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Roy fought for his first title on May 22, 1993 against top contender Bernard Hopkins on the undercard of the Riddick Bowe vs. Jesse Ferguson fight. The twelve round bout for the IBF crown took place at old RFK stadium in Washington, DC., and was broadcast on HBO. The fight itself was a showcase for […]

After his destruction of Jorge Vaca in January of 1992, Roy Jones Jr., had three more wins before going to Atlantic City in December to close out the year. His opponent would be Percy Harris, and the bout would be on the undercard that featured James Toney and Iran Barkley. If both won, they agreed

Roy Jones Jr. turned pro in May of 1989, and started to impress immediately. He had 11 wins under his belt by the close of 1990, and was slowly stepping up the quality of his competition. Four more wins closed out 1991, and he was set to fight on pay-per-view on the undercard in January

You couldn’t help but notice how good Roy Jones Jr. was, when you saw him box in the 1988 Olympic games in Seoul, South Korea. He was the youngest member of a talented U.S. team, that included Riddick Bowe and Ray Mercer. Roy didn’t lose a single round on his way to the finals in

When Larry Holmes signed to fight Joe Frazier’s son Marvis on November 25, 1983 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, many scoffed at the champ. The kid was only 23 and had a meager record of 10-0, with the most notable opponent on his record being shopworn Joe Bugner. Nevertheless, his father pushed for the

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