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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…
Ricky Hatton Dies at 46: The Former Champion Gone Too Soon
A truly devastating piece of news has irreparably ruined what was meant to be a wonderful weekend for boxing. Former super lightweight and welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton, known as…
Lennox Lewis: Best of a Generation
He never became an icon like Muhammad Ali, and he never even came close to the fame that still surrounds Mike Tyson, yet Lennox Lewis was a phenomenal fighter—probably one…
The Rise and Fall of Tommy Morrison: Rocky V, the Triumph over Foreman, the Sad End
Once, he was best known as Tommy Gunn, the character from the famous movie Rocky V, which gave him fleeting popularity. But soon, Tommy “The Duke” Morrison made the world…
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…
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…
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,…
120 Years Ago, Jim Braddock Was Born: Boxing’s “Cinderella Man”
In boxing, one thing matters more than anything else—more than courage, more than strength, more than talent: motivation. James Walter Braddock, known to all as Jim, had one motivation that…
50 Years Without Ezzard Charles, the Unforgettable “Cincinnati Cobra”
Can the greatest light heavyweight of all time have never won a world title in the light heavyweight division? According to many qualified experts, such a paradox is indeed possible.…
Marvin Hagler: in a word, “Marvelous”
On May 23, 1954, a child was born in Newark, New Jersey, destined to become one of the greatest middleweights of all time: “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler. Today we honor his…