By Ted Sares Matt Farrago of Ring 10 reported the sad news as follows: “Howard Davis Jr., who was voted the most outstanding fighter at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal in a year in which the U.S. may have fielded its greatest team ever, died Wednesday at 59 after a battle with cancer. His brother, Kenny Davis, confirmed the news. “Davis won the lightweight gold medal at … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2015
This Week in Boxing History: December 28th – January 3rd
December 28 1936: Pittsburgh, PA. Billy Conn W 10 Fritzie Zivic. 2004: El Cojon, CA. IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Israel Vasquez KO 5 Art Simonyan. Retains title. December 29 1881: Jess Willard born in St. Clere, Kansas. 1926: Former Heavyweight contender, and Pennsylvania Champion, Dominick McCaffrey, dies in Pittsburgh, PA. 1963: Graciano … [Read more...]
The Harder They Fall: A Movie Review
The Set-Up (1949) is based on a poem by Joseph Monsure March, is shot in real time (72 uninterrupted amazing minutes), and is a classic example of film noir. It’s a totally absorbing movie considered by many to be one of the most realistic and gripping boxing films ever made. However, another film that resonates with boxing aficionados is The Harder They Fall … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Archie Moore vs. Matthew Saad Muhammad
by Fox Doucette If Boxrec is to be believed, Archie Moore is the greatest fighter of all time on a pound-for-pound basis. It's not a bad choice; really, you could have your pick between Moore, Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali...one thing that is in no doubt is that Archie Moore is one of the very best. This is also why Moore has not yet appeared on Historical Fight Night; the … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History (Week of 12/21-12/27)
December 21 1908: San Francisco, CA. Sam Langford KO 1 ‘Fireman’ Jim Flynn. 1920: New York City, NY. World Bantamweight Championship. Joe Lynch W 15 Pete Herman. Wins title. 1922: Bronx, NY. World Bantamweight Championship. Joe Lynch KO 14 Johnny Buff. Regains title. 1958: Harry Wills, 69, dies in New York City. 1963: Razor Ruddock born in Jamaica. 1966: Eddie … [Read more...]