by Fox Doucette Tonight, on Historical Fight Night, we've got a matchup between a seemingly ageless 37-year-old Roberto Duran, who went through hell itself against Iran Barkley in the 1989 Fight of the Year en route to a contested split decision and the middleweight championship of the world, and Carlos Monzon, fresh off his beatdown and 12-round TKO of Nino Benvenuti in the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
The Nobility of Boxing: Part Six
Loony, “hateful,” fawning, and sexist comments continue to take things beneath any normal level of decency or civility, but then, boxing has rarely been normal or civil. ************** Tyson Fury:”You [Wladimir Klitschko] have as much charisma as my underpants—the whole of Europe wants to see you get knocked out. You look old, have you had Botox? You’re old. Are you better … [Read more...]
Fallen Warriors (Part Four)
"Boxing is a sport where you can never take anything for granted. The smallest margin of error alter your career…and life." - Samuel Ha, mightyfighter.com Johnny Owen (25-2-1, 11 KO’s) Born: 1-7-1956, Died: 11-4-1980 Known as the “Matchstick Man”, Owen was the holder of three regional titles: the BBBofC British, Commonwealth (British Empire), and EBU European … [Read more...]
One Champ Per Weight Part 10: Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies
by Fox Doucette Malcolm Gordon, in our last episode, found himself roughed up by the feds, after Bert Sugar sold him out over his exposé of the WBA's practices and the corruption of boxing that had traded the machinations of Don King and Jose Sulaiman for the United States government and the NYPD. Trouble was, investigators couldn't pin an actual charge on him; when he was to … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History: July 27th – August 2nd
July 27 1918: Harrison, NJ. Jack Dempsey KO 1 Fred Fulton. 1921: World Middleweight Championship. Johnny Wilson WF 7 William Bryan Downey, Cleveland. Retains title. 1922: Jersey City, NJ. Benny Leonard ND 12 Lew Tendler. 1937: Philadelphia, PA. Henry Armstrong KO 4 Benny Bass. 1964: Tokyo, Japan. World Super-Featherweight Championship. Flash Elorde KO 12 Teruo Kosaka. … [Read more...]