BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

Sweet Science 2019

TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to RESULTS FROM EUROPE: DUBOIS BLASTS OUT DINU; KABAYEL UD 12AUTHOR: ARNE

K. LANG

Daniel Dubois returned to the ring tonight in the city of Telford in the West Midlands region of England to meet Bogdan Dinu. It was Dubois’ first fight back since suffering his first pro loss at the hands of former sparring partner Joe Joyce in November of last year and his first fight with new

THOMPSON FIGHTS

Thompson Fights – Dutchover Wins and Other Results. After nearly one year Michael Dutchover returned to the prize ring with a solid performance over Mexican veteran Ivan Leon to win by unanimous decision on Sunday afternoon. The Texas lightweight Dutchover (15-1, 10 KOs) met Leon (14-5-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight match

at the

STUNNING NEW DEVELOPMENT: PACQUIAO VS SPENCE CONFIRMED AUG. 21AUTHOR:

ARNE K. LANG

It’s been a wacky week in the world of boxing. On Sunday, the internet was abuzz with the news that Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would meet on Aug. 24 in Saudi Arabia to unify the world heavyweight title. The following day, arbitrator Daniel Weinstein said, “not so THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the MUHAMMAD ALI, MAJOR COXSON, AND THE MAFIA Coxson was even able to parlay his Ali connection into a mayoral candidacy despite having been criminally convicted for fraud and his known drug running and mafia connections, In 1970 Coxson announced his candidacy for Mayor of Camden, New Jersey which is a WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHT Joey Giardello vs. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter and the Fight That Never Was. Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55 th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

Sweet Science 2019

TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to RESULTS FROM EUROPE: DUBOIS BLASTS OUT DINU; KABAYEL UD 12AUTHOR: ARNE

K. LANG

Daniel Dubois returned to the ring tonight in the city of Telford in the West Midlands region of England to meet Bogdan Dinu. It was Dubois’ first fight back since suffering his first pro loss at the hands of former sparring partner Joe Joyce in November of last year and his first fight with new

THOMPSON FIGHTS

Thompson Fights – Dutchover Wins and Other Results. After nearly one year Michael Dutchover returned to the prize ring with a solid performance over Mexican veteran Ivan Leon to win by unanimous decision on Sunday afternoon. The Texas lightweight Dutchover (15-1, 10 KOs) met Leon (14-5-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight match

at the

STUNNING NEW DEVELOPMENT: PACQUIAO VS SPENCE CONFIRMED AUG. 21AUTHOR:

ARNE K. LANG

It’s been a wacky week in the world of boxing. On Sunday, the internet was abuzz with the news that Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would meet on Aug. 24 in Saudi Arabia to unify the world heavyweight title. The following day, arbitrator Daniel Weinstein said, “not so THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the MUHAMMAD ALI, MAJOR COXSON, AND THE MAFIA Coxson was even able to parlay his Ali connection into a mayoral candidacy despite having been criminally convicted for fraud and his known drug running and mafia connections, In 1970 Coxson announced his candidacy for Mayor of Camden, New Jersey which is a WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHT Joey Giardello vs. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter and the Fight That Never Was. Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55 th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. AVILA PERSPECTIVE, CHAP. 139: THE RETURN OF THE CLUB Boxing is back. A prizefighting card featuring Jesus Soto Karass and Marco Antonio Barrera in an exhibition along with multiple professional fights takes place on Friday night, June 11 at Pico Rivera Sports Arena in Pico Rivera, California. FITE TV will stream the Marv Nation Promotions card. It’s called “Return of the Legends.” The return BOXING ODDS AND ENDS: FURY-WILDER III PARTICULARS 1 day ago · The third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will be staged at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 24. The pre-fight hoopla kicks off on Tuesday at a press conference in Los Angeles. The date was no secret. Co-promoter Bob Arum had circled STUNNING NEW DEVELOPMENT: PACQUIAO VS SPENCE CONFIRMED AUG. 21 It’s been a wacky week in the world of boxing. On Sunday, the internet was abuzz with the news that Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would meet on Aug. 24 in Saudi Arabia to unify the world heavyweight title. The following day, arbitrator Daniel Weinstein said, “not so WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHT Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. How’s that again? Most folks with an interest in boxing history are aware that Joey Giardello once fought “Hurricane” Carter. IRISH PHENOM PADDY DONOVAN, A TOP RANK FIGHTER, WINS Bob Arum called him the handsomest young boxer to come down the pike since Muhammad Ali. Arum was referencing Paddy Donovan. Of course, Arum didn’t rope Donovan into his Top Rank stable because of Donovan’s good looks. Reputedly 161-5 as an amateur, Donovan seemingly has the tools to go far. Today (Friday, Feb. 19), competing THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART FIVE 10-1 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Five 10-1 No lengthy introduction to this one; the word count is out of sight. It may be worth your while to take it on in two or three chunks. No apologies though. These men deserve their due. One final time, for the sweet

souvenir: This, is

THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART FOUR 20-11 Gans left the ring without a scratch – The Brooklyn Eagle, 25 th July, 1902.. Rufe Turner was a puncher. Between the dawn of the twentieth century and his July 1902 confrontation with Joe Gans, he went 16-3-2; all but one of the victories came by stoppage and all his losses were on points. THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

Sweet Science 2019

TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to RESULTS FROM EUROPE: DUBOIS BLASTS OUT DINU; KABAYEL UD 12AUTHOR: ARNE

K. LANG

Daniel Dubois returned to the ring tonight in the city of Telford in the West Midlands region of England to meet Bogdan Dinu. It was Dubois’ first fight back since suffering his first pro loss at the hands of former sparring partner Joe Joyce in November of last year and his first fight with new

THOMPSON FIGHTS

Thompson Fights – Dutchover Wins and Other Results. After nearly one year Michael Dutchover returned to the prize ring with a solid performance over Mexican veteran Ivan Leon to win by unanimous decision on Sunday afternoon. The Texas lightweight Dutchover (15-1, 10 KOs) met Leon (14-5-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight match

at the

STUNNING NEW DEVELOPMENT: PACQUIAO VS SPENCE CONFIRMED AUG. 21AUTHOR:

ARNE K. LANG

It’s been a wacky week in the world of boxing. On Sunday, the internet was abuzz with the news that Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would meet on Aug. 24 in Saudi Arabia to unify the world heavyweight title. The following day, arbitrator Daniel Weinstein said, “not so THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the MUHAMMAD ALI, MAJOR COXSON, AND THE MAFIA Coxson was even able to parlay his Ali connection into a mayoral candidacy despite having been criminally convicted for fraud and his known drug running and mafia connections, In 1970 Coxson announced his candidacy for Mayor of Camden, New Jersey which is a WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHT Joey Giardello vs. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter and the Fight That Never Was. Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55 th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

Sweet Science 2019

TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to RESULTS FROM EUROPE: DUBOIS BLASTS OUT DINU; KABAYEL UD 12AUTHOR: ARNE

