Sugar Ray Leonard: The Final Fight In 1991, the brilliant career of Sugar Ray Leonard appeared to have finally come to an end. Terry Norris battered Leonard all around the ring in Madison Square Garden on his way to a one-sided decision that convinced Leonard his day in the sun had ended. Picking himself off … Continue reading Sugar Ray Leonard: The Final Fight
Mayweather & Logan Goes The Distance All-time boxing great Floyd “Money” Mayweather and social media sensation Logan “The Maverick” Paul fought to the distance in their eight-round special exhibition bout Sunday night that headlined a SHOWTIME PPV from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. "He was strong, tough and better than I thought he was,” … Continue reading Mayweather & Logan Goes The Distance
A Boxing Memory: Howard Davis Jr The 1976 American Olympic boxing team was arguably their greatest ever selection of talent they chose for any Olympic games. It was so good that the likes of Aaron Pryor and Thomas Hearns didn't make the cut. The American team of gold consisted of Louis Curtis, Leo Randolph, Charles … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Howard Davis Jr
A Boxing Memory: Esteban De Jesus By Lea Worrall Born in Puerto Rico on 2nd August 1951, Esteban De Jesus was a skilful boxer with a fast array of sharp punches. He turned professional in February 1969, aged eighteen, defeating fellow debutant El Tarita. De Jesus won by a second round knockout and Tarita never boxed … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Esteban De Jesus
A Boxing Memory: John Tate Going into the 15th round of his first defence of his WBA world heavyweight title against Mike Weaver in 1980, Big John Tate only had to stay standing to win. Ahead on points, Tate looked secure, tantalisingly close to what lay ahead. Weaver with an ordinary-looking record of 21-9 seemingly … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: John Tate
A Boxing Memory: Matthew Ellis There are two sides to Blackpool. The bright lights and hustle and bustle of the seafront. The holiday brochures in more normal times only show you want they want to see. The decay and dereliction of the back streets are not seen, and holidaymakers and locals avoid them with equal … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Matthew Ellis
Witherspoon vs Bruno: Blood, Sweat & Tears There was a time not that long ago that British heavyweights were branded and labelled as horizontal. A near-century of failure to capture the biggest and richest prize in boxing resulted in that unfortunate and unflattering assessment. Bob Fitzsimmons, the last British-born heavyweight champion of the world, held … Continue reading Witherspoon vs Bruno: Blood, Sweat & Tears
John Conteh: One Of Britain's Finest By Daniel Smith Dublin, July 19th, 1972. John Conteh: ‘Muhammad, can you give me some advice please?’ Muhammad Ali: ‘Yeah, get out of my division!’ In 1968, a fighter by the name of Bobby Blower travelled a hundred-and-seventy miles from Wolverhampton to Basildon to compete in the Amateur Boxing Association … Continue reading John Conteh: One Of Britain’s Finest
A Boxing Memory: Wilfred Benitez At seventeen, Wilfred Benitez was a world champion. At twenty-eight, he was effectively finished as a fighter. By the time he was thirty-eight, his life was a whole lot different. Too many fights, and too many punches absorbed. The glory days long gone, and his fortune was also a thing … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Wilfred Benitez
ALI VS LISTON: THE REMATCH THAT GOT AWAY by Paul Gallender BOSTON, MA - Friday, November 13, 1964 In three days, Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston would meet at a time when their physical and mental conditions were as closely aligned as they would ever be. The much older Liston was in the best fighting … Continue reading ALI VS LISTON: THE REMATCH THAT GOT AWAY
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