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Month: July 2019

(Original Caption) Big Bob Baker (left) leans back to evade the hurricane of blows from Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson in the third round of their heavyweight go at the Garden tonight. Jackson won by a very close decision over his Pittsburgh opponent, who is regarded as the number two contender for the crown.
Boxing History

See Me For Dust: The Brief Stardom of Tommy “Hurricane” Jackson

July 10, 2019 Carlos Acevedo

“Poor Tommy Jackson, I wish there was some other way for him to make a living.” —Jimmy Cannon   Only a cameo role in The Sweet Science, magnum opus of A.J. Liebling, now preserved in […]

Sport, Boxing, England, 11th September 1973, Great Britain's John Conteh, the British European and Commonwealth Light-Heavyweight Champion (left), is pictured in action as he beat Vincente Rondon (Venezuela), The referee stopped the fight in the 9th round (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Boxing Profiles

Royal Seal: The Career of John Conteh

July 8, 2019 Paul Zanon

Interview with John Conteh by Paul Zanon. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Following a stellar amateur career, John Conteh left a trail of destruction behind him in the professional prize ring. He went on […]

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The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison

Boxing History

When Jack Slew the Giant—and Modern Sports Were Born

July 4, 2019 Paul Beston

One hundred years on, no one can say for sure what happened to the gloves. In December 1934, a decade and a half after they had done their wicked work, the gloves were buried beneath […]

Boxing Analysis

Nearing the Ledge: Richard Commey Stops Ray Beltran—Is Teofimo Lopez Next?

July 2, 2019 Jimmy Tobin

The lightweight division has nothing left for Raymundo Beltran. Did the thirty-eight-year-old realize as much on Thursday, in the grueling hours before the scale’s cold verdict? Or was it earlier? When he felt the impossibility […]

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