by Fox Doucette Teofilo Stevenson was born in Puerto Padre, Cuba on March 29, 1952. He would go on to become one of only three boxers to win three Olympic gold medals (in 1972, '76, and '80) and might very well have won more had not the Cuban team boycotted the 1984 and 1988 Games in Los Angeles and Seoul. Stevenson is regarded as the greatest amateur boxer of all time by a … [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...]
What If Klitschko Special Part 3: The Wizards of Oz
by Fox Doucette Welcome to Part 3 of the What If Klitschko Special, where we conclude our look at the amateur fate of the Klitschko brothers whilst setting the stage for a wild final part in the pro ranks. But first, the dream of the Nineties is alive in Moscow: When last we left our pugilistic defenders of the honor of the Motherland, Vitali Klitschko had just won Olympic … [Read more...]
What If Klitschko Special Part 2: Remember To Always Be Calling It Research
by Fox Doucette Welcome to Part 2 of the What If Klitschko Special, examining a world where the Soviet Union never falls and the best Eastern Bloc heavyweights never turn pro, starring the Klitschko brothers, with special guest star Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky: In Kazakhstan, where Vladimir Rodionovich Klitschko, his wife, and his two sons were exiled following the coup … [Read more...]
What If Klitschko Special: Back in the USSR, Part 1
by Fox Doucette Welcome to another What If special series, this time asking the question “What if the Cold War never ended and the Klitschko brothers never turned pro?” We're going heavy on the history in the first installment---the fights get more of a focus next week. Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko get their share of criticism for fighting in a heavyweight era where nobody … [Read more...]