All posts tagged "muhammad ali"
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BoxingBoxing Legend George Foreman Dead at Age 76
Charismatic boxing champion George Foreman died Friday at age 76. The news was posted via an announcement on Foreman’s official Instagram account early Friday evening. It...
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BoxingMike Tyson, and Boxing’s Biggest Bullies
Mike Tyson has to be at or near the top of the “Boxing’s Biggest Bullies” list. There are many ways to identify a bully. Let’s use...
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BoxingHappy Birthday, Chuck Wepner
As hard as it is to believe, former heavyweight contender Chuck Wepner, who challenged Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight title in 1975 and became the prototype...
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WorldwideShowboaters Include Cassius Clay, Ray Leonard, Roy Jones, Naseem Hamed and Ben Whittaker
It was April 2002 and through 11 rounds, Marco Antonio Barrera had been dominating “Prince” Naseem Hamed. It wasn’t so much that Barrera was winning –...
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WorldwideWho Was Tommy Ryan, Really?
Xavier Eboli is standing at the edge of Greenwood Lake in New Jersey. It’s December, so the lake is quiet and empty. The water ripples gently...
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WorldwideMonroe Brooks Remembered For Heart, Not Anemic At All
Boxing in Sacramento was on life-support in the early 1970s, with no main event fighter enough of an attraction for promoter Babe Griffin to confidently finance...
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WorldwideNYF Prospect Watch: Demontaze Duncan, from Louisville
Demontaze Duncan would like to be mentioned with the big dogs of Louisville, Kentucky boxing. It’s the hometown of some of the greatest fighters in the...
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WorldwideBest Boxer of All Time
Best boxer of all time is a matter of opinion. The sport of boxing has had many great champions over the years. Although the game has...
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WorldwideUsyk vs. Dubois and 5 Biggest Heavyweight Upsets Ever
Usyk vs Dubois is nearly upon us. Daniel Dubois takes on unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on August 26 in Wroclaw, Poland. If the UK heavyweight...
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WorldwideNYF Archival Hit: “Facing Ali: 15 Fighters / 15 Stories”
By the turn of the century, Stephen Brunt was a well-established, well-regarded sports columnist with a loyal readership at The Globe and Mail, a newspaper he...
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WorldwideNYF Archives Hit: Thomas Hauser Question and Answer
It may seem that Thomas Hauser has always been consumed with boxing, every hour of every day. That’s not the reality, though. Really. In a wide-ranging...
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USABiaggio Ali Walsh Makes His PFL Debut On Nov 25th
At one point in the era of combat sports, UFC was the only game in town, but with the rise of Bellator and now the Professional...
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NewsNico Ali Walsh Hopes to Break Ali Curse in San Diego
Boxing great Muhammad Ali’s shocking loss to Ken Norton in 1973 is pictured on the wall among the notable historical events at Pechanga Arena San Diego....
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WorldwideTim Tszyu Leaves Terrell Gausha Thunderstruck in US Debut
Just two minutes into his much anticipated American debut, the air went out of The Armony in Minnesota when Terrell Gausha of Cleveland dropped Tim Tszyu...
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WorldwideJackie Tonawanda aka Female Ali Didn’t Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee…Or Win Single Fight
In 1989, a movie came out called “Field of Dreams.” It starred Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones. It was about an Iowa farmer whose love...
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WorldwideShould We Start Considering Whether Canelo Could Be The Greatest Of All Time?
Mike Tyson once said Muhammad Ali was the greatest of all time, many agree. Floyd Mayweather labelled himself ‘the best ever’ and many boxing purists feel...
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WorldwideThe Beatles: Get Back
You may be asking yourself, what’s an article like this doing in a place like here? Well, when my editor (“Sweet Woodsy,” as my wife calls...
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WorldwideYou Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory
For 25 years, I’ve been telling the story of how I spent a day with Muhammad Ali when I worked at Barnes & Noble back in...
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New YorkSlam Diego: Navarrete defeats Gonzalez; Santillan dominates Ruiz Friday
SAN DIEGO, Calif., October 15, 2021 – Bob Arum, welcome back. What took you so long? After a break of 28 years, Top Rank Boxing returned to...
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UKDo We Need Ken Burns’ Muhammad Ali?
Whose life has been as well covered as Muhammad Ali’s? Do we really need another Muhammad Ali book, film, documentary, or anything? Many have been asking...
Results: Sebastian Fundora Breezes Past Chordale Booker
Rockin’ Fights Turns Gold With 50th Card Saturday
Recap: Kambosos Jr. Holds Off Wyllie For Win; Brown Stuns Nicolson
Boxing Legend George Foreman Dead at Age 76
Sebastian Fundora Returns Against Chordale Booker Saturday
New York Welcomes Tank Davis and Lamont Roach at Gleason’s Gym
Lamont Roach Jr. Ready for Battle with Gervonta Davis Saturday in Brooklyn
Controversy Colors Tank vs Roach Results: A Surprising Draw
Jose Valenzuela Determined To Remain Champion On Saturday: ‘I’m Here To Stay’
