by Fox Doucette Sugar Ray Leonard is a tale of two fighters in his career. As a young man fighting at welterweight, his hand speed, power for his size, and ability to use the ring with his footwork was second to none. The later, older Sugar Ray, however, had lost those gifts, and much like other slick boxers, once it starts to go, it goes big time. Still, that older Leonard … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Yaqui Lopez vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi
by Fox Doucette It's another Here's to the Losers day here at the Historical Fight Night Arena. In the main event, we've got two guys who lost to Michael Spinks at light heavyweight going up against each other, as Yaqui Lopez, who got smacked twice in 1980, first against Matthew Saad Muhammad and then against Spinks, looks to put his pride and his body back together to fight a … [Read more...]
My Five Favorite Rounds
1. Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo I (2005): Round 10. With his left eye almost totally closed and already down twice in the 10th, the late Chico Corrales miraculously climbed off the deck and battered Jose Luis Castillo into submission along the ropes to score one of the most dramatic come-from-behind TKOs in boxing history. As Castillo was moving in for the … [Read more...]