After his second win over Mike Tyson in June, known more for the ear bite than anything else, Evander Holyfield set his eyes on Michael Moorer’s IBF championship belt, the one he had captured by defeating Axel Schulz in June of 1996. The bout was set for November 8th, 1997 at the Thomas and Mack […]

Here is my list of the top 10 lightweights of all time.

The George Foreman vs. Ron Lyle bout set for January 24, 1976 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. George was out to restore his name after the loss to Muhammad Ali in October of 1974. His exhibition against five fighters in April of 1975 did little to do that, so this was his first

After his devasting loss to Muhammad Ali on October 30, 1974 in Zaire, South Africa, George Foreman went into a self admitted period of deep depression. That defeat crushed his spirit, since his whole identity had been as the ‘Heavyweight Champion of the World’. In April of 1975, George traveled to Toronto, Canada to fight

I have been a huge Elvis fan since I was about 18 years old. To say I have been a fan of his movies would be anything but the truth, however. One of his movies I did enjoy was ‘Kid Galahad’. Elvis’ character Walter Gulick is fresh out of the service, and finds work as

After losing to Livingstone Bramble for the second time in February of 1985, Ray Mancini went into retirement. The two difficult fights with the ‘Pitbull’ had taken a lot out of him, so he went into broadcasting, and became quite good at it. The one fight he had always wanted was with Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho,

The rematch between Ray Mancini and Livingstone Bramble was set for February 16, 1985, at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada. Ray wanted to recapture the belt he had lost, and this time the bout was broadcast on HBO. Since we didn’t have HBO at our house, I went over my cousin’s house, where

Back in the days when boxing was broadcast on network television all the time, you never expected those days would end. Looking back, I appreciate those days, but realize that when the free cards ended, it was always just about the money. Friday, June 1st was one of those nights, when Ray Mancini made a

After his loss to Larry Holmes on June 11, 1982, Gerry Cooney went into a self admitted period of depression and alcohol abuse. He withdrew from the public, and made no plans to go back into the ring at all. His reputation sank, and his image became that of a fighter with no heart. He

On May 20th, 1985, I so remember my activities that day. I spent a good portion of it mowing and edging the lawn, trimming the bushes and making it look as possible for my mother, who helped me, and loved a beautiful green lawn. I also knew that Larry Holmes was fighting on NBC that