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Crownless Giants: 10 Great Heavyweights Who Never Became Champions
The world champions of boxing’s heavyweight division have always enjoyed great fame and recognition among fans. From those of the early 20th century to the present day, all have been…
Paolo Vidoz turns 55: interview with the “Titanium Jaw” champion
Humor and self-irony have always characterized Paolo Vidoz, the talented heavyweight from Gorizia who turns 55 today. So, when after the KO loss against the giant Nicolay Valuev he had…
Interview with Gianfranco Rosi: The Record-Breaking Feats of the Eternal Underdog
In boxing, as in any other sport, becoming a world champion is an extremely difficult achievement. Even harder, however, is maintaining that status for years, piling up defense after defense…
Dwight Muhammad Qawi, the “little‑big” champion, dies at 72
Standing at 169 centimeters tall, Dwight Muhammad Qawi was consistently “smaller” than the opponents he faced in the light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions. However, his determination, courage, relentless pressure, granite…
Aaron Davis’ “Superman” Feat Against Mark Breland
When an animal in the wild finds itself cornered, wounded, and trapped by its predator, it tends to unleash all its remaining weapons in one last desperate reaction. Similarly, a…
The extraordinary “Romagna Queen” and her achievements: interview with Simona Galassi
Bringing prestige to Italian boxing by reaching historic milestones and earning major accolades were not just men—far from it. Over the past few decades, several women with outstanding technical and…
Sugar Ray Leonard vs Roberto Durán I: The Snarl of “Manos de Piedra”!
When two legends step into the same ring to trade punches, there’s a magical feeling in the air; even watching the video of the fight years later, you can’t shake…
Joe Louis vs Billy Conn I: The Miracle That Never Was
When the heavyweight champion of the world tears through one opponent after another to the point of exhausting all credible challengers, fans often start to wonder what would happen if…
I am Duran
The man with “hands of stone.” The killer from Panama. In two words: Roberto Duran. The greatest lightweight of all time. An indigenous-looking face and a killer stare, dark eyes,…
20 Years Ago, Vidoz vs Hoffmann: Paolone’s Roar in the Lion’s Den!
Genius and recklessness, talent and indolence — the entire career of Italy’s last notable heavyweight, Paolo Vidoz from Gorizia, was marked by the contrast between his excellent technical fundamentals, which…