What is the legacy of James “Buster” Douglas’ astonishing knockout of Mike Tyson? Perhaps an impossible question to answer, though we’ve had more than three decades to digest its
A couple months back the boxing world marked the anniversary of the amazing night when “it happened,” when the “impossible dream” was fulfilled and a great fighter became a
Today marks the birthday of the late, great Pernell Whitaker, the sixth such occasion since the all-time great southpaw was taken from us, far too soon, after being struck
Back in 1987, Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvelous Marvin Hagler threw down in a highly-anticipated middleweight title fight in Las Vegas, a glorious spectacle that captured the attention of
In late 1997, George Foreman was among the most well-known names in all of sports, having captured the imagination of the public with his transformation from the sullen knockout
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
The glorious second coming of Evander Holyfield had manifested itself a full year previous to his rematch with Michael Moorer, but it remained for some boxing fans a happening
It was on this date that Lennox Lewis first put the heavyweight division on notice with a scintillating KO of a most dangerous and battle-tested adversary. What better time
