A Boxing Memory: Lennox Lewis Lennox Lewis was born in 1965 in West Ham, London, moved to Canada with his mother when he was 12, finished his stellar amateur career with a gold medal at the scandal-hit Seoul Olympics in 1988, came back to England to start his professional career and in many ways, had … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Lennox Lewis →

A Boxing Memory: Joe Calzaghe Joe Calzaghe is an anomaly in boxing. Very few fighters leave the sport undefeated. He did. Very few fighters leave the sport on their own terms. He did. All retired fighters seemingly return. He didn't. Calzaghe was 36 and undefeated in 46 fights when he decided to retire in 2009. … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Joe Calzaghe →

A Boxing Memory: Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns One famous scribe said the night Sugar Ray Leonard beat Thomas Hearns on that unforgettable night in Las Vegas was the fight that he reached boxing immortality. Leonard had to show a little of everything to turn back the challenge of his nemesis, the only fighter … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns →

George Foreman: The Comeback It looked like a comeback that had nowhere to go. The feeling was that it would soon fade away, and George Foreman would end his perceived ill-judged return to boxing. The ending could and perhaps should have been quick and riddled with embarrassment and Foreman being knocked back to reality. But … Continue reading George Foreman: The Comeback →