Cooper vs. Melito (July 29, 1997) As best I could determine at the time, none of heavyweight Richie “The Bull” Melito’s first nine opponents had ever won a fight. Finally, he fought unknown Chris Gingrow (who impersonated one Richard Perry) and who sported a 1-4 record. Gingrow-Perry was dispatched in one round. Richie then stepped up and fought limited journeyman Mike Dixon … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune’s Boxing Back Track: The People’s Choice World Heavyweight Superfights
by Green Machine It was tournament boxing. It wasn’t the Golden Gloves or the Olympics, and it wasn’t today’s Prizefighter, though it was just the same. After a failed attempt by Don King to put together a mega-tournament between the world's top heavyweight prizefighters had floundered, the plan went through, only in a different form. What we ended up with was “The People’s … [Read more...]
Travis Kauffman to continue comeback, faces Bert Cooper August 20
Former undefeated heavyweight prospect Travis “GW Hope” Kauffman (21-1, 16 KOs)travels to the Field House in Virginia Beach, Virginia on Saturday, August 20 to take on former world title contender “Smokin’” Bert Cooper (38-23, 15 KOs) in a bout scheduled for 8 rounds. Cooper, whose best days came in the 1990’s, has been in the ring with a long list of former heavyweight … [Read more...]