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Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini was an up and coming young star on the boxing scene in 1981, when he signed to fight the classy and terrific WBC lightweight champion Alexis Arguello on October 3, 1981 in Atlantic City. Mancini often talked about wanting to win the title for his father Lenny, a talented fighter in […]

Sean O’Grady was born in Austin, Texas on February 10, 1959. His family moved to Oklahoma City at age 11, and he began his professional boxing career at the ridiculously young age of 15. He earned the nickname the ‘Bubblegum Kid’ by chewing gum on his walk into the ring. He had an incredible record

Here is my opinion of the 10 greatest heavyweight punchers of all time in no particular order: 1. George Foreman 2. Lennox Lewis 3. Mike Tyson 4. Earnie Shavers 5. Joe Frazier 6. Sonny Liston 7. Rocky Marciano 8. Joe Louis 9. Jack Dempsey 10. Jack Johnson                

Michael Spinks set up training camp for his bout with Gerry Cooney at the Trump Castle Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. I had the privilege to see him train in person for the last two weeks or so before the fight. His camp was set up in a glass florist shop outside the hotel that

After his defeat of Tangstad in September of 1986, Michael and his promoter Butch Lewis looked for the opponent that could bring him the most money possible. They decided on Gerry Cooney, who had launched another comeback in May of ’86 with a one round knockout of Eddie Gregg in San Francisco. The bout was

After his controversial win over Larry Holmes in April, Michael Spinks signed to fight Norwegian Steffen Tangsgtad on September 6, 1986 at the Hilton in Las Vegas. I had moved to Las Vegas in May, and recall seeing billboards all over town advertising the fight. It figured to be an easy defense for Michael after

The rematch was set for April 19, 1986 at the indoor arena at the Hilton in Las Vegas. To see this bout on HBO, I went to a local motel and paid the $25 for a room to watch it. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. Michael weighed in at 205 lbs., and

When I returned from Vegas just after Labor Day in September of 1985, the fight that was on my mind was the Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks fight set for September 21st at the Riviera. Since I liked both fighters, my emotions were torn as to who to root for. Since the fight was on

By 1985, I had been a Michael Spinks fan for four years. I had seen most of his title defenses on television, and he was one of the few undisputed champions in boxing. I had the opportunity to take the ‘Trip of a Lifetime’ in the summer of 1985. I was in Los Angeles for

After his razor thin win over Riddick Bowe to recapture the WBA and IBF version of the heavyweight crown. Evander Holyfield agreed to fight top contender Michael Moorer on April 22, 1994 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.. Moorer had captured the WBO light heavyweight title before moving up to heavyweight, and had beaten