THE GREEN-MUNDINE REMATCH. After a draw with Azumah Nelson in 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the great Jeff Fenech came back a year later only to...
BOXERS WITH THE “IT’ FACTOR — Irish Jerry Quarry, a well-spoken and good looking kid from Southern California but an offspring of the dust bowl, was...
THE LUNA VS. LUNA CLASSIC: When it comes to closet classics, I defer to fellow writer and friend Lee Groves. Lee wrote a fine book titled:...
BOXING COGITATIONS: It seems that periodically—maybe every five years or so– I reach a point where my guilty pleasure intersects with my revulsion of this thing...
On September 23, 1945, Joe Louis was awarded the Legion of Merit (a military decoration rarely awarded to enlisted soldiers) for “incalculable contribution to the general...
LUIS ORTIZ DIDN’T ELECTRIFY — Most were expecting an early, if not spectacular, knockout when Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz met David “The White Rhino”...
LUIS ORTIZ vs. DAVID ALLEN — David Allen (9-1-1), not to be confused with Siarhei Liakhovich (“The White Wolf”), Clifford Etienne (“The Black Rhino”), or Frans...
Self-styled boxing historians have a lot in common and one thing that especially stands out is their disdain for anything modern or current. In fact, mention...
Revanche Henry Maske – Most boxing comebacks are categorized as “ill-advised.” Alexis Arguello, Danny “Little Red” Lopez, Razor Ruddock, Eric Lucas, Stephane Ouellet, Paul Briggs, Axel...
Lopez vs. Vazquez Jr – Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez and fellow Puerto Rican Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. tangle on Saturday, Oct. 29 in San Juan Puerto Rico in...