Roy Jones Jr. was born on January 16, 1969 in Pensacola, Florida. He was an accomplished amateur boxer, who finished with a record of 121-13. He became a household name during the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games when he represented the United States in the 156 pound weight class. He did not lose a single round […]

This is my list of my favorite all time boxing venues.

This is my list of my top 10 favorite all time fights.  

New Jersey voted to legalize casino gambling in 1976. Atlantic City had become a depressing, tired old down, and the idea of putting casinos in it was to revitalize it, and create jobs as well. Two years later, the first casinos opened on the boardwalk, and quickly gained in popularity. It wasn’t long after that

After the close call with Axel Schulz, George was originally scheduled to fight a rematch with Michael Moorer in February of 1996 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The proposed fight never came off, and George was absent from the ring for a year and a half. He traveled to Tokyo, Japan on

After winning the title again in an historic achievement in November of 1994, George signed to make his first title defense on April 22, 1995 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Vegas. I bought a $400 ticket to see it live, making it the first time I ever saw George fight in person. I

    After his announced retirement at age 44 after the loss to Tommy Morrison in June of 1993, George started production of his tv sitcom aptly named ‘George’, that summer. It did poorly in the ratings, and was cancelled after one season, but George continued on as an HBO announcer. While calling the Michael

After his easy win over Jimmy Ellis in December of 1991, ‘Big’ George returned to the ring on April 11, 1992 against Alex Stewart in Las Vegas. I went to a concert that night and had my sister tape the fight on HBO. When I watched it, I noticed how soft and unprepared George was,

After his destruction of Gerry Cooney in January of 1990, ‘Big’ George returned to the ring against shopworn Mike Jameson in April, easily knocked him out in four rounds. In June, George appeared on HBO for the first time as part of a doubleheader from Caesar’s Palace with Mike Tyson. Tyson was coming back after

 As I write this blog, it is with a heavy heart, simply because my all-time favorite fighter died a few days ago at age 76. When George was heavyweight champ in the early 70’s, I was not a huge boxing fan. Baseball, football and basketball were my favorites, with me watching an occasional fight on