Category: Featurepost

Jan. 14, 1921: Leonard vs Mitchell

Jan. 14, 1921: Leonard vs Mitchell

It’s a cold night in New York City but Benny Leonard and Richie Mitchell provide more than a little heat with one of the greatest opening rounds in boxing
Elwin Mandowa no comments 14/01/26
Jan. 14, 1984: Mancini vs Chacon

Jan. 14, 1984: Mancini vs Chacon

Boxing is not an old man’s sport and over the decades there have been plenty of what we might call “passing-the-torch” fights, when age gives way to younger legs
Elwin Mandowa no comments 14/01/26
Jan. 13, 1976: Hagler vs Watts

Jan. 13, 1976: Hagler vs Watts

Regardless of where you place Marvelous Marvin Hagler in a ranking of the best middleweights of all-time, no one can dispute the fact few boxers have dominated a division
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The Revelations Of Mike Tyson

The Revelations Of Mike Tyson

It’s an interesting time to be a Mike Tyson fan, but then again, when has it not? In many ways, the tale of Mike Tyson just keeps moving on,
Elwin Mandowa no comments 12/01/26
2025: The Year In Review

2025: The Year In Review

How to summarize the year in professional boxing just ended? Looking back at 2025, we are grateful for Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue of course, as well as Jesse
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Beyond The Sky

Beyond The Sky

For Brin-Jonathan Butler I didn’t have ten dollars to spend on event parking, so I drove up and parked on the hill below Maine Medical Center. Then I started
Elwin Mandowa no comments 10/01/26
Jan. 9, 1942: Louis vs Baer II

Jan. 9, 1942: Louis vs Baer II

It is 1942, a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and America is at war. As the country enters this new chapter in its history, one thing remains unchanged:
Elwin Mandowa no comments 09/01/26
The Braddock Bearcat

The Braddock Bearcat

Call it the Smoky City or the Steel City. You can even call it, as The Atlantic Monthly famously did in 1868, “Hell with the lid taken off.” Pittsburgh
admin no comments 08/01/26
Pacquiao vs Marquez IV: A History of Violence

Pacquiao vs Marquez IV: A History of Violence

A month ago boxing marked the 14th anniversary of one of the best fights of the 21st century, not to mention one of the most consequential duels of recent
Elwin Mandowa no comments 07/01/26
The Sad Tale Of Eddie Machen

The Sad Tale Of Eddie Machen

“My theory is that Eddie Machen was always in the wrong place at the wrong time.” This is how veteran trainer Will Edgington sadly remembered the life of the
admin no comments 06/01/26