^ Interesting that they were talking about a Quarry-Lyle rematch in 1975.
That's a tough one. Scrapiron Johnson was too short. Several other guys that come to mind likely wouldn't have been in LA, were already dead, or...
Going back to the original question... and I was actively following boxing the time... Tyson-Spinks was hugely anticipated. The public was very...
I don't know. Nothing in particular sticks out. The Holman fight on October 15th got a nice write-up from the Associated Press. Perhaps Williams &...
Williams appeared in Ring's rankings in October 1957. Not sure if he appeared earlier as I don't have ratings from every issue. The Ring – (via...
50 now. Started following in early '76 with the series of Ali defenses - Coopman, Young, Dunn - on free TV. I recall watching Foreman-LeDoux and...
I'm curious about how Machen was managed by "bad men". I trained a bit in Sid Flaherty & Danny Rodriguez' (Machen's manager and trainer,...
Re: Holyfield - Douglas going in... In the days up to the Holyfield-Douglas fight I certainly didn't know who was going to win. Per BoxRec the...
Between 1975 and 1980, did we see any fighters weighing between 176 and 190 who were competitive with any 200 lb. + top 10 heavyweights? I'm not...
... show how history got back on track with the way things eventually played out. No fantasy fights allowed, only bouts that really happened....
I'm sure Norton was devastated after losing the decision to Ali in their third bout. I wouldn't at all be surprised if, years later, he said that...
He might have said that at some point, but I don't buy it. Norton wouldn't have put in the effort he did against Holmes if he weren't motivated....
Hey Rez... As an 11-year-old who turned into a Holmes fan after the Norton fight and who's teenage years were spent absorbing boxing to a degree...
I always loved how Thomas Hearns was called "The Motor City Cobra". It was a beautiful and poetic nickname, yet it really exemplified what Hearns...
From memory... Louis donated a couple of fight purses to war-related charities. Army Relief and Navy Relief, maybe. He and / or his people...
