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Month: July 2020

Rat Bastards

Rat Bastards: Thomas (Tommy Ryan) Eboli

July 28, 2020 Carlos Acevedo

This is the second installment in Carlos Acevedo’s Rat Bastards series, which takes a look at the fight game’s greatest miscreants. *** Before he became just another chalk outline on the cratered streets of 1970s […]

Wetzlar, GERMANY: Germany's Armenian-born Arthur Abraham (R) fights against Colombia's Edison Miranda late 23 September 2006 at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar. IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham retained the title with an unanimous decision over Edison Miranda. The judges scored the fight 114-109, 116-109 and 115-109 in favor of Abraham. There were no knockdowns but the champion suffered a broken jaw in the fourth round. AFP PHOTO / DDP - THOMAS LOHNES == GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read THOMAS LOHNES/DDP/AFP via Getty Images)
Boxing Profiles

Dream to Make Believe: The Impossible Life of Edison Miranda

July 22, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

“That is what comes of knowing the worst—one is left alone with the worst and it’s like peace.” —Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter *** February 1981. Edith Jeanette, only fourteen years old, abandoned […]

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The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison

Left to right: Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey; Mrs. Maxine Dempsey; and Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion. Mrs. Maxine Dempsey of Wells, Nevada, divorced wife of Jack Dempsey, has openly accused her former husband of evading military service during the war. In his draft questionnaire Dempsey claimed he was the sole supporter of his wife. This she denies and says she has letters from the heavyweight champion which will substantiate her charges. Mrs. Dempsey is now a dance hall girl in Wells, a small town near the Nevada Utah border. Department of Justice agents are investigating Mrs. Dempsey's charges.
Boxing History

Rat Bastards: Jack Kearns

July 10, 2020 Carlos Acevedo

This is the first installment in Carlos Acevedo’s Rat Bastards series, which takes a look at the fight game’s greatest miscreants. *** “Hell, winning was the big thing. I never could stand a loser