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45 Years Ago: Duran vs. Leonard II: the “No Más Fight”
On November 25, 1980, at the Superdome in New Orleans, “Sugar” Ray Leonard regained the WBC welterweight title by handing the legendary Roberto Durán a shocking and humiliating defeat. What…
The New Wave: Triple Interview with Italian Rising Promoters
For a long time now, Italian boxing fans have looked back on the golden years of our boxing scene with deep nostalgia. Packed arenas, televised events with record-setting audiences, world…
Loris Stecca’s Cursed Night: From the Blackout to Callejas’ Hook
Winning the world title and, just a few months later, finding yourself in Puerto Rico for another fight, surrounded by hostile people determined to make your stay and your match…
Lights and Shadows of the Great Cus D’Amato
Loved by some, hated by others, sometimes even detested — but impossible to ignore. Constantine “Cus” D’Amato is, for many, a true legend of the boxing world. Numerous books, analyses,…
Miguel Cotto Turns 45: A Story of Grit, Blood, and Sweat
Miguel Ángel Cotto could have been one of the many immigrants leading an anonymous existence in the United States, with few dreams and even fewer opportunities. But his destiny would…
Aaron Pryor: the unstoppable “Hawk” from Cincinnati
In the pantheon of the noble art, there is a name often forgotten — Aaron Pryor — a man whose story evokes the epic of legendary battles and deep regrets,…
Interview with Francesco Damiani, our last champion among the giants
Heavyweights have traditionally not brought much luck to our country. With the exception of the blood ties of the great Rocky Marciano, born and raised in the USA but the…
The Night Joe Louis Erased the Myth of Max Baer
It was a September evening that already smelled of autumn, September 24, 1935, in New York. Yankee Stadium was packed with passionate, roaring souls—over 80,000 bodies crammed together to witness…
From Emigrant to Champion: Interview with Rocky Mattioli
There must be something in the air of the small Abruzzese town of Ripa Teatina, something capable of shaping the blood of indomitable warriors. After giving birth to the father…
Kostya Tszyu, “The Thunder from Down Under”
Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu, better known as Kostya “The Thunder from Down Under”, was a phenomenal boxer, with an amateur career second to few and the distinction of being the first…