Ross “The Boss” Puritty: The Iron-Chinned Road Warrior Who Took Down a Future Champion December 18, 1966 — Phoenix, Arizona. That’s when and where Ross Puritty...
December 14th: This Day in Boxing History — Notable Bouts Throughout the Years The fights that have landed on December 14 span more than a century...
Maybe former welterweight contender Percy Pugh would have gotten his chance to deliver the acceptance speech he had rehearsed who knows how many times in his...
Donald Trump, the once and perhaps future President of the United States, has thrown his family name back into the wild world of professional boxing, a...
BOOK REVIEW by THOMAS HAUSER — Ike Ibeabuchi (who styled himself as “The President”) came from afar. Born in Nigeria, he moved to the United States...
With a record of 31-20-3, Ross “The Boss” Puritty joins “Fearless” Freddie Pendleton (47-26-6), Darroll “Doin Damage” Wilson (27-10-2), Jesus Soto “Pantera” Karass (29-13-4),Cristobal “Lacandon “...
Corrie Sanders’ Upset of Wladimir Klitschko Always Overshadowed by Ali-Frazier There are certain dates in boxing that are so consequential they are remembered annually, with reverence,...
Logic in Boxing is an Oxymoron In 1996, David Tua KOed future world champion John Ruiz in 19 seconds with a left hook from hell. In...
Promoter Eddie Hearn has been threatening an all-heavyweight card for some time now, and although this Saturday’s undercard to Andy Ruiz-Anthony Joshua out in Diriyah, Saudi...
Sports commentator Pat Summerall once said, “If I’m gonna fight in the alley, I want [Scott] LeDoux with me.” Known as “The Fighting Frenchman,” LeDoux was...