Happy Birthday, Chuck Wepner
As hard as it is to believe, former heavyweight contender Chuck Wepner,…
Craig Houk, Self Titled Redneck Kid From Indiana, Fought Legends Like Chavez
During a career that lasted from 1989 to 2007, welterweight Craig Houk…
Reggie Strickland Had A Deceiving Record, At 66-276-14, So Don’t Dare Call Him A Loser
Reggie Strickland was a lot better fighter than his record of 66-276-17…
Jimmy Corkum Is The Only Practicing Gastroenterologist Once Rated No. 10 By Ring
Welterweight Jimmy Corkum was heavily favored when he squared off against local…
Al Braverman, What Used To Be Called Simply “A Boxing Guy”
Al Braverman's ruggedly handsome face looked like a boxing glove that had…
Rest In Peace, Mitchell Rose
Although heavyweight Mitchell Rose of Brooklyn, New York, compiled an unenviable career…
MUST READ: “Championship Rounds” by Hall of Fame Writer Bernard Fernandez
For more than four decades, Bernard Fernandez was a sportswriter. From 1984…
“The Fighting Hillbilly” Bobby Crabtree Faced A Who’s Who Of Heavyweights
Despite being a veteran of more than 90 professional fights against a…
Missing Joe Franklin, Who Was Showbiz “Comfort Food”
Longtime radio and television host Joe Franklin, best known as “Mr. Nostalgia,”…
SALUTING CHUCK WEPNER: Stellar Subject For Writer, As Friend, As Good As They Get
As hard as it is to believe, former heavyweight contender Chuck Wepner,…
For Dave Jaco, Fighting Tyson, Foreman, Morrison Earned Him Honors At School of Hard Knocks
A little over a decade ago former journeyman heavyweight David Jaco, now…