Yep. Scheduled for December 20, 1969. The Frazier fight hadn't been signed yet. Here's a newspaper article (go to page 6) -...
Larry Holmes came out of the 72 Olympic Trials with a reputation as a quitter after being stopped against Duane Bobick. For the next few years...
But it was under Nat Loubet's (and Johnny Ort's) watch that the ABC tourney happened and false fights were added to the Ring Record Book. I was...
When Bert had Ring Magazine between the autumn of 1979 through 1983 or so, the mag was top notch. He knew to bring in great writers and had a...
Off the top of my head: - Gerry Cooney's seemingly endless injuries, postponements, and cancellations throughout his career. - Same with Mike...
Ruddock was definitely Lewis' coming out party. Larry Holmes' was the first Earnie Shavers fight. Tyson was maybe the Jesse Ferguson fight....
Podgurski must have had a good press agent. I think he was profiled in Ring's up-and-coming prospects column around that time, too, but his record...
I'd bet Tate wasn't in any shape to be boxing in 1985. As I recall, he was signed to fight Holmes in early 1984 but had to pull out due to some...
Some options... The Ring - November 1985 (as of September 11, 1985) Heavyweight World Champion: Larry Holmes (IBF) 1. Pinklon Thomas (WBC) 2....
Agreed that he was past it for Cooney. The Shavers fight was a surprise, though. We thought Shavers was done. He was supposed to be a tune up for...
I remember this article well. During that time, in my early teens, boxing was everything to me. To do a quick recap, S.I. attempted to rank the...
"I don’t know why Ring magazine says Sonny should have fought for the title four years earlier because in 1958 Sonnys credentials were not good...
I grew up in a small town and despite a huge love of boxing when I was younger (somewhat dissipated in the last couple of decades, but I do enjoy...
It definitely indeed does depend on how you categorize linear / lineal. For me, Holmes won the real (aka "lineal") title the night other...
It was reported on July 3rd that Los Angeles matchmaker Don Chargin wired an offer to Liston immediately after the July 2nd Jose Luis Garcia - Ken...
