by Fox Doucette Roberto Duran has gotten some seriously short shrift from the Temporal Commission in past episodes of this show. Against Carlos Monzon, the ugly specter of the “No Mas” fight came up after Monzon knocked Duran all over the shop, to the widespread derision of the audience. This spilled over into social media; your columnist was given a bunch of unsolicited … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Roberto Duran vs. Carlos Monzon
by Fox Doucette Tonight, on Historical Fight Night, we've got a matchup between a seemingly ageless 37-year-old Roberto Duran, who went through hell itself against Iran Barkley in the 1989 Fight of the Year en route to a contested split decision and the middleweight championship of the world, and Carlos Monzon, fresh off his beatdown and 12-round TKO of Nino Benvenuti 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...]
My Top Ten Best Fighters
by Ted Sares “There’s easier access today to the global scene of boxing, through the internet, and when more information is provided to you more easily, it makes you more knowledgeable about what you’re researching.”—Ed Brophy, IBHOF Though many a pundit has had a go at it, there is no such thing as the “best” or most “correct “pound-for-pound list. In the end, the … [Read more...]