When George Foreman came out of retirement in 1987 after a 10 year hiatus from the ring, I was thrilled. I jumped on his bandwagon from the start, and did my best to see as many of his comeback fights on TV as possible. He always said his goal was not money, but to become […]

Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns met for the first time on September 16, 1981 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Leonard unified the welterweight titles with a 14th round TKO of Hearns, and since that night, both of their careers had taken long and winding turns. As the years passed, I never thought they

On June 27, 1988, Mike Tyson and Michael Spinks were to meet at Atlantic City Convention Hall for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship of the World. While Tyson held all of the belts, Michael Spinks was still considered the Lineal Champion by some. Spinks had won the title in September of 1985 by defeating Larry Holmes,

After his knockout of Mustafo Hamsho in October, 1984 in a mandatory title defense, Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns signed a contract to meet on April 15, 1985 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Both men went on a press tour in January of ’85 to promote the bout, giving fans a Super-Fight to look

When Sugar Ray Leonard officially retired in November of 1982 because of his detached retina, no one knew if he would eventually return, especially since he was only 26 years old. After his bout with Keven Howard on 11, 1984, a win in a disappointing performance, Ray said he would never fight again. He announced

The first closed-circuit boxing broadcast I ever saw live, was the June 20, 1980 fight between Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran. I was in Dallas, Texas for the month of June 1980 in residence training for my first airline job, and bought a $20 ticket to see ‘The Brawl in Montreal’ at the Tarrant

After Muhammad Ali lost to Joe Frazier on March 8, 1971 at Madison Square Garden, he began a 3 and 1/2 year quest to regain the heavyweight title. His journey culminated when he signed to fight ‘Big’ George Foreman in Zaire, South Africa on September 25, 1974. When George suffered a cut over his right

Joe Frazier won a portion of the heavyweight title in 1968, then unified it in February of 1970 with an easy 4th round knockout. That is the first fight I remember watching on ABC’s Wide World of Sports as a kid. When Muhammad Ali was stripped of the heavyweight championship in April of 1967 for

This is My List of the Top 10 Boxing Venues

This is the List of My 5 Favorite Knockouts. This list is my favorite’s list, and I’m sure you have your own. Thanks for reading my blog, and come back tomorrow to see what I write about next.