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: 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...]
Historical Fight Night: Joe Frazier vs. Larry Holmes
by Fox Doucette It's Here's To The Losers Week on Historical Fight Night, as we turn the normal formula around and instead of turning on the time machine and going back to our combatants at a moment of great triumph, we have four heavyweights pulled from moments where they suffered devastating losses from which their careers never recovered. In the main event, Joe Frazier … [Read more...]
RIP Ron Lyle (1941-2011)
Former heavyweight contender and world title challenger, Ron Lyle, passed away Saturday in his adopted hometown of Denver, Colorado at the age of 70 from complications due to an unspecified stomach ailment. Lyle, who is best known for his high-profile losses against Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in 1975 and 1976, respectively, had a 10-year career as a pro and scored … [Read more...]