by Fox Doucette We should probably make 'Ste Coughlan of the Mythical Boxing forum an honorary member of the Temporal Commission at this point, because when he asked the what-if question that is our main event tonight, your columnist's instant reaction was "damn, why didn't I think of that?" So your main event tonight is Ron Lyle, in via time machine from the Earnie Shavers … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Joe Frazier vs. Evander Holyfield
by Fox Doucette With the 45th anniversary of Ali-Frazier I coming right around the corner on March 8, the Temporal Commission has sent the time machine to Madison Square Garden to grab the victorious fighter for a go on Historical Fight Night. Frazier's one of the all-time hard-luck kids on this show; back during the Excellent Adventure, he couldn't get out of the 70s group … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Saul Alvarez vs. Emile Griffith
by Fox Doucette Styles make fights in San Dimas tonight, as the second Saturday edition of Historical Fight Night plays host to Saul Alvarez, fresh off his atomic carpet bombing of Josesito Lopez, takes on Emile Griffith, who is brought in from his first victory over Joey Archer in 1966. You'll also notice that this is not being fought under "Old Vs. New" rules; Alvarez today … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Louis
by Fox Doucette Once upon a midnight dreary (and holy hell, was I ever weak and weary as I wrote those forgotten pieces of heavyweight boxing lore), this site played host to a ginormous World Cup-style heavyweight tournament that culminated in Joe Louis defeating Ezzard Charles for the distinction of the greatest of all time, in a fight that, truth be told, your intrepid … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Acelino Freitas vs. Genaro Hernandez
by Fox Doucette It's Carnival in Rio, and what better way to celebrate than with the first appearance on Historical Fight Night of one of Brazil's greatest champions? Acelino Freitas gets in the time machine from a four-round smackdown of Juan Carlos Ramirez, and he arrives in 2016 to take on Genaro Hernandez, master of the good old Mexican one-two punch, who is himself coming … [Read more...]