All posts tagged "randy gordon"
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WorldwideCongrats To 4 NYFIGHTS Contributors Who Won Awards in BWAA Writing Contest
Congratulations are due writer/reporters Hector Franco, Ryan O’Hara, Matt Aguilar and Randy Gordon, NYFIGHTS family. These ace craftsmen contribute to NYFIGHTS, and each was recognized in...
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Worldwide
The Ring Magazine Closes Up Shop
Here is an issue which hits people differently depending on their age. The Ring magazine—yes, that is the correct titling for the publication born in 1922—will...
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New York
Heather Hardy Gets The Win
When Heather “The Heat” Hardy took her 22-0 record into the ring in September 2019 to face Amanda Serrano, she did so in the knowledge she...
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Worldwide
Jackie 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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New York
Commissioner’s Corner: Randy Gordon Report From NY State Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Gala
This past weekend, the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) held its first induction ceremony since 2019, taking a year away from festivities because...
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Looking Back At Leonard-Hearns, 40 Years Later
It’s been 40 years. Unbelievable! On September 16, 1981, in a makeshift arena that was the parking lot of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, “Superfight”...
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The Biggest Heavyweight Championship Tournament Is Coming To SiriusXM Radio
Get set for the biggest heavyweight championship tournament the sport has ever seen. It is going to be held on SiriusXM Radio and will include everybody—and...
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New York
No Mas, Forty Years Later
It was November 25, 1980. I was with Bert Sugar, and, more memorably, Christie Brinkley, in New Orleans, Louisiana, for the rematch between Roberto Duran and...
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UK
COMMISSIONER’S CORNER: Tell Dillian Whyte About Big John Tate
It was March 31, 1980. I was ringside at the Stokely Events Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering the WBA light heavyweight championship of the world, followed...
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WorldwideCommissioner’s Corner: Down Memory Lane For That Sugar Ray Leonard 7-Up Commercial
Anniversaries and birthdays. They're the bookmarks of life. They are used to commemorate and remember important events. Happy ones. Sad ones. Patriotic ones. Memorable ones. Exciting...
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WorldwidePet Rock II: Randy Gordon Riffs on Mayweather-McGregor 2
It's time for some Boxing Trivia. The answers will follow the questions. Try not to look up the answers on the internet. Here we go: Okay. ...
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WorldwideCOMMISSIONER’S CORNER: Wilder Is The One!
COMMISSIONER’S CORNER There were fighters from just about each era who were known as brutal, ferocious punchers. Jack Dempsey, Max Baer, Rocky Marciano, Sonny Liston, Cleveland...
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WorldwideCOMMISSIONER’S CORNER
I am about to tell you something. It will not be fluff, promotion, or hype from some boxing publicist looking to build up a fighter...
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New YorkCOMMISSIONER’S CORNER: RIP, Patrick Day
It is an honor to tell you that this column will be coming to you on a regular basis from here on in, right here...
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WorldwideDiscussing A Ring Return For Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko has been out of the ring since he took on Anthony Joshua in April 2017 and he will be 43 on Monday, March 25....
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WorldwideEddie Hearn Looks At New Boxing Landscape, Wonders If Sho Can Hang In
Eddie Hearn has been a fairly fascinating addition to the American boxing promotional scene. He’s parachuted in and put a heavy stamp on the sport, with...
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Heather Hardy Likens Boxing To A “Bad Boyfriend”
She is one of the best known female boxers in this country, and yet, she is still having to work on non fighting gigs to stay...
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Canada
The Commish Hits Canastota: Randy Gordon Reports From Boxing Hall of Fame
INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME Induction Weekend, 2018 As my wife and I drove the 291 miles from our home on Long Island to our destination...
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Worldwide
Finally, Peace for Billy Collins Sr.
It was Wednesday, March 7, 1984. I sat aboard an early-morning train from my home on Long Island to my office at Ring Magazine in New...
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Worldwide
Listen to “At the Fights” on Sirius Friday
It is always a pleasure and honor to travel to NYC to Sirius headquarters and do “At the Fights” hosted by Randy Gordon and Gerry Cooney....
Brady vs Gastelum: Razor-Thin Decision Predicted in Austin
Expect a Fast Finish From Schofield Against Lopez
Why Turner vs Green Will Be an Upset
Farmer vs Okine Prediction: A Serious Amount of Speed on Show