K. LANG

Daniel Dubois returned to the ring tonight in the city of Telford in the West Midlands region of England to meet Bogdan Dinu. It was Dubois’ first fight back since suffering his first pro loss at the hands of former sparring partner Joe Joyce in November of last year and his first fight with new

THOMPSON FIGHTS

Thompson Fights – Dutchover Wins and Other Results. After nearly one year Michael Dutchover returned to the prize ring with a solid performance over Mexican veteran Ivan Leon to win by unanimous decision on Sunday afternoon. The Texas lightweight Dutchover (15-1, 10 KOs) met Leon (14-5-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight match

at the

STUNNING NEW DEVELOPMENT: PACQUIAO VS SPENCE CONFIRMED AUG. 21AUTHOR:

ARNE K. LANG

It’s been a wacky week in the world of boxing. On Sunday, the internet was abuzz with the news that Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would meet on Aug. 24 in Saudi Arabia to unify the world heavyweight title. The following day, arbitrator Daniel Weinstein said, “not so THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the MUHAMMAD ALI, MAJOR COXSON, AND THE MAFIA Coxson was even able to parlay his Ali connection into a mayoral candidacy despite having been criminally convicted for fraud and his known drug running and mafia connections, In 1970 Coxson announced his candidacy for Mayor of Camden, New Jersey which is a WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHT Joey Giardello vs. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter and the Fight That Never Was. Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55 th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. AVILA PERSPECTIVE, CHAP. 139: THE RETURN OF THE CLUB 1 day ago · Boxing is back. A prizefighting card featuring Jesus Soto Karass and Marco Antonio Barrera in an exhibition along with multiple professional fights takes place on Friday night, June 11 at Pico Rivera Sports Arena in Pico Rivera, California. FITE TV will stream the Marv Nation Promotions card. It’s called “Return of the Legends.” The return BOXING ODDS AND ENDS: FURY-WILDER III PARTICULARS 22 hours ago · The third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will be staged at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 24. The pre-fight hoopla kicks off on Tuesday at a press conference in Los Angeles. The date was no secret. Co-promoter Bob Arum had circled it even before an arbitrator ruled that a unification STUNNING NEW DEVELOPMENT: PACQUIAO VS SPENCE CONFIRMED AUG. 21 It’s been a wacky week in the world of boxing. On Sunday, the internet was abuzz with the news that Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would meet on Aug. 24 in Saudi Arabia to unify the world heavyweight title. The following day, arbitrator Daniel Weinstein said, “not so WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHT Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. How’s that again? Most folks with an interest in boxing history are aware that Joey Giardello once fought “Hurricane” Carter. IRISH PHENOM PADDY DONOVAN, A TOP RANK FIGHTER, WINS Bob Arum called him the handsomest young boxer to come down the pike since Muhammad Ali. Arum was referencing Paddy Donovan. Of course, Arum didn’t rope Donovan into his Top Rank stable because of Donovan’s good looks. Reputedly 161-5 as an amateur, Donovan seemingly has the tools to go far. Today (Friday, Feb. 19), competing THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART FIVE 10-1 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Five 10-1 No lengthy introduction to this one; the word count is out of sight. It may be worth your while to take it on in two or three chunks. No apologies though. These men deserve their due. One final time, for the sweet

souvenir: This, is

THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART FOUR 20-11 Gans left the ring without a scratch – The Brooklyn Eagle, 25 th July, 1902.. Rufe Turner was a puncher. Between the dawn of the twentieth century and his July 1902 confrontation with Joe Gans, he went 16-3-2; all but one of the victories came by stoppage and all his losses were on points. THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

Sweet Science 2019

TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to RESULTS FROM EUROPE: DUBOIS BLASTS OUT DINU; KABAYEL UD 12 Daniel Dubois returned to the ring tonight in the city of Telford in the West Midlands region of England to meet Bogdan Dinu. It was Dubois’ first fight back since suffering his first pro loss at the hands of former sparring partner Joe Joyce in November of last year and his first fight with new BOXEO.TV - BOXEO.TV WEBSITETRANSLATE THIS PAGE Ahora campeón, gemelo Jermall Charlo expone título frente a Brandon Adams. Ahora campeón, gemelo Jermall Charlo expone título frente a Brandon Adams -Por J.J. Álvarez Cuando en 2016 el invicto gemelo estadounidense Jermall Charlo se vio

THOMPSON FIGHTS

Thompson Fights – Dutchover Wins and Other Results. After nearly one year Michael Dutchover returned to the prize ring with a solid performance over Mexican veteran Ivan Leon to win by unanimous decision on Sunday afternoon. The Texas lightweight Dutchover (15-1, 10 KOs) met Leon (14-5-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight match

at the

CANELO CONQUERS BJ SAUNDERS BEFORE A RECORD CROWD IN TEXAS Canelo Conquers BJ Saunders Before a Record Crowd in Texas. Tonight’s card at AT&T Stadium attracted an announced crowd of 73,126, smashing the previous record for an indoor fight in the United States (63,352 for Ali-Spinks II) – a feather in the caps of British promoter Eddie Hearn and the fellow who is widely seen as the guy who owns the joint, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant MUHAMMAD ALI, MAJOR COXSON, AND THE MAFIA Coxson was even able to parlay his Ali connection into a mayoral candidacy despite having been criminally convicted for fraud and his known drug running and mafia connections, In 1970 Coxson announced his candidacy for Mayor of Camden, New Jersey which is a WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

CLEMENCY FOR TIM “DOC” ANDERSON Clemency for Tim “Doc” Anderson. On May 16, 1996, after a jury trial in the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orange County, Florida, onetime journeyman heavyweight Tim “Doc” Anderson, who had fought the likes of George Foreman and Larry Holmes in compiling a 27-16-1 (13 KOs) record, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to

life in

BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

Sweet Science 2019

TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to RESULTS FROM EUROPE: DUBOIS BLASTS OUT DINU; KABAYEL UD 12 Daniel Dubois returned to the ring tonight in the city of Telford in the West Midlands region of England to meet Bogdan Dinu. It was Dubois’ first fight back since suffering his first pro loss at the hands of former sparring partner Joe Joyce in November of last year and his first fight with new BOXEO.TV - BOXEO.TV WEBSITETRANSLATE THIS PAGE Ahora campeón, gemelo Jermall Charlo expone título frente a Brandon Adams. Ahora campeón, gemelo Jermall Charlo expone título frente a Brandon Adams -Por J.J. Álvarez Cuando en 2016 el invicto gemelo estadounidense Jermall Charlo se vio

THOMPSON FIGHTS

Thompson Fights – Dutchover Wins and Other Results. After nearly one year Michael Dutchover returned to the prize ring with a solid performance over Mexican veteran Ivan Leon to win by unanimous decision on Sunday afternoon. The Texas lightweight Dutchover (15-1, 10 KOs) met Leon (14-5-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight match

at the

CANELO CONQUERS BJ SAUNDERS BEFORE A RECORD CROWD IN TEXAS Canelo Conquers BJ Saunders Before a Record Crowd in Texas. Tonight’s card at AT&T Stadium attracted an announced crowd of 73,126, smashing the previous record for an indoor fight in the United States (63,352 for Ali-Spinks II) – a feather in the caps of British promoter Eddie Hearn and the fellow who is widely seen as the guy who owns the joint, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant MUHAMMAD ALI, MAJOR COXSON, AND THE MAFIA Coxson was even able to parlay his Ali connection into a mayoral candidacy despite having been criminally convicted for fraud and his known drug running and mafia connections, In 1970 Coxson announced his candidacy for Mayor of Camden, New Jersey which is a WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

