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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…
Sugar Ray Leonard: a Natural-Born Superstar
In sports, there are those who build their champion status day by day, starting from ordinary foundations and reaching greatness through hard work in the gym—and then there are those…
A Life Shrouded in Shadow: Sonny Liston, Simply “A Man”
No one knows exactly when he was born. Historians don’t know, he didn’t know, and even his mother couldn’t remember. What’s more, no one knows for certain when he died…
“The Real” Paul Banke: Ring Glory, AIDS Hell, and Redemption
On April 23, 1990—exactly 35 years ago—WBC super bantamweight world champion Daniel Zaragoza was knocked out by a 24-year-old kid with olive skin and vaguely Asian eyes. That kid, whose…
“Merciless” Ray Mercer: From a Blazing Olympic Run to a Final Strike in the Cage
On April 4, 1961, Ray Mercer was born—a man destined to become a feared and dangerous heavyweight, capable of carving out numerous successes and making life difficult for some of…
Former World Champion Livingstone Bramble Passes Away at 64
Former lightweight world champion Livingstone Bramble passed away yesterday at the age of 64. He was the first boxer from the state of Saint Kitts and Nevis to win a…
George Foreman Has Passed Away. The Boxing World Mourns Its Gentle Giant
A deep sadness has struck boxing fans worldwide in the past few hours. The news, shared by his family through an Instagram post, is spreading rapidly across newspapers and social…