Sonny Liston Facts; Height; 6' 1/2" Height: An exact measurement of Sonny took place just before his bout with Leotis Martin, at a Las Vegas...
Before that June 18, 1963 bout. The 29 year-old 'Sir Henry', had gone 12-1-0 (7 KO's) since mid-1959. Henry, was by the far, the best...
R/T, Wilfed Benitez was 'not' a player in the 140 lb. Light-Welterweight Division in 1978, he had moved up to 'the over the weight' division of...
Stevie G, I don't think we should use the 'what if theory' when comparing era's. Rocky was an early-1950's fighter. And for his 'period in...
On Nino in 'sportsmanship' A) He used his elbows B) Hit on the break C) Hit after the bell D) Hit behind the head E) Used rough-house...
Perico 'Parakeet' Fernandez (Spain) WBC Light-Welterweight Champion (1974 - 1975) After losing to Saensak Muangsurin (second bout in Spain,...
Sunday Afternoon - June 17, 1979 ChangChung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Attendance: 10,000 (Capacity: 17,000) WBC Light-Welterweight...
LH 71 Yes Tuesday Night - May 4, 1976 Miami Bech, Florida 10-Round 'non-title' bout {139 lb. weight limit} Roberto Duran 54-1-0 (48...
October 6, 1978 Unable to secure a bout with Puerto Rican - Esteban De Jesus. Fitzroy takes on Eddie Marcelle 26-5-0 (6 KO's) in a 147 lb....
I presume a July 1970 'Championship Bout' Nino Benvenuti 81-4-1 (34 KO's) Age......32 Height...5' 11 1/2" Weight..159 lbs. Reach...75" Jose...
Mike 'El Ciclon' Ayala, Sunday Afternoon - June 17, 1979 Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 17,000 CBS Sports...
Fitzrou Guisseppi's '1978 Comeback Run' Fighting out of Belize City, Belize Starting off at 29-12-4 (15 KO's), and not ranked in the Top 30...
pmfan, Correct, But Roberto did not walk through 'light-punching' Adlofo Viruet in his first real decent 140 lb. opponent in April 1978. I...
February 19, 1978 Trinidad and Tobago Lightweight Championship 'Rematch' #28 WBC Lightweight - Fitzroy Guisseppi 29-11-4 (14 KO's) gets...
Many contributing factors on Wilfred. 1) He was not an overly bright individual. 2) Wilfred always had issues with 'abnormal behavior'. 3) He...