CLEMENCY FOR TIM “DOC” ANDERSON Clemency for Tim “Doc” Anderson. On May 16, 1996, after a jury trial in the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orange County, Florida, onetime journeyman heavyweight Tim “Doc” Anderson, who had fought the likes of George Foreman and Larry Holmes in compiling a 27-16-1 (13 KOs) record, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to

life in

BOXEO.TV - BOXEO.TV WEBSITETRANSLATE THIS PAGE Ahora campeón, gemelo Jermall Charlo expone título frente a Brandon Adams. Ahora campeón, gemelo Jermall Charlo expone título frente a Brandon Adams -Por J.J. Álvarez Cuando en 2016 el invicto gemelo estadounidense Jermall Charlo se vio STUNNING NEW DEVELOPMENT: PACQUIAO VS SPENCE CONFIRMED AUG. 21 It’s been a wacky week in the world of boxing. On Sunday, the internet was abuzz with the news that Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would meet on Aug. 24 in Saudi Arabia to unify the world heavyweight title. The following day, arbitrator Daniel Weinstein said, “not so BRANDON FIGUEROA KOS NERY AND DANNY ROMAN WINS TOO LOS ANGELES-Brandon Figueroa took the air out of Mexico’s Luis Nery to win by knockout and unify the WBA and WBC super bantamweight titles on Saturday. It was a belly buster that did the job. Texan Figueroa (22-0-1, 17 KOs) set out to prove that Tijuana’s two-division world champion Nery (31-1, JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHT Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. How’s that again? Most folks with an interest in boxing history are aware that Joey Giardello once fought “Hurricane” Carter. WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest RALPH `TIGER’ JONES, CONQUEROR OF SUGAR RAY ROBINSON Ralph `Tiger’ Jones, Conqueror of Sugar Ray Robinson, was the Ultimate Gatekeeper. Being a gatekeeper, especially in boxing, can be a lonely and underappreciated function. And in the 1950s, a golden age for the sport, that might have been especially true for a highly competent but not-quite-elite middleweight named Ralph “Tiger”

Jones

THE TEN GREATEST FIGHTERS FROM TEXAS The Ten Greatest Fighters from Texas – The biggest stateside boxing event of the month transpires in Texas on Sept. 17 when Canelo Alvarez meets WBO 154-pound champion Liam Smith at the home of the Dallas Cowboys. It will be Canelo’s third appearance in Texas. He previously fought at the Alamodome in San Antonio and

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Gans left the ring without a scratch – The Brooklyn Eagle, 25 th July, 1902.. Rufe Turner was a puncher. Between the dawn of the twentieth century and his July 1902 confrontation with Joe Gans, he went 16-3-2; all but one of the victories came by stoppage and all his losses were on points. BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

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TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to STUNNING NEW DEVELOPMENT: PACQUIAO VS SPENCE CONFIRMED AUG. 21 It’s been a wacky week in the world of boxing. On Sunday, the internet was abuzz with the news that Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would meet on Aug. 24 in Saudi Arabia to unify the world heavyweight title. The following day, arbitrator Daniel Weinstein said, “not so THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant CANELO CONQUERS BJ SAUNDERS BEFORE A RECORD CROWD IN TEXAS Canelo Conquers BJ Saunders Before a Record Crowd in Texas. Tonight’s card at AT&T Stadium attracted an announced crowd of 73,126, smashing the previous record for an indoor fight in the United States (63,352 for Ali-Spinks II) – a feather in the caps of British promoter Eddie Hearn and the fellow who is widely seen as the guy who owns the joint, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. MUHAMMAD ALI, MAJOR COXSON, AND THE MAFIA Coxson was even able to parlay his Ali connection into a mayoral candidacy despite having been criminally convicted for fraud and his known drug running and mafia connections, In 1970 Coxson announced his candidacy for Mayor of Camden, New Jersey which is a HEINOUS CRIME LIKELY TO LAND FELIX VERDEJO IN PRISON FOR LIFE “Felix has a sparkling personality, a flashy fighting style, and he’s good. He’s also f-a-s-t.” The quote is from Thomas Hauser who wrote those words in June of 2015 after Verdejo improved his record to 18-0 with a near-shutout of fellow unbeaten Ivan Nejara on an HBO card from the Theater at Madison Square Garden. WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

CLEMENCY FOR TIM “DOC” ANDERSON Clemency for Tim “Doc” Anderson. On May 16, 1996, after a jury trial in the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orange County, Florida, onetime journeyman heavyweight Tim “Doc” Anderson, who had fought the likes of George Foreman and Larry Holmes in compiling a 27-16-1 (13 KOs) record, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to

life in

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Gans left the ring without a scratch – The Brooklyn Eagle, 25 th July, 1902.. Rufe Turner was a puncher. Between the dawn of the twentieth century and his July 1902 confrontation with Joe Gans, he went 16-3-2; all but one of the victories came by stoppage and all his losses were on points. BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

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TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to STUNNING NEW DEVELOPMENT: PACQUIAO VS SPENCE CONFIRMED AUG. 21 It’s been a wacky week in the world of boxing. On Sunday, the internet was abuzz with the news that Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would meet on Aug. 24 in Saudi Arabia to unify the world heavyweight title. The following day, arbitrator Daniel Weinstein said, “not so THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant CANELO CONQUERS BJ SAUNDERS BEFORE A RECORD CROWD IN TEXAS Canelo Conquers BJ Saunders Before a Record Crowd in Texas. Tonight’s card at AT&T Stadium attracted an announced crowd of 73,126, smashing the previous record for an indoor fight in the United States (63,352 for Ali-Spinks II) – a feather in the caps of British promoter Eddie Hearn and the fellow who is widely seen as the guy who owns the joint, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. MUHAMMAD ALI, MAJOR COXSON, AND THE MAFIA Coxson was even able to parlay his Ali connection into a mayoral candidacy despite having been criminally convicted for fraud and his known drug running and mafia connections, In 1970 Coxson announced his candidacy for Mayor of Camden, New Jersey which is a HEINOUS CRIME LIKELY TO LAND FELIX VERDEJO IN PRISON FOR LIFE “Felix has a sparkling personality, a flashy fighting style, and he’s good. He’s also f-a-s-t.” The quote is from Thomas Hauser who wrote those words in June of 2015 after Verdejo improved his record to 18-0 with a near-shutout of fellow unbeaten Ivan Nejara on an HBO card from the Theater at Madison Square Garden. WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

CLEMENCY FOR TIM “DOC” ANDERSON Clemency for Tim “Doc” Anderson. On May 16, 1996, after a jury trial in the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orange County, Florida, onetime journeyman heavyweight Tim “Doc” Anderson, who had fought the likes of George Foreman and Larry Holmes in compiling a 27-16-1 (13 KOs) record, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to

life in

PFP RATINGS

Gans left the ring without a scratch – The Brooklyn Eagle, 25 th July, 1902.. Rufe Turner was a puncher. Between the dawn of the twentieth century and his July 1902 confrontation with Joe Gans, he went 16-3-2; all but one of the victories came by stoppage and all his losses were on points.

