by Fox Doucette Most of the time, your columnist finds these days that any "who would beat whom?" discussion on social media's been answered here on this show. I've linked a ton of Historical Fight Night episodes in those comment threads; it's like a self-perpetuating form of marketing. Other times, there's a eureka-moment "wait, I haven't done that one yet." Tonight's main … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Robinson
by Fox Doucette With Thanksgiving so recent an event that many a reader of this feature has a turkey sandwich at the ready, some leftover cranberry sauce, and a piece of pie to sit down and enjoy the show, it's time for the first-ever Historical Fight Night Pay-Per-View...and, since Black Friday is all about great deals, we're giving you the doorbuster price of 100% off! So … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Gatti-Arguello II, Edwin Valero vs. Salvador Sanchez
by Fox Doucette Three weeks ago, controversy erupted at the Historical Fight Night Arena in San Dimas, California, as Arturo Gatti defeated Alexis Arguello by 8th-round knockout at junior welterweight. Surely, the fix had to be in. No way could Gatti beat Arguello, the fans claimed. Anyone who'd think otherwise must be mad as a hatter. The HFN promotional team took notice, … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Micky Ward vs. Aaron Pryor, Arturo Gatti vs. Alexis Arguello
by Fox Doucette The two greatest junior welterweight fights of all time occurred twenty years apart. Aaron Pryor knocked out Alexis Arguello in the fourteenth round of a fifteen-round scheduled war in 1982; 20 years later, Micky Ward scored a majority decision over Arturo Gatti in the first of their three fights---Gatti would win the latter two fairly easily, but the first … [Read more...]
The Greatest Wars At Junior Welter
The Boxing Tribune Editor in Chief, Paul Magno, is also a Featured Contributor for the Yahoo! Contributor Network. Read his latest article about the greatest clashes in the 140 lb. division, “The Five Best Junior Welterweight Battles of All-Time” click HERE. … [Read more...]