by Fox Doucette One of the most-wanted fights by fans in the late Seventies was Carlos Palomino vs. Pipino Cuevas; one held the WBC belt, the other the WBA, but there was never a unification fight to bring the two titles together. The Temporal Commission, with a time machine and the ability to threaten to send a guy back to the Roman Empire with a cross around his neck if he … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Carlos Palomino vs. Carmen Basilio
by Fox Doucette It’s Social Media Week here at Historical Fight Night—your columnist has had the pleasure of interacting with two of the four combatants in this week’s edition. James “Quick” Tillis, fighting the late Scott LeDoux in the co-feature, is a longtime Facebook friend, and Carlos Palomino, who takes on the Upstate Onion Farmer Carmen Basilio in the … [Read more...]
One Champ Per Weight Part 8: Marvin Hagler and the Chamber of Secrets
by Fox Doucette When last we left our middleweight tournament, Vito Antuofermo had pulled what some in the boxing press were calling the Upset of the Year as he scored a 15-round unanimous decision win over Rodrigo Valdez in an 8-vs-1 shocker to kick off the WBA's middleweight tournament to crown an heir to the throne vacated by the retirement of Carlos Monzon. His opponent … [Read more...]
What If: One Champ Per Weight, Part 3: The Gods Keep Track
by Fox Doucette The “sports gods” are an odd concept. Even a church-going Christian will seemingly violate the First Commandment when talking about athletic competition. Football gods, basketball gods, boxing gods...they are a representation of chance, of the arbiters of random events and their outcome, the judge and jury who decide whether Schrodinger's Cat lives or … [Read more...]
The Greatest Mexican Boxing Matchups That Never Happened
Mexico has produced so many great boxers that going through the names for the thousandth time wouldn’t do it justice. We know the great fighters, the big nights, the exploits, the stories. For years, Mexican boxers have earned respect from fans worldwide not just because of their talent, but also because of an exciting style that makes for very entertaining bouts. If there’s … [Read more...]