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After nearly one year Michael Dutchover returned to the prize ring with a solid performance over Mexican veteran Ivan Leon to win by unanimous decision on Sunday afternoon. The Texas lightweight Dutchover (15-1, 10 KOs) met Leon (14-5-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight match at the Omega Products International bubble in Corona, California. After RESULTS FROM EUROPE: DUBOIS BLASTS OUT DINU; KABAYEL UD 12 Daniel Dubois returned to the ring tonight in the city of Telford in the West Midlands region of England to meet Bogdan Dinu. It was Dubois’ first fight back since suffering his first pro loss at the hands of former sparring partner Joe Joyce in November of last year and his first fight with new BRITISH BOXING 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW British boxing was as brutally handled as any other footfall industry in the UK in 2020 and remains a disaster for small-halls and amateur clubs. Disgracefully, boxing has been all but abandoned by a government that was somehow able to find millions for horse-racing and the wealthy elite who run it, FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLED: 2020 BOXING OBITUARIES PART ONE The Grim Reaper appeared on the boxing scene on the very first day of what would be a grim year, taking the life of former long-reigning cruiserweight champion Carlos “Sugar” DeLeon on Jan. 1. Not a month was spared and in our annual year-end report, we pay our respects to those that left their mark THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHT Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. How’s that again? Most folks with an interest in boxing history are aware that Joey Giardello once fought “Hurricane” Carter. WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

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TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the

FRANK LOTIERZO

Frank Lotierzo has been considered by some boxing insiders to be one of the sport’s best fight analyst. His work has appeared in Fight Game, Boxing-Illustrated, and Uppercut magazine. Prior to his career as a writer, Mr. Lotierzo hosted Toe-To-Toe on ESPN Radio and trained at Joe Frazier’s Gym in Philadelphia under the tutelage of THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. RINGSIDE IN ATLANTIC CITY: SHIELDS WINS LOPSIDEDLY OVER Ringside Report by Special Correspondent Dave WeinbergATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Claressa Shields wore a crown into the ring Friday night. She then fought like boxing royalty. The Flint, Michigan native became the fastest three-division world champion in boxing history with a 10-round, unanimous decision over Croatia’s Ivana Habazin at Ocean

Casino Resort.

THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest JAMES SCOTT, ONCE A FAMOUS PRISON BOXER, DIED FREE BUT James Scott, suffering from dementia, passed away last week at a New Jersey nursing home. For a few years in the late 1970s, Scott, prisoner No. 57735 in New Jersey’s most notorious maximum-security correctional facility, Rahway State Prison, was the toast of boxing and the source of much speculation as to what he might have become had his special gift for controlled violence inside THOMAS HAUSER AND OTHERS REMEMBER DAVE WOLF AT 75 Thomas Hauser and Others Remember Dave Wolf at 75. This week marks a bittersweet milestone. Dave Wolf would have been 75 years old on August 24. Dave died ten years ago, on December 23, 2008. As I wrote at the time, he was passive-aggressive, anti-social, and one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. He also did as good a job of managing

Ray

BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

Sweet Science 2019

TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the

FRANK LOTIERZO

Frank Lotierzo has been considered by some boxing insiders to be one of the sport’s best fight analyst. His work has appeared in Fight Game, Boxing-Illustrated, and Uppercut magazine. Prior to his career as a writer, Mr. Lotierzo hosted Toe-To-Toe on ESPN Radio and trained at Joe Frazier’s Gym in Philadelphia under the tutelage of THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. RINGSIDE IN ATLANTIC CITY: SHIELDS WINS LOPSIDEDLY OVER Ringside Report by Special Correspondent Dave WeinbergATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Claressa Shields wore a crown into the ring Friday night. She then fought like boxing royalty. The Flint, Michigan native became the fastest three-division world champion in boxing history with a 10-round, unanimous decision over Croatia’s Ivana Habazin at Ocean

Casino Resort.

THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest JAMES SCOTT, ONCE A FAMOUS PRISON BOXER, DIED FREE BUT James Scott, suffering from dementia, passed away last week at a New Jersey nursing home. For a few years in the late 1970s, Scott, prisoner No. 57735 in New Jersey’s most notorious maximum-security correctional facility, Rahway State Prison, was the toast of boxing and the source of much speculation as to what he might have become had his special gift for controlled violence inside THOMAS HAUSER AND OTHERS REMEMBER DAVE WOLF AT 75 Thomas Hauser and Others Remember Dave Wolf at 75. This week marks a bittersweet milestone. Dave Wolf would have been 75 years old on August 24. Dave died ten years ago, on December 23, 2008. As I wrote at the time, he was passive-aggressive, anti-social, and one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. He also did as good a job of managing

Ray

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After nearly one year Michael Dutchover returned to the prize ring with a solid performance over Mexican veteran Ivan Leon to win by unanimous decision on Sunday afternoon. The Texas lightweight Dutchover (15-1, 10 KOs) met Leon (14-5-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight match at the Omega Products International bubble in Corona, California. After EVERY JOE GANS LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT 6 hours ago · Gans left the ring without a scratch – The Brooklyn Eagle, 25th July, 1902. Rufe Turner was a puncher. Between the dawn of the twentieth century and his July 1902 confrontation with Joe Gans, he went 16-3-2; all but one of the victories came by stoppage and MAYWEATHER FORCED TO GO THE DISTANCE ON A BEFITTINGLY WET SHOWTIME was at NFL stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida tonight soaking the suckers with the most disgraceful pay-per-view boxing show in the long history of the network. The fulcrum was an 8-round exhibition between Floyd Mayweather Jr and youtube star Logan Paul. “I said I was retired from boxing, I didn’t say I was retired RESULTS FROM DUBAI: HERRING DOMINATES FRAMPTON; STOPS HIM Late bloomer Jamel Herring turned in a career-best performance in Dubai, stopping gutsy but out-gunned Carl Frampton in the sixth round. In the process, the 35-year-old ex-Marine and former Olympian improved to 23-2 (11 KOs) while successfully defending his WBO 130-pound title. On paper, this was a highly competitive match, but Herring, who had a THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART FIVE 10-1 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Five 10-1 No lengthy introduction to this one; the word count is out of sight. It may be worth your while to take it on in two or three chunks. No apologies though. These men deserve their due. One final time, for the sweet

souvenir: This, is

FEATURED BOXING ARTICLES, NEWS, VIDEOS, RESULTS, RANKINGS Boxing Odds and Ends: Looking Back 50 Years, Terence Crawford and More Fifty years ago this month, the most alluring fight was a clash

between two

FEATURED BOXING ARTICLES, NEWS, VIDEOS, RESULTS, RANKINGS A TSS CLASSIC FROM THE THOMAS HAUSER ARCHIVE (2017) — Ferdie Pacheco, who died on November 16, was a doctor, author, artist, and television commentator. FEATURED BOXING ARTICLES, NEWS, VIDEOS, RESULTS, RANKINGS Get Featured Boxing Articles, News with Videos, Results, Schedules, Rankings and History - Featured Articles - The Sweet Science THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART FOUR 20-11 The Top Twenty are in the can now. How do they compare to the other divisional Top Twenties? Well the same clutch at featherweight was a ridiculous capture, starring immortals such as Henry Armstrong and Terry McGovern; Jack McAuliffe and Joe Brown likely outstrip their tiny cousins at the absurdly stacked lightweight; don’t even get me started on middleweight, where the likes of Mickey BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

