Every serious fight fan is quite familiar with the narrative. In 1990, the undefeated Mike Tyson appeared indomitable and unstoppable, while Buster Douglas was merely a talented but underachieving
Like anyone who identifies as something of a boxing diehard, I’m familiar with the name Ezzard Charles. However, if pressed I could not tell you much more than this:
The rivalry came as a surprise to everyone when it began in November of 1972. A surprise because, at the time, no one expected the fistic dynamo that was
In the 1980s, seven wise, unseen men sat in judgement of boxing. Their names, as far as we know, were Tony, Wes, Ike, Tim, Travis, Ernie and Rodrigo. But
On this date back in 1982, Wilfredo Gomez and Lupe Pintor helped write another thrilling chapter in the long saga of glorious violence that is the rivalry between Puerto
No one questions the fact that Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. is an all-time great and, for me at least, the best Mexican pugilist ever, though my editor, Mr. Carbert,
Intimidation. From the jungles of our primitive ancestors, to the boardrooms of today’s suit-and-tie warriors, the ability to demoralize an antagonist without resorting to physical violence remains a key
For over six decades, renowned British sports writer Colin Hart, who died this past March at the age of 89, covered the good, the great, and not so great
Despite almost three decades having passed since its long-awaited release, the Academy Award-winning When We Were Kings remains one of the finest boxing documentaries ever made. The film chronicles
Five decades later, one still hears the echoes, the reverberations of that final, epic struggle between two heavyweight legends. After all, it was more than a championship boxing match,
