Rodrigo Valdez’s brother was shot and killed a couple of weeks before his first fight with Carlos Monzon so could have been what you were thinking...
I remember reading that Spinks’s daughter came into the dressing room mere hours before the fight and said ‘Where’s Mommy?’ and Spinks broke down...
Carlos Zarate before his fight with Wilfredo Gomez? Not sure he was actually poisoned but was sick and then came into the fight weakened.
Re-watched Kennedy McKinney v Welcome Ncita 1 yesterday. Still one of my favourite fights. The action ramps up beautifully throughout the rounds...
Another tragic one, I’m afraid. Andy Ganigan was attacked outside a bar in 2010 and died two years later as a result of health complications from...
Yep, agree that #48 is too low. But 12-0 v Ramirez? I agree Whitaker won but not every round. Not an easy fight to score. I think an earlier win...
Charles Brewer v Scott Pemberton I love a fighter with a good nickname and Charles ‘The Hatchet’ Brewer had one of the best. Every fighter hits...
Charles Brewer v Antwun Echols Fancied a short burst of a fight with action and knockdowns and remembered this one. Brewer started fast and got...
I missed this but it sounded sensational. But then I looked at the BBC website and they have a way of making average fights sound like...
Before I followed boxing, my brother told me straight after he watched it that the third fight was amazing but I didn’t see it till years later...
Dokes-Weaver 2 started furiously. It’s a shame they couldn’t keep the pace up.
It’s a mystery!
Kosst, just wondering aloud - are you a part-time referee based in Germany?
I just watched this again based on your comment. What a cracking opening round. Just a shame we didn’t get more!
Yeah, the Kronk wrote the book on freakishly tall and/or skinny fighters - Hearns and McCrory at welter and Kinty and Paul at lightweight.