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TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the

FRANK LOTIERZO

Frank Lotierzo has been considered by some boxing insiders to be one of the sport’s best fight analyst. His work has appeared in Fight Game, Boxing-Illustrated, and Uppercut magazine. Prior to his career as a writer, Mr. Lotierzo hosted Toe-To-Toe on ESPN Radio and trained at Joe Frazier’s Gym in Philadelphia under the tutelage of THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. RINGSIDE IN ATLANTIC CITY: SHIELDS WINS LOPSIDEDLY OVER Ringside Report by Special Correspondent Dave WeinbergATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Claressa Shields wore a crown into the ring Friday night. She then fought like boxing royalty. The Flint, Michigan native became the fastest three-division world champion in boxing history with a 10-round, unanimous decision over Croatia’s Ivana Habazin at Ocean

Casino Resort.

THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest JAMES SCOTT, ONCE A FAMOUS PRISON BOXER, DIED FREE BUT James Scott, suffering from dementia, passed away last week at a New Jersey nursing home. For a few years in the late 1970s, Scott, prisoner No. 57735 in New Jersey’s most notorious maximum-security correctional facility, Rahway State Prison, was the toast of boxing and the source of much speculation as to what he might have become had his special gift for controlled violence inside THOMAS HAUSER AND OTHERS REMEMBER DAVE WOLF AT 75 Thomas Hauser and Others Remember Dave Wolf at 75. This week marks a bittersweet milestone. Dave Wolf would have been 75 years old on August 24. Dave died ten years ago, on December 23, 2008. As I wrote at the time, he was passive-aggressive, anti-social, and one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. He also did as good a job of managing

Ray

BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

Sweet Science 2019

TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the

FRANK LOTIERZO

Frank Lotierzo has been considered by some boxing insiders to be one of the sport’s best fight analyst. His work has appeared in Fight Game, Boxing-Illustrated, and Uppercut magazine. Prior to his career as a writer, Mr. Lotierzo hosted Toe-To-Toe on ESPN Radio and trained at Joe Frazier’s Gym in Philadelphia under the tutelage of THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. RINGSIDE IN ATLANTIC CITY: SHIELDS WINS LOPSIDEDLY OVER Ringside Report by Special Correspondent Dave WeinbergATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Claressa Shields wore a crown into the ring Friday night. She then fought like boxing royalty. The Flint, Michigan native became the fastest three-division world champion in boxing history with a 10-round, unanimous decision over Croatia’s Ivana Habazin at Ocean

Casino Resort.

THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest JAMES SCOTT, ONCE A FAMOUS PRISON BOXER, DIED FREE BUT James Scott, suffering from dementia, passed away last week at a New Jersey nursing home. For a few years in the late 1970s, Scott, prisoner No. 57735 in New Jersey’s most notorious maximum-security correctional facility, Rahway State Prison, was the toast of boxing and the source of much speculation as to what he might have become had his special gift for controlled violence inside THOMAS HAUSER AND OTHERS REMEMBER DAVE WOLF AT 75 Thomas Hauser and Others Remember Dave Wolf at 75. This week marks a bittersweet milestone. Dave Wolf would have been 75 years old on August 24. Dave died ten years ago, on December 23, 2008. As I wrote at the time, he was passive-aggressive, anti-social, and one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. He also did as good a job of managing

Ray

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After nearly one year Michael Dutchover returned to the prize ring with a solid performance over Mexican veteran Ivan Leon to win by unanimous decision on Sunday afternoon. The Texas lightweight Dutchover (15-1, 10 KOs) met Leon (14-5-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight match at the Omega Products International bubble in Corona, California. After EVERY JOE GANS LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT 3 hours ago · Gans left the ring without a scratch – The Brooklyn Eagle, 25th July, 1902. Rufe Turner was a puncher. Between the dawn of the twentieth century and his July 1902 confrontation with Joe Gans, he went 16-3-2; all but one of the victories came by stoppage and MAYWEATHER FORCED TO GO THE DISTANCE ON A BEFITTINGLY WET SHOWTIME was at NFL stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida tonight soaking the suckers with the most disgraceful pay-per-view boxing show in the long history of the network. The fulcrum was an 8-round exhibition between Floyd Mayweather Jr and youtube star Logan Paul. “I said I was retired from boxing, I didn’t say I was retired RESULTS FROM DUBAI: HERRING DOMINATES FRAMPTON; STOPS HIM Late bloomer Jamel Herring turned in a career-best performance in Dubai, stopping gutsy but out-gunned Carl Frampton in the sixth round. In the process, the 35-year-old ex-Marine and former Olympian improved to 23-2 (11 KOs) while successfully defending his WBO 130-pound title. On paper, this was a highly competitive match, but Herring, who had a THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART FIVE 10-1 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Five 10-1 No lengthy introduction to this one; the word count is out of sight. It may be worth your while to take it on in two or three chunks. No apologies though. These men deserve their due. One final time, for the sweet

souvenir: This, is

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between two

FEATURED BOXING ARTICLES, NEWS, VIDEOS, RESULTS, RANKINGS A TSS CLASSIC FROM THE THOMAS HAUSER ARCHIVE (2017) — Ferdie Pacheco, who died on November 16, was a doctor, author, artist, and television commentator. FEATURED BOXING ARTICLES, NEWS, VIDEOS, RESULTS, RANKINGS Get Featured Boxing Articles, News with Videos, Results, Schedules, Rankings and History - Featured Articles - The Sweet Science THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART FOUR 20-11 The Top Twenty are in the can now. How do they compare to the other divisional Top Twenties? Well the same clutch at featherweight was a ridiculous capture, starring immortals such as Henry Armstrong and Terry McGovern; Jack McAuliffe and Joe Brown likely outstrip their tiny cousins at the absurdly stacked lightweight; don’t even get me started on middleweight, where the likes of Mickey BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

