In a time of constant media exposure and fifteen second attention spans, it is now almost impossible to fully appreciate the larger-than-life fame and popularity of Muhammad Ali in
We talk of fighters having a “puncher’s chance,” and that, more than anything else, was what Earnie Shavers brought into the ring at Caesars Palace on this fateful night,
In March of 1985, heavyweight champion Larry Holmes scored a tenth round stoppage of undefeated contender David Bey and then immediately announced that he was done. As in, finished.
Two heavyweight sluggers, neither of them still with us, share an important date. Heavyweight warrior, puncher, and … continue On This Day: A Date That Saw One Heavyweight Legend
