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After his knockout of Tommy Morrison, the only thing standing between Ray Mercer and a shot at the champion Evander Holyfield, was ancient Larry Holmes. The ex champ had racked up five wins against mediocre opponents in 1991, and put himself in line for the fight with Mercer. The February 7th bout at Atlantic City […]

The fight between Tommy Morrison and Ray Mercer was rescheduled for October 18th, 1991 in Atlantic City, following the August 9th postponement. I went over my brother’s house to watch it on pay-per-view, and remember the announcement that opened the TVKO broadcast. The Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson bout for November 8th in Las Vegas

Tommy Morrison was born on January 2, 1969 in Gravette, Arkansas. He was raised in Jay, Oklahoma and entered tough man competitions at only fifteen. He also fought in Golden Gloves tournaments, before turning professional in November of 1988. After recording 15 knockouts in the year 1989, Tommy caught the eye of Sylvester Stallone, and

Here is my list of the top 10 Junior Welterweight Fighters of all Time.

After his comeback win over Ron Lyle in January of 1976, George followed that up with wins over Joe Frazier, Scott LeDoux, Dino Denis and Pedro Agosto. By the spring of 1977, there were rumors of a second fight with Ali if he defeated Jimmy Young on March 17th in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Jimmy

Here is my list of the top 10 junior middleweight boxers of all time. 1. Terry Norris 2. Thomas Hearns 3. Canelo Alvarez 4. Mike McCallum 5. Julian Jackson 6. Wilfred Benitez 7. Nino Benvenuti 8. Winky Wright 9. Ayub Kalule 10. Felix Trinidad                      

After his destruction of Vinny Pazienza in June, Roy Jones signed to fight Tony ‘The Punching Postman’ Thornton on September 30th, 1995 in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida. The HBO broadcast spotlighted it’s star, the most talented and exciting boxer the sport may have ever seen. Tony Thornton was from Glassboro, New Jersey, a town

Following his one round blowout of Antoine Byrd in March, talks began of a bout between Roy and Vinny Pazienza. Paz had easily handled Roberto Duran in their rematch in January in Atlantic City, and was a ringside observer for the Byrd fight. I for one thought the idea was a joke, and that Pazienza

.After defeating James Toney in November of 1994 to capture the IF super middleweight crown, Roy Jones returned to his native Pensacola, Florida a conquering hero. He had his second world title in two years, and his future was only bright. To celebrate, Roy had his first title defense scheduled for March 18th, 1995 in

After Roy Jones easily defeated Bernard Hopkins in May of 1993 to capture the IBF middleweight title, he made four successful defenses of his crown. Struggling to make the 160 weight limit, and needing a challenge, he set his eyes on James Toney’s super middleweight championship. Toney had upset Michael Nunn to win the middleweight