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THE FALLOUT FROM FLOYD MAYWEATHER’S EXHIBITION WITH LOGAN 5 hours ago · Preliminary indications are that somewhat more than 600,000 people in the United States coughed up $49.99 to watch Floyd Mayweather Jr take on Logan Paul in their 8-round exhibition. The bulk of the PPV buys came in late causing Showtime’s server to crash. The bout also aired on “Sky” in the U.K. and was available TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the

FRANK LOTIERZO

Frank Lotierzo has been considered by some boxing insiders to be one of the sport’s best fight analyst. His work has appeared in Fight Game, Boxing-Illustrated, and Uppercut magazine. Prior to his career as a writer, Mr. Lotierzo hosted Toe-To-Toe on ESPN Radio and trained at Joe Frazier’s Gym in Philadelphia under the tutelage of THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

REMEMBER HEAVYWEIGHT HENRY CLARK The final boxing pound-for-pound list of the year for 2004. 1. Bernard Hopkins: The top guy from beginning to end, Hopkins took care of Oscar De La Hoya with a body shot in the biggest fight of 2004.Now, he'll wait for Jermain Taylor to progress a little further, or BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

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TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the

FRANK LOTIERZO

Frank Lotierzo has been considered by some boxing insiders to be one of the sport’s best fight analyst. His work has appeared in Fight Game, Boxing-Illustrated, and Uppercut magazine. Prior to his career as a writer, Mr. Lotierzo hosted Toe-To-Toe on ESPN Radio and trained at Joe Frazier’s Gym in Philadelphia under the tutelage of THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHT Joey Giardello vs. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter and the Fight That Never Was. Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55 th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

REMEMBER HEAVYWEIGHT HENRY CLARK The final boxing pound-for-pound list of the year for 2004. 1. Bernard Hopkins: The top guy from beginning to end, Hopkins took care of Oscar De La Hoya with a body shot in the biggest fight of 2004.Now, he'll wait for Jermain Taylor to progress a little further, or

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After nearly one year Michael Dutchover returned to the prize ring with a solid performance over Mexican veteran Ivan Leon to win by unanimous decision on Sunday afternoon. The Texas lightweight Dutchover (15-1, 10 KOs) met Leon (14-5-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight match at the Omega Products International bubble in Corona, California. After THE FALLOUT FROM FLOYD MAYWEATHER’S EXHIBITION WITH LOGAN 5 hours ago · Preliminary indications are that somewhat more than 600,000 people in the United States coughed up $49.99 to watch Floyd Mayweather Jr take on Logan Paul in their 8-round exhibition. The bulk of the PPV buys came in late causing Showtime’s server to crash. The bout also aired on “Sky” in the U.K. and was available AVILA PERSPECTIVE, CHAP. 138: AGELESS NONITO DONAIRE As Nonito Donaire gazed at his fallen victim, the much younger and seemingly stronger bantamweight world champion Nordine Oubaali, it was a stark reminder that youth, strength and hype do not equate to certain victory. Age has its pitfalls, but skills pay the bills. While Donaire proved once again that he’s destined for boxing’s Hall RESULTS FROM EUROPE: DUBOIS BLASTS OUT DINU; KABAYEL UD 12 Daniel Dubois returned to the ring tonight in the city of Telford in the West Midlands region of England to meet Bogdan Dinu. It was Dubois’ first fight back since suffering his first pro loss at the hands of former sparring partner Joe Joyce in November of last year and his first fight with new BRITISH BOXING 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW British boxing was as brutally handled as any other footfall industry in the UK in 2020 and remains a disaster for small-halls and amateur clubs. Disgracefully, boxing has been all but abandoned by a government that was somehow able to find millions for horse-racing and the wealthy elite who run it, THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant FEATURED BOXING ARTICLES, NEWS, VIDEOS, RESULTS, RANKINGS Boxing Odds and Ends: Looking Back 50 Years, Terence Crawford and More Fifty years ago this month, the most alluring fight was a clash

between two

FEATURED BOXING ARTICLES, NEWS, VIDEOS, RESULTS, RANKINGS Get Featured Boxing Articles, News with Videos, Results, Schedules, Rankings and History - Featured Articles - The Sweet Science FEATURED BOXING ARTICLES, NEWS, VIDEOS, RESULTS, RANKINGS A TSS CLASSIC FROM THE THOMAS HAUSER ARCHIVE (2017) — Ferdie Pacheco, who died on November 16, was a doctor, author, artist, and television commentator. WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

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TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the

FRANK LOTIERZO

Frank Lotierzo has been considered by some boxing insiders to be one of the sport’s best fight analyst. His work has appeared in Fight Game, Boxing-Illustrated, and Uppercut magazine. Prior to his career as a writer, Mr. Lotierzo hosted Toe-To-Toe on ESPN Radio and trained at Joe Frazier’s Gym in Philadelphia under the tutelage of THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHTJOEY GIARDELLO VS GENE FULLMERJOEY GIARDELLO VS HURRICANE CARTERJOEY GIARDELLO BOXING RECORDJOEY GIARDELLO INTERVIEWJOEY GIARDELLO STATUE Joey Giardello vs. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter and the Fight That Never Was. Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55 th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

REMEMBER HEAVYWEIGHT HENRY CLARK The final boxing pound-for-pound list of the year for 2004. 1. Bernard Hopkins: The top guy from beginning to end, Hopkins took care of Oscar De La Hoya with a body shot in the biggest fight of 2004.Now, he'll wait for Jermain Taylor to progress a little further, or BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

Sweet Science 2019

TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the

FRANK LOTIERZO

Frank Lotierzo has been considered by some boxing insiders to be one of the sport’s best fight analyst. His work has appeared in Fight Game, Boxing-Illustrated, and Uppercut magazine. Prior to his career as a writer, Mr. Lotierzo hosted Toe-To-Toe on ESPN Radio and trained at Joe Frazier’s Gym in Philadelphia under the tutelage of THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHTJOEY GIARDELLO VS GENE FULLMERJOEY GIARDELLO VS HURRICANE CARTERJOEY GIARDELLO BOXING RECORDJOEY GIARDELLO INTERVIEWJOEY GIARDELLO STATUE Joey Giardello vs. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter and the Fight That Never Was. Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55 th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

REMEMBER HEAVYWEIGHT HENRY CLARK The final boxing pound-for-pound list of the year for 2004. 1. Bernard Hopkins: The top guy from beginning to end, Hopkins took care of Oscar De La Hoya with a body shot in the biggest fight of 2004.Now, he'll wait for Jermain Taylor to progress a little further, or AVILA PERSPECTIVE, CHAP. 138: AGELESS NONITO DONAIRE As Nonito Donaire gazed at his fallen victim, the much younger and seemingly stronger bantamweight world champion Nordine Oubaali, it was a stark reminder that youth, strength and hype do not equate to certain victory. Age has its pitfalls, but skills pay the bills. While Donaire proved once again that he’s destined for boxing’s Hall

THOMPSON FIGHTS

1 day ago · After nearly one year Michael Dutchover returned to the prize ring with a solid performance over Mexican veteran Ivan Leon to win by unanimous decision on Sunday afternoon. The Texas lightweight Dutchover (15-1, 10 KOs) met Leon (14-5-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight match at the Omega Products International bubble in

Corona, California.

