August 31 1899: Dubuque, IA. World Middleweight Championship. Tommy Ryan W 20 Jack Moffatt. Retains title. 1915: Boston, Mass. World Welterweight Championship. Ted “Kid” Lewis W 12 Jack Britton. Wins title. 1923: New York City, Ny. World Middleweight Championship. Harry Greb W 15 Johnny Wilson. Wins title. 1929: Los Angeles, CA. Barney Ross W 6 Ramon Lugo. Ross’ pro … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
Get Niche Or Die Tryin’; Magno’s Monday Rant
From the very beginning, it was clear that the goal of Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) was to draw in the mainstream American sports audience, which had given up on boxing decades ago. By signing just about every available top America-born fighter with name recognition to his stable, the idea was to find the "Next Big Thing" for the American market. However, six … [Read more...]
Santa Cruz Punches, Mares Whiffs And Rafael’s Still Fat: The Sunday Brunch
Hola familia y amigos, welcome to a carne al pastor and tacos de lengua flavored edition of Central America's number one source for semi-satirical boxing commentary, Hawaiian skin on skin street justice and astrophysical journal reviews, The Sunday Brunch - We're writing for your website, misspelling words and contextually butchering the English language. This week we're taking … [Read more...]
Puerto Rico’s Rich Boxing Lineage: Part One
The lineage of great boxers from Puerto Rico is a rich, dramatic and, often tragic one, as many of the great fighter met with difficulties outside the ring or after they finished their careers. In this regard, Puerto Rico has produced a most compelling tapestry of sports in general and boxing in particular. The first boxing match in Puerto Rico was held on January 15, 1899, … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Azumah Nelson
by Fox Doucette Tonight, we pose the question “could anyone at all beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the best night of his career?” After all, in his 25th pro fight, Floyd beat Diego Corrales so convincingly, putting on such an absolute doctorate-level class in controlling range and outboxing an opponent, that it boggles the mind to consider the notion of any other man in the … [Read more...]