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  ‘Irish’ Jerry Quarry was born on May 15, 1945 in Bakersfield, California. He won he National Golden Gloves championship at age 19, and had over 200 fights in his amateur career. After turning professional in May of 1965, he fought fourteen times that same year. He suffered his first loss to Eddie Machen in […]

My list of the Top Ten Classic Boxers of all Time     Sugar Ray Robinson Muhammad Ali Henry Armstrong Sugar Ray Leonard Roy Jones Jr. Pernell Whitaker Wilfred Benitez Willie Pep Sandy Saddler Ezzard Charles                                      

     After his decision win over Wilfred Benitez on December 3, 1982, Thomas Hearns now was the WBC super welterweight champ. An injury to his right hand kept him out of the ring however, allowing him to only fight once in 1983. He fought contender Murray Sutherland on July 10th at Caesars in Atlantic

Earnie Dee Shaver was born on August 31, 1944 in Garland, Alabama . He did not start boxing until he was 22, and had a short amateur career, winning the 1969 National AAU heavyweight title. Shavers won 44 of his first 47 fights by knockout. After hiring Don King as his promoter, he began to

After his tougher than expected fight with Billy Conn, Joe had an easy one round knockout win over Tami Mauriello three months later. It was the easy fight he needed before taking what would be the toughest of his professional career his next time in the ring. On December 5th, 1947, Joe took on Jersey

  After his destruction of Max Schmeling in their rematch in June of 1938, Joe Louis was recognized as the legitimate champion of the world. He began fighting often, taking on all comers, and gaining in popularity with each bout, Many critics called his opponents the members of the ‘Bum of the Month Club’. However,

After his knockout of Primo Carnera, Joe signed to fight another ex champ in Max Baer on September 24, 1935 in Yankee Stadium in New York. Louis easily took care of Baer, knocking him out in the fourth round. Later in the year, he knocked out Paulino Uzcudun, and found himself as the number 1

  Joseph Louis Barrow was born on May 13, 1914 in Lafayette, Alabama. HIs family moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1926 where he attended a vocational school for a while. His amateur career began at age 17, when he lost his first bout. He followed that with many victories however, and in 1933 won the

 Henry Armstrong was born Henry Jackson Jr. on December 12, 1912 in Columbus, Mississippi. His family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he graduated with honors. Henry began his professional career on July 28, 1931, and was knocked out in three rounds by Al Iovino. He got his first win later that year with a

 HBO began covering boxing on January 22, 1973 with it’s coverage of the Joe Frazier vs George Foreman bout in Jamaica. However, their boxing calendar only consisted of a major fight or two a year until 1981, when they starting showing fights on a regular basis. The commentating team at time included Barry Tompkins as