RESULTS FROM EUROPE: DUBOIS BLASTS OUT DINU; KABAYEL UD 12 Daniel Dubois returned to the ring tonight in the city of Telford in the West Midlands region of England to meet Bogdan Dinu. It was Dubois’ first fight back since suffering his first pro loss at the hands of former sparring partner Joe Joyce in November of last year and his first fight with new BRITISH BOXING 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW British boxing was as brutally handled as any other footfall industry in the UK in 2020 and remains a disaster for small-halls and amateur clubs. Disgracefully, boxing has been all but abandoned by a government that was somehow able to find millions for horse-racing and the wealthy elite who run it, THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLED: 2020 BOXING OBITUARIES PART ONE The Grim Reaper appeared on the boxing scene on the very first day of what would be a grim year, taking the life of former long-reigning cruiserweight champion Carlos “Sugar” DeLeon on Jan. 1. Not a month was spared and in our annual year-end report, we pay our respects to those that left their mark MAYWEATHER FORCED TO GO THE DISTANCE ON A BEFITTINGLY WET 1 day ago · SHOWTIME was at NFL stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida tonight soaking the suckers with the most disgraceful pay-per-view boxing show in the long history of the network. The fulcrum was an 8-round exhibition between Floyd Mayweather Jr and youtube star Logan Paul. “I said I was retired from boxing, I didn’t say I was

retired

FEATURED BOXING ARTICLES, NEWS, VIDEOS, RESULTS, RANKINGS Get Featured Boxing Articles, News with Videos, Results, Schedules, Rankings and History - Featured Articles - The Sweet Science THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART FOUR 20-11 The Top Twenty are in the can now. How do they compare to the other divisional Top Twenties? Well the same clutch at featherweight was a ridiculous capture, starring immortals such as Henry Armstrong and Terry McGovern; Jack McAuliffe and Joe Brown likely outstrip their tiny cousins at the absurdly stacked lightweight; don’t even get me started on middleweight, where the likes of Mickey WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

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TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the

FRANK LOTIERZO

Frank Lotierzo has been considered by some boxing insiders to be one of the sport’s best fight analyst. His work has appeared in Fight Game, Boxing-Illustrated, and Uppercut magazine. Prior to his career as a writer, Mr. Lotierzo hosted Toe-To-Toe on ESPN Radio and trained at Joe Frazier’s Gym in Philadelphia under the tutelage of THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHTJOEY GIARDELLO VS GENE FULLMERJOEY GIARDELLO VS HURRICANE CARTERJOEY GIARDELLO BOXING RECORDJOEY GIARDELLO INTERVIEWJOEY GIARDELLO STATUE Joey Giardello vs. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter and the Fight That Never Was. Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55 th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

REMEMBER HEAVYWEIGHT HENRY CLARK The final boxing pound-for-pound list of the year for 2004. 1. Bernard Hopkins: The top guy from beginning to end, Hopkins took care of Oscar De La Hoya with a body shot in the biggest fight of 2004.Now, he'll wait for Jermain Taylor to progress a little further, or BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

Sweet Science 2019

TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the

FRANK LOTIERZO

Frank Lotierzo has been considered by some boxing insiders to be one of the sport’s best fight analyst. His work has appeared in Fight Game, Boxing-Illustrated, and Uppercut magazine. Prior to his career as a writer, Mr. Lotierzo hosted Toe-To-Toe on ESPN Radio and trained at Joe Frazier’s Gym in Philadelphia under the tutelage of THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHTJOEY GIARDELLO VS GENE FULLMERJOEY GIARDELLO VS HURRICANE CARTERJOEY GIARDELLO BOXING RECORDJOEY GIARDELLO INTERVIEWJOEY GIARDELLO STATUE Joey Giardello vs. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter and the Fight That Never Was. Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55 th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

REMEMBER HEAVYWEIGHT HENRY CLARK The final boxing pound-for-pound list of the year for 2004. 1. Bernard Hopkins: The top guy from beginning to end, Hopkins took care of Oscar De La Hoya with a body shot in the biggest fight of 2004.Now, he'll wait for Jermain Taylor to progress a little further, or

THOMPSON FIGHTS

1 day ago · After nearly one year Michael Dutchover returned to the prize ring with a solid performance over Mexican veteran Ivan Leon to win by unanimous decision on Sunday afternoon. The Texas lightweight Dutchover (15-1, 10 KOs) met Leon (14-5-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight match at the Omega Products International bubble in Corona, California. After AVILA PERSPECTIVE, CHAP. 138: AGELESS NONITO DONAIRE As Nonito Donaire gazed at his fallen victim, the much younger and seemingly stronger bantamweight world champion Nordine Oubaali, it was a stark reminder that youth, strength and hype do not equate to certain victory. Age has its pitfalls, but skills pay the bills. While Donaire proved once again that he’s destined for boxing’s Hall RESULTS FROM EUROPE: DUBOIS BLASTS OUT DINU; KABAYEL UD 12 Daniel Dubois returned to the ring tonight in the city of Telford in the West Midlands region of England to meet Bogdan Dinu. It was Dubois’ first fight back since suffering his first pro loss at the hands of former sparring partner Joe Joyce in November of last year and his first fight with new BRITISH BOXING 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW British boxing was as brutally handled as any other footfall industry in the UK in 2020 and remains a disaster for small-halls and amateur clubs. Disgracefully, boxing has been all but abandoned by a government that was somehow able to find millions for horse-racing and the wealthy elite who run it, THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant MAYWEATHER FORCED TO GO THE DISTANCE ON A BEFITTINGLY WET 1 day ago · SHOWTIME was at NFL stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida tonight soaking the suckers with the most disgraceful pay-per-view boxing show in the long history of the network. The fulcrum was an 8-round exhibition between Floyd Mayweather Jr and youtube star Logan Paul. “I said I was retired from boxing, I didn’t say I was

retired

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLED: 2020 BOXING OBITUARIES PART ONE The Grim Reaper appeared on the boxing scene on the very first day of what would be a grim year, taking the life of former long-reigning cruiserweight champion Carlos “Sugar” DeLeon on Jan. 1. Not a month was spared and in our annual year-end report, we pay our respects to those that left their mark THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART FOUR 20-11 The Top Twenty are in the can now. How do they compare to the other divisional Top Twenties? Well the same clutch at featherweight was a ridiculous capture, starring immortals such as Henry Armstrong and Terry McGovern; Jack McAuliffe and Joe Brown likely outstrip their tiny cousins at the absurdly stacked lightweight; don’t even get me started on middleweight, where the likes of Mickey FEATURED BOXING ARTICLES, NEWS, VIDEOS, RESULTS, RANKINGS Get Featured Boxing Articles, News with Videos, Results, Schedules, Rankings and History - Featured Articles - The Sweet Science WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

