I first saw Johnson in 1977, when he fought Tom Bethea on television. I didn't know much about Johnson at the time -- except that he had very few...
Saad and Mustafa were Johnson's mandatory challengers. He had no choice except to fight them in his first defenses.
Eric "Drummer Boy" Molina spanked Grano. Beat him good, too.
Can anyone put films of Wells up on youtube?
My gut sense is that the Monzon rematch finished Valdez. Rodrigo took some serious punishment in that fight. It's possible that Monzon's presence...
I watched both Benvenuti fights very closely. Nino didn't trouble Monzon as best as I can see. As for Valdez, he was tough, but thoroughly...
I don't know enough about the middleweight ATG champs to say is Monzon was the best ever, but he must have been among the elites. His most...
After Conteh's victory over Ahumada, Foster, now at least 32 years old and a sergeant in the Bernalillo County sheriff's department in...
This would be an extremely competitive fight, but Povetkin would win clearly over the stretch. Povetkin at this best -- and I'm not talking about...
Foreman looks pretty self-assured in that fight. I can't believe he feared Frazier.
So the rumors about Vlad are proving true? That he's not himself???
True, but that's how Sanders always fought. Often enough, it worked. I tend to think that if the 2003 version of Sanders were fighting now, he...
I think it was a combination of both factors, with emphasis on the second. Sanders -- in spite of his many flaws -- was exceptional and dangerous...
It was one of the very best fights I have ever seen. I think the bout confirmed Saad's status as a borderline ATG champion. It also confirmed --...
Go to your public library and check the newspaper articles for the fights. Get a feel for which newspapers had the best boxing reporters. For...
