All posts tagged "Roberto Duran"
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BoxingVasiliy Lomachenko: Top 3 Fights
Vasiliy Lomachenko of Ukraine is a first-ballot lock for the Hall of Fame. He is among boxing’s all-time best amateurs, with two Olympic gold medals to...
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WorldwideBefore You Watch Creed III, Here Are 3 Boxing Movies To See
This week the latest installment in the “Rocky” movie dynasty launches, with “Creed III”. Conspicuous by his absence will be the seminal character Rocky Balboa. Sylvester...
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WorldwideLike Leonard & Duran, Canelo & GGG Took A While To Complete A Bitter Trilogy
When Roberto Duran waved his hands in resignation and quit in the rematch with Sugar Ray Leonard 42 years ago, it appeared the rivalry with the...
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WorldwideNYF Special: Vinny Paz-Overcoming Adversity, Revisiting Bleed For This & The Future
It’s been a little over five years since Miles Teller played the accomplished, combative, and oh so colorful 5-time world champion Vinny Pazienza in the excellent...
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WorldwideThe Kings Director Mat Whitecross Shares Behind the Scenes Process, Part 2
Writer David Phillips has made no secret of his admiration for the film-work of Mat Whitecross, who directed “The Kings,” a four-part documentary series running on Showtime....
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WorldwideThe Kings Director Mat Whitecross Shares Behind the Scenes Process, Part 1
At first, director Mat Whitecross may seem like a surprising choice for a project like Showtime’s The Kings. Whitecross admits that he is at best a...
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WorldwideThe Kings Episode Two: Flesh & Blood
“It is easier to build strong children than repair broken men.”—Frederick Douglass Episode two of The Kings places a large amount of its focus on...
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AnnouncementsShowtime Examines “Four Kings” Legacy With Doc Premiering June 6
NEW YORK – April 12, 2021 – In boxing, it is said that styles make fights. From 1980 through 1989, it was the style of four...
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WorldwideNY Fights Crew Shares How The Death of Marvin Hagler Hit Hard
Deaths of legends, of icons, those can hit harder than when people you actually know die. It’s because you have strong associations with those legends, usually...
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Worldwide10 Best Fighters Ever
“They take the greats from the past and compare us/ I wonder if they’d ever survive in this era?/ In a time where it’s recreation to...
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Worldwide“Hands Of Stone” Reminds Us Of What Boxing Was and Can Be
It was a bold time. It birthed the iconic, movie star- like presidency of Ronald Reagan– just as we gave the USSR a stiff middle finger...