Sweet Science 2019

TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the

FRANK LOTIERZO

Frank Lotierzo has been considered by some boxing insiders to be one of the sport’s best fight analyst. His work has appeared in Fight Game, Boxing-Illustrated, and Uppercut magazine. Prior to his career as a writer, Mr. Lotierzo hosted Toe-To-Toe on ESPN Radio and trained at Joe Frazier’s Gym in Philadelphia under the tutelage of THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHTJOEY GIARDELLO VS GENE FULLMERJOEY GIARDELLO VS HURRICANE CARTERJOEY GIARDELLO BOXING RECORDJOEY GIARDELLO INTERVIEWJOEY GIARDELLO STATUE Joey Giardello vs. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter and the Fight That Never Was. Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55 th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

REMEMBER HEAVYWEIGHT HENRY CLARK The final boxing pound-for-pound list of the year for 2004. 1. Bernard Hopkins: The top guy from beginning to end, Hopkins took care of Oscar De La Hoya with a body shot in the biggest fight of 2004.Now, he'll wait for Jermain Taylor to progress a little further, or BOXING NEWS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, BOXEO, RESULTS 🥊 Get the latest Boxing News , Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Boxing Schedule, Rankings, Welterweight, Women's Boxing at IB.tv and The

Sweet Science 2019

TEN HEAVYWEIGHT PROSPECTS: 2021 CATCHUP Ten Heavyweight Prospects: 2021 Catchup. I started this series in 2018, selecting ten fascinating heavyweight prospects and committing to follow them until such time as they were eliminated or entered the Transnational Boxing Rankings and this time, we have a few. The series was updated in the summer of 2019 and this entry was delayed due to THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART THREE 30-21 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Three 30-21 In Part Three we meet fighters who approach true greatness, but who, for whatever reasons, failed to grasp the nettle. We also take in the full vista of the flyweight division traveling back to the

FRANK LOTIERZO

Frank Lotierzo has been considered by some boxing insiders to be one of the sport’s best fight analyst. His work has appeared in Fight Game, Boxing-Illustrated, and Uppercut magazine. Prior to his career as a writer, Mr. Lotierzo hosted Toe-To-Toe on ESPN Radio and trained at Joe Frazier’s Gym in Philadelphia under the tutelage of THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART TWO 40-31 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part Two 40-31. In Part One we talked about Brian Viloria and his momentous confrontation with Juan Francisco Estrada. Their fight denotes their relative standings. As a general rule each chapter of this series, from heavyweight to bantamweight, will produce an entry or two where two of the fighters listed have actually met in the ring. THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART ONE 50-41 The Fifty Greatest Flyweights of All Time: Part One 50-41 Research on the greatest heavyweights of all time was easy. Fire up YouTube or Dailymotion, watch the career-defining fights of a given contender, compare and contrast, order and write-up, delivered. By lightweight, things were considerably more difficult. This is to do with a diminishing interest JOEY GIARDELLO VS. RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER & THE FIGHTJOEY GIARDELLO VS GENE FULLMERJOEY GIARDELLO VS HURRICANE CARTERJOEY GIARDELLO BOXING RECORDJOEY GIARDELLO INTERVIEWJOEY GIARDELLO STATUE Joey Giardello vs. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter and the Fight That Never Was. Today (Wednesday, Oct. 23) marks the 55 th anniversary of the aborted fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center between Joey Giardello and challenger Rubin “Hurricane” Carter for the middleweight championship of the world. WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

REMEMBER HEAVYWEIGHT HENRY CLARK The final boxing pound-for-pound list of the year for 2004. 1. Bernard Hopkins: The top guy from beginning to end, Hopkins took care of Oscar De La Hoya with a body shot in the biggest fight of 2004.Now, he'll wait for Jermain Taylor to progress a little further, or

THOMPSON FIGHTS

1 day ago · After nearly one year Michael Dutchover returned to the prize ring with a solid performance over Mexican veteran Ivan Leon to win by unanimous decision on Sunday afternoon. The Texas lightweight Dutchover (15-1, 10 KOs) met Leon (14-5-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight match at the Omega Products International bubble in Corona, California. After AVILA PERSPECTIVE, CHAP. 138: AGELESS NONITO DONAIRE As Nonito Donaire gazed at his fallen victim, the much younger and seemingly stronger bantamweight world champion Nordine Oubaali, it was a stark reminder that youth, strength and hype do not equate to certain victory. Age has its pitfalls, but skills pay the bills. While Donaire proved once again that he’s destined for boxing’s Hall RESULTS FROM EUROPE: DUBOIS BLASTS OUT DINU; KABAYEL UD 12 Daniel Dubois returned to the ring tonight in the city of Telford in the West Midlands region of England to meet Bogdan Dinu. It was Dubois’ first fight back since suffering his first pro loss at the hands of former sparring partner Joe Joyce in November of last year and his first fight with new BRITISH BOXING 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW British boxing was as brutally handled as any other footfall industry in the UK in 2020 and remains a disaster for small-halls and amateur clubs. Disgracefully, boxing has been all but abandoned by a government that was somehow able to find millions for horse-racing and the wealthy elite who run it, THE TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 With the decade 2010-2019 now closed and a new one begun, a quick look at the chief champions and contenders of the sport’s flagship division seems pertinent. A curious rather than a scintillating decade, it was dominated early by two brothers and late by three fighters as different and divisive and, in some cases, reluctant MAYWEATHER FORCED TO GO THE DISTANCE ON A BEFITTINGLY WET 1 day ago · SHOWTIME was at NFL stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida tonight soaking the suckers with the most disgraceful pay-per-view boxing show in the long history of the network. The fulcrum was an 8-round exhibition between Floyd Mayweather Jr and youtube star Logan Paul. “I said I was retired from boxing, I didn’t say I was

retired

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLED: 2020 BOXING OBITUARIES PART ONE The Grim Reaper appeared on the boxing scene on the very first day of what would be a grim year, taking the life of former long-reigning cruiserweight champion Carlos “Sugar” DeLeon on Jan. 1. Not a month was spared and in our annual year-end report, we pay our respects to those that left their mark THE FIFTY GREATEST FLYWEIGHTS OF ALL TIME: PART FOUR 20-11 The Top Twenty are in the can now. How do they compare to the other divisional Top Twenties? Well the same clutch at featherweight was a ridiculous capture, starring immortals such as Henry Armstrong and Terry McGovern; Jack McAuliffe and Joe Brown likely outstrip their tiny cousins at the absurdly stacked lightweight; don’t even get me started on middleweight, where the likes of Mickey FEATURED BOXING ARTICLES, NEWS, VIDEOS, RESULTS, RANKINGS Get Featured Boxing Articles, News with Videos, Results, Schedules, Rankings and History - Featured Articles - The Sweet Science WHAT IF ROCKY MARCIANO HAD MET JOE LOUIS IN JOE’S PRIME By Frank Lotierzo Sixty-five years ago, on October 26th, 1951, Joe Louis fought Rocky Marciano. It was a crossroads bout for both. Louis was 37-years-old and needed to beat Marciano in order to get one last shot at the title. For the 28-year-old Marciano, who was in his fourth

year as a pro,

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