Chavez-Taylor comes to mind.
Tyson-Douglas was on a Saturday in the states, Sunday in Tokyo. I remember watching it before going to a midnight movie. We didn't have HBO, but...
^ I certainly think that's why so many were willing to fight Holyfield.
I think he was. He was, of course, on the USA Network several times prior to being on HBO, so HBO certainly knew what his style was and what they...
And yet HBO kept having Chris Byrd back.
I think it was motivation. Holyfield really wanted to make an impression at heavyweight, and looked good in his first few forays into the...
As an aside, I'm surprised he got his title shot against Larry Holmes. In August 1982 he was scheduled to fight Quick Tillis on national TV, but...
Thanks much. I appreciate it. No. After thinking about it a bit, I don't. First, in the Riddick Bowe fight I don't think Andrew Golota CAUSED...
I don't have an answer to your question. But I remember thinking around that time, "why did Don King sign him?" I got my answer during the...
What happens to fight-worn gloves? Are undercard / minor fight gloves used over again? For major fights does the commission keep them? The...
Oh most definitely. Look how Ali victims are in "Facing Ali" (both book and film). Most of them were extremely proud of fighting for the title....
In 1992? I'm not so sure. After Morrison, Mercer didn't really seem to be mentally there for a couple of years. Going into the Holyfield fight,...
Let's see... from memory, those not mentioned yet (current location) - Lewis-Holyfield I Holmes-Weaver Frazier-Ramos Frazier-Ellis Bowe-Dokes...
Actually, McCline fought Samuel Peter for the vacant WBC interim title at MSG. It's the one fight card I've been to at Madison Square Garden....
Looks like a February 1956 bout was sort of proposed by Jim Norris in November 1955, in the context of "Maybe we'll fight the winner of the...
