by Fox Doucette ...and the two men punched each other in the liver for 36 minutes, stopping only to sit in the corner and dispense entirely with the notion of water in favor of drinking vodka to take the edge off. When the fight ended, it was declared a draw not by the judges (who had since ascended to the gods, their lives satisfied and with nothing left on this earth to keep … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Evander Holyfield vs. Ezzard Charles
by Fox Doucette Happy New Year, everyone, and welcome to another edition of the greatest time-machine-powered boxing show in the business. We've got a bit of a conundrum this time. Previously on this program, Evander Holyfield lost a close decision to Rocky Marciano in a cruiserweight battle. Meanwhile, during the old What If Excellent Heavyweight Adventure series, Ezzard … [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...]
Historical Fight Night: Lennox Lewis vs. George Chuvalo
by Fox Doucette 'Twas a week before Christmas, and all through the ring, the leather was flying, a beautiful thing. The punches were thrown to the target with care, in hopes that a TKO soon would be there. The fans were all standing, not snug in their seats for visions of knockouts and dudes getting beat. That's right, it's a festive holiday atmosphere here at the Historical … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Yaqui Lopez vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi
by Fox Doucette It's another Here's to the Losers day here at the Historical Fight Night Arena. In the main event, we've got two guys who lost to Michael Spinks at light heavyweight going up against each other, as Yaqui Lopez, who got smacked twice in 1980, first against Matthew Saad Muhammad and then against Spinks, looks to put his pride and his body back together to fight a … [Read more...]