Louis, Ali & Jack Johnson – First Round Action

Louis, Ali & Jack ...

All-Time Heavyweight Champions Tournament – 1st Round Results ___________________________________________________ Title Bout Championship Boxing Computer Simulation The program used to simulate The Boxing Magazine.com dream fights runs in compiled basic. It consists of several...
The All-Time Heavyweight Champion Tournament

The All-Time Heavyweigh...

All-Time Heavyweight Champion Tournament – 2010 (Round 1 Match-ups) The rules: Each fight is scheduled for 15 rounds using the 10-point must system under the unified rules. Only the referee can stop the fight. There is no standing 8-count. Three judges will score the fight. If...
Great Rivalries: Ezzard Charles vs. Jersey Joe Walcott

Great Rivalries: Ezzard...

By Jimmy Krug. After the final retirement of Muhammad Ali, the top-ten fighters moved in to fill the void. When the smoke had cleared, Larry Holmes stood atop the mountain, being recognized by most as the true Heavyweight Champion of the World. Following in the footsteps of someone...
Battling Levinsky and The “No-Decision Era”

Battling Levinsky and T...

By Jimmy Krug. The year was 1915.  The No-Decision Era would last another 5 years until the Walker Law went into effect in the State of New York. The era was a perfect fit for Philadelphian Light Heavyweight – Battling Levinsky.  Levinsky was a slick, safety-first, boxer who‘s...
Dramatic Fights of the Decades – 100 Years of Boxing (Part 4 of 4)

Dramatic Fights of the ...

By Joe Torcello. 1990 – 1999 Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas February 11, 1990 The “Baddest Man on the Planet” was undefeated with 37 professional fights, 33 coming by way of knockout.  Tyson had cleaned out the division on his way to the top and had already made 9 successful...
Dramatic Fights of the Decades – 100 Years of Boxing! (Part 3 of 4)

Dramatic Fights of the ...

By Joe Torcello. 1960 – 1969 Floyd Patterson vs. Sonny Liston September 25, 1962 Although he was the defending champion, Floyd Patterson was expected to lose to the imposing #1 ranked contender – Charles “Sonny” Liston.  Past champions including Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis and...
Robert Duran – Under the Microscope at Lightweight

Robert Duran – Under ...

By Jimmy Krug. Roberto Duran began his boxing career in 1968.  Twelve years later (before his 2nd fight with Sugar Ray Leonard), Duran’s record stood at 72-1 (55 KO’s).  The year was 1980.  The price of a first-class stamp was .15 cents.  Regular gasoline was about $1.25 a...
Questions and Answers with Cassius Clay (A 1962 Interview)

Questions and Answers w...

By John Christenson. The following was taken from a 1962 interview with 7th ranked Heavyweight contender, Cassius Clay.  The Olympic Gold Medalist was 13-0.  At 6’ 3”, the young Clay weighed under 200 pounds, a Cuiserweight by today’s standards.  Although not all of the questions...
Jack Johnson – The Original “Greatest”

Jack Johnson – The Or...

By Jimmy Krug. The life story of Jack Johnson has been discussed in dozens upon dozens of books, magazines, articles and debates over the last 100 years.  It’s hard to do justice in a single column to a man whose popularity transcended the sport as was the case with Jack Johnson. ...
Dramatic Fights of the Decades – 100 Years of Boxing! (Part 2 of 4)

Dramatic Fights of the ...

By Joe Torcello.  (Part 2 of 4) 1930 – 1939 Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling June 22, 1938 Max Schmeling had been the first fighter to defeat Joe Louis in 1936. Schmeling broke down an overconfident Louis and eventually knocked him out in the 12th.  Although Louis had gone on to win...

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