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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…
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…
Virgil Hill vs Thomas Hearns: The Last Masterpiece of the Motor City Cobra
A dazzling career, during which he fought all the most renowned stars of his era, world titles in no fewer than five weight classes—from welterweight to light heavyweight—and a guaranteed…
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.…
Sandro Mazzinghi vs Ki Soo Kim: the legendary feat in the cauldron of San Siro
A location as fascinating and steeped in sports history as the San Siro Stadium, a massive crowd united by passion and deafening support, an Italian stepping into the ring to…
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…
Jean Pascal vs Bernard Hopkins 2: Foreman’s Record Broken!
Time is a relentless enemy for any athlete: from the most carefree amateur to the most gifted champion, everyone must eventually come to terms with the decline of their physical…
I, a “Mazzinghiano” at heart, mourn the passing of Nino Benvenuti
Nino Benvenuti has left us. The great champion from Istria passed away less than a month after turning 87, and in these hours the sense of emptiness that grips the…