by Fox Doucette Sugar Ray Leonard has an interesting history on this show. He took a split decision from Oscar De La Hoya on July 3 of last year, then he beat Floyd Mayweather, also by split decision, on September 11. But those were guys who could match him shot for shot style-wise. So what happens when we throw him in against Manny Pacquiao? Does it become like the first … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Lennox Lewis vs. Primo Carnera
by Fox Doucette What happens when you get almost a thousand pounds' worth of humanity in for a heavyweight twin bill at the Historical Fight Night Arena? Well, it's a recipe for some thundering punches from giant men intent on tearing each other's heads off, and it is glorious. Or so we're hoping, as Lennox Lewis, fresh off his fight with Michael Grant, takes on Primo Carnera, … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Ray Mancini vs. Arturo Gatti
by Fox Doucette Sometimes we like to put on technical matchups between highly skilled fighters to determine the greatest boxers of all time here at the Historical Fight Night Arena. Other times, we create savage entertainment for the baser elements of boxing society in which guys are put in there and told to punch each other until one of them simply cannot stand up anymore, … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Carmen Basilio vs. Pernell Whitaker
by Fox Doucette Carmen Basilio was born on this day in 1927, and what better way to celebrate April 2 here in San Dimas than to put him into the ring with a worthy opponent? It's a birthday celebration in fisticuffs for the Upstate Onion Farmer, who takes on Pernell Whitaker in the main event. Yes, Whitaker, that fighter whose defensive wizardry never quite ran into such a … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Antonio Tarver vs. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
by Fox Doucette What happens when you put Criminally Overrated in against Never Quite Good Enough? Antonio Tarver went through a career of scoring improbable knockouts in fights in which he was getting his ass kicked (the second Eric Harding fight, after Harding actually did kick Tarver's ass in their first go-round) and landing lucky shots (the second Roy Jones fight, one of … [Read more...]