Usually in the business of boxing if a fight is big enough, it’ll happen no matter what it takes to get it. That means there might be dodgy decisions, questionable call outs and some promotional finagling to make sure the big one goes off without a hitch. The only thing that can stop that momentum is a devastating loss, especially in a fight that almost everybody thought was a … [Read more...]
Remembering Lewis-Tyson: The Fight that Signaled the End of an Era
Adapted from the book: The Last Great Heavyweights-From Ali and Frazier to Lewis and Tyson By Ollie Odebunmi January 22, 2002. The Press Conference at the Manhattan Hudson Theatre The lights dim on stage, and the black-clad, squat, powerful figure of Mike Tyson, saunters out and steps onto the left-hand podium. Lewis emerges to the right of the … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali
by Fox Doucette Happy first anniversary to Historical Fight Night, which first ran as a one-off spinoff pilot to replace the old What If series before moving into its new home as a weekly series after ESPN's Friday Night Fights went off the air. The first episode of the series ran on May 29, 2015...tomorrow marks a year and over 100 fights since it began (and, as with all … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Lennox Lewis vs. Primo Carnera
by Fox Doucette What happens when you get almost a thousand pounds' worth of humanity in for a heavyweight twin bill at the Historical Fight Night Arena? Well, it's a recipe for some thundering punches from giant men intent on tearing each other's heads off, and it is glorious. Or so we're hoping, as Lennox Lewis, fresh off his fight with Michael Grant, takes on Primo Carnera, … [Read more...]
THE BEST CAMEOS BY BOXERS IN MOVIES
THE BEST CAMEOS BY BOXERS IN MOVIES Hollywood has always had an affinity for boxing films. Boxers have appeared in cameo roles as themselves, as other boxers, and other roles as bit parts. Even some boxers like Randall “Tex” Cobb found himself a second career in Hollywood as a character actor. Here are some of the more notable cameos by your favorite boxers including Sugar … [Read more...]