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WorldwideRemembering Hector Camacho and Macho Camacho, Too
This past week was the anniversary of Hector “Macho” Camacho’s death. It has been eleven years since he jumped into the passenger seat of his friend’s...
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Worldwide
The Case For Luis Firpo For IBHOF
If you have logged on to any of the social media platforms recently, you have probably noticed that the International Boxing Hall of Fame has mailed...
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Worldwide
NYF ARCHIVE HIT: Remembering Corpas vs Juan Laporte
It was a simple gesture. It happened on one of those summer days where not much more than a hot breeze was happening. It was an...
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New York
NYF Recalls Panama Al Brown
Just find Kid Norfolk. That was the instruction Panama Al Brown was given when he left Panama. With no money in his pockets and no idea...
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Worldwide
The Unattached Fighter
There was always one or two at every Golden Gloves. You’d see them in the early rounds, never in the finals. They arrived alone at whatever...
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Worldwide
The First Latino Sports Star: 100 Years After His Epic Fight With Jack Dempsey, They’re Still Cheering For Luis Firpo
The chants started one hundred years ago, in the front rows where you’re close enough to the boxing ring that you can hear the boards underneath...
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New York“I Didn’t See Hector Roca Often, And I Won’t See Him Again”
I used to tag along with my older brother whenever he went to the gyms—places that had words like shadow or star in their names and...
