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Month: May 2019

Archie Moore in the ring against Ezzard Charles, May 20, 1946. (Getty Images)
Boxing History

“The Cobra” and “The Mongoose”: Ezzard Charles and Archie Moore

May 31, 2019 Andrew Fruman

As he sat on his stool awaiting the eighth round on January 13, 1948, at the Cleveland Arena, Ezzard Charles took in the words. Across from him, in the other corner, was Archie Moore, a […]

Fight Previews

Situation Normal: On Anthony Joshua–Andy Ruiz Jr.

May 30, 2019 Carlos Acevedo

More than thirty years have passed since the last heyday of the jiggly heavyweight. In the 1980s, when boxing mirrored the “Greed is Good” era with dollar bills wafting in the air like shredded junk […]

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The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison

Interviews With Fighters

Wreaking Havoc: Andre Rozier Keeps Cranking Out Champions

May 23, 2019 Paul Zanon

Interview with Andre Rozier by Paul Zanon. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Born and raised in Brooklyn, Andre Rozier has quite an impressive résumé of fighters who have trained under his expert tutelage. However, […]

Boxing Analysis

Half the Battle: Deontay Wilder Annihilates Dominic Breazeale, Joshua and Fury Stand By

May 21, 2019 Jimmy Tobin

Order was restored two minutes into the first round; a vehicle of chaos was responsible. There isn’t a fighter alive who can take Deontay Wilder’s Sunday punch, and his Saturday evening shot is hardly less […]

Fight Previews

Louder than a Bomb: Deontay Wilder-Dominic Breazeale Preview

May 17, 2019 Carlos Acevedo

Not long ago, the heavyweight division, for years the madman in the attic of boxing, had a chance to shuck off its straitjacket and bring some normalcy back to a loony class brimming with healthy […]

Frankie Carbo enters US District Court here December 2nd, where he faces trial on charges of trying to share in welterweight champion Don Jordon's earnings. Carbo was sentenced to two years in New York November 30th for his undercover boxing operations.
Boxing History

Omerta Man: When Frankie Carbo Ruled Boxing

May 15, 2019 Carlos Acevedo

Frankie Carbo is one of the central figures in Jacobs Beach: The Mob, The Garden & The Golden Age of Boxing, by Kevin Mitchell, from Hamilcar Publications. *** Among the many criminal charges Frankie Carbo […]

FAIRFAX, VA - MAY 10: Julian Williams punches Jarrett Hurd during the eleventh round of their IBF, WBA, and IBO world super welterweight championship bout at EagleBank Arena on May 11, 2019 in Fairfax, Virginia. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
Boxing Analysis

Staying Power: Julian Williams Rocks Jarrett Hurd

May 12, 2019 Jimmy Tobin

In boxing, not all wins and losses are equal. Julian “J-Rock” Williams knows this. That losses vary—in bitterness, in consequence, and duration—was something Williams learned on December 10, 2016. He got his long-coveted crack at […]

Boxing Analysis

The New Heavyweight Four Horsemen

May 10, 2019 Andrew Harrison

Since the turn of the century, the heavyweight division has often been as appealing as ringworm. And “Buster” Douglas is to blame. When sport’s most iconic underdog punched Mike Tyson into an alternate universe nearly […]

Paradise, NV - 1978: (L-R) Earnie Shavers, Larry Holmes boxing at Caesars Palace, March 25, 1978. (Photo by ABC via Getty Images)
Boxing History

Shoot the Moon: The Title Reign of Larry Holmes Part IV, Earnie Shavers

May 9, 2019 Carlos Acevedo

This is the fourth installment in Carlos Acevedo’s Shoot The Moon series covering the career of Larry Holmes. *** “Dyn-o-mite!” —J. J. Evans   September 28, 1979   “Holy Christ, I was down and struggling to […]

Interviews With Fighters

A Career Built On Success: The Abel Sanchez Story

May 8, 2019 Paul Zanon

Interview with Abel Sanchez by Paul Zanon. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Note: This interview took place before Sanchez and Gennady Golovkin split.   Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin (“GGG”) is the fighter we tend to […]

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