Boxing fights, unlike other sports games, start only a few weeks after the New Year. As such, all boxing fans right now are eagerly waiting for the start of the regular WBA fights come the end of January. While everyone is looking ahead to what looks like a huge 2019 in the boxing industry, we have decided to take a few moments to give some spotlight to the greatest boxers that … [Read more...]
5 Best Movies about Boxers of all the Time
Boxing is all about self-worth and realizing one’s potential against all the odds. There is more to boxing than just fighting someone else in the ring. It is a journey of self-exploration, pain, happiness, disappointments, and triumphs. Filmmakers tried to capture the real essence of boxing and the incredible struggles of boxers who rose on top of their agony and sufferings. … [Read more...]
Muhammad Ali
When I went to my staff Friday night in search of someone to write the Muhammad Ali obit, staff writer Amy Green answered, "I'm under qualified....just couldn't do it justice." Amy writes very well and can hold her own with anyone in terms of boxing knowledge, but she was right. She was right about all of us. How could any of us do the life of Muhammad Ali justice? Who out … [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: 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...]