thrown from memory and desperation. Boxing seemingly only reserves a dignified end to the very few. Mike Tyson was one of many. His demise was slow, long, and somewhat predictable. … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Tyson vs. McBride →

Hagler vs Leonard: The Night Leonard Defied Boxing Logic By Garry White It was perhaps inevitable that Leonard would win. The bookmakers may have made him the outsider, but they should have known that athletes like ‘Sugar’ Ray have always been impervious to their mathematical logic. It is a minimum requirement to be made of … Continue reading Hagler vs Leonard: The Night Leonard Defied Boxing Logic →

Foreman vs Ali: The Rumble For The Ages By Garry White What was the biggest fight in history? How do you define it? There were quite a few people at Boyles Thirty Acres -at least 90,000 to be more exact- all crammed into a Jersey City outpost like matchstick heads in those famous overhead pictures. … Continue reading Foreman vs Ali: The Rumble For The Ages →