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Luigi Minchillo: The Unstoppable “Ring Warrior”
“Never a step back” is a motto that some boxers could easily have stamped on their ID cards under “distinguishing marks.” These are the fighters with boundless heart, who build…
Joe Bugner: From the Punches of Ali and Frazier to Those of Bud Spencer
For a heavyweight, reaching full maturity in the 1970s was the height of bad luck. Those years, still considered the golden age of the heavyweight division by experts, saw world-class…
Tony Galento, the “Fat Man” with Iron Fists
When Andy Ruiz Jr. steamrolled Anthony Joshua in June 2019, many wondered how a boxer with such a flabby physique could rise among the top contenders in the heavyweight division.…
Antonio Cervantes vs Wilfred Benitez: The Triumph of the Youngest Champion in History
The record for the youngest world champion of all time still stands, exactly 49 years after it was set, and who knows how many more years it will remain unbeaten.…
When the Referee Fails to Guarantee: 10 Officiating Disasters
In boxing, the role of the referee is of colossal importance. His duty is not only to ensure that the rules are followed but, more importantly, to protect the safety…
A Close Fight Is Not a Robbery! 10 Unjustly Condemned Decisions
Among boxing fans, there is an unfortunate and widespread flaw: considering their own judgment as an absolute truth. As a result, after every highly competitive match, those who saw the…
Necessary Caution or Unforgivable Mistake? 10 Highly Controversial Stoppages!
Three days ago, in the ring of the Chicken Ranch Casino Resort in Jamestown, 19-year-old American prospect Emiliano Moreno, trailing on two of the three official scorecards, secured a controversial…
Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake LaMotta: Six Fights That Set Crowds on Fire
On February 14, 1951, what we could call a “historic saga” in international boxing came to an end—the series of fights between “Sugar” Ray Robinson and Jake “Bronx Bull” LaMotta.…
Kid Gavilan: The Indestructible “Cuban Hawk”
The legendary Cuban boxing great Kid Gavilan passed away on February 13, 2003, at the age of 77, in poverty and solitude. So much so that, at his burial site…
Mike Tyson vs. James “Buster” Douglas: When a Man Overcame a God
Great feats are often accomplished by heroes—extraordinary individuals who harness the gifts bestowed upon them by nature to scale seemingly insurmountable mountains. However, though far more rarely, it sometimes happens…