by Fox Doucette 'Twas a week before Christmas, and all through the ring, the leather was flying, a beautiful thing. The punches were thrown to the target with care, in hopes that a TKO soon would be there. The fans were all standing, not snug in their seats for visions of knockouts and dudes getting beat. That's right, it's a festive holiday atmosphere here at the Historical … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Muhammad Ali vs. Lennox Lewis
by Fox Doucette The ghost of Don LaFontaine would seem to haunt the Historical Fight Night arena tonight. In a world...where crowds are lulled to sleep by subpar boxing on TV...four men...with heavyweight power...will take the world...by storm. Coming in November to a theater near you, it's... Heavyweight Thunder. That's right, folks, we've got Muhammad Ali, taken from the … [Read more...]
What If Klitschko Special Final: Butt-head, This Sucks, Change It
by Fox Doucette Welcome to the exciting conclusion of the What If Klitschko Special, in which Lennox Lewis learns that bleeding Ukrainians are sometimes a sign from the gods: When last we left our friends in the Soviet Union, Vitali Klitschko had passed the Olympic super heavyweight torch to his younger brother---in our timeline, this would continue an era of Soviet dominance … [Read more...]
Ring Muggings: Part Eleven
by Ted Sares Andrew Golota vs. Lennox Lewis (2003) Andrew Golota vs. Lamon Brewster (2004) Lewis Here is the Lewis-Golota fight in Atlantic City in 2003 which featured two old school walk-ins and two prime heavyweights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUAYl5n6O48 Lewis had Golota on the defensive immediately by deftly using his strong left jab and as the … [Read more...]
Heavyweight Boxing – All Nobility Gone
Nobility is an oft-misused word, generally confined to tales of ancient Greek or Roman origin, to refer to deeds done in subjugation of the individual ego in favour of the greater good. Hercules performs 12 tasks to save a nation; Jason battles for the Fleece to preserve the future for his people. I used to use the word in the seventies to refer to heavyweight boxers. It … [Read more...]