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When Cassius Clay turned professional in 1960, his original trainer was the great veteran fighter Archie Moore. Clay left Moore because he didn’t agree with his training methods and hired Angelo Dundee, who would manage him his entire career. Clay moved up the heavyweight rankings and signed to meet the nearly 49 year Moore on […]

Jersey Joe Walcott became the oldest man in history to win the heavyweight championship when he knocked out Ezzard Charles in 1951 at age 37. On August 20, 1952, he signed to fight the 29 year old undefeated challenger Rocky Marciano at Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Marciano had an undefeated record of 42-0 with

After Floyd Patterson won the heavyweight championship in 1956, he defended it successfully until 1959 when he lost to Ingemar Johansson. Floyd regained the title back in 1960 and defeated Johansson again in their third meeting as well. Sonny Liston had moved up the rankings and was the number one contender by 1960, but was

When I became a serious boxing fan in the late 1970’s and started to learn about the history of the sport, the boxer that stood out to me as the best ever was clearly Sugar Ray Robinson. The moniker ‘Pound for Pound’ was made for him, and most boxers in history acknowledge him as the

When Aaron Pryor met Alexis Arguello on November 12, 1982 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, it was for Pryor’s WBA junior welterweight title. Arguello was attempting to become the first boxer to win titles in 4 different weight classes and since it was on HBO, I had no means to see it live.

When I became a serious boxing fan in 1979, my two favorite fighters were Sugar Ray Leonard and Larry Holmes. Late in 1980, Michael Spinks joined the list, making me look forward to all of his fights on ABC or CBS. His decision win over Eddie Mustafa Muhammad in July of 1981 earned him the

Roy Jones Jr. had his gold medal robbed from him at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea and on May 23,1993 went to RFK Stadium in Washington, DC to fight for his first world title. His opponent was the tough Philadelphia fighter Bernard Hopkins but their bout was not the main event, but the

When Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker met Julio Cesar Chavez on September 10, 1993 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, it was for Pernell’s WBC welterweight title. Chavez insisted on a catchweight of 145 lbs. and no one was rooting harder for ‘Sweet Pea’ to win that night than me. Chavez was a complainer and

The last Super-fight of the millennium was set for September 18, 1999 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada between Oscar De La Hoya and Felix Trinidad. Both welterweight champions were undefeated and it was also a battle between the Mexican-American De La Hoya and the Puerto Rican Trinidad. National pride has always been

After the retirement of Sugar Ray Leonard in May of 1984, Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns were on a collision course to meet after each took care of their mandatory title defenses. In September, Thomas knockout out Fred Hutchings in 3 rounds in Saginaw, Michigan on September 14, 1984. On October 19, Marvin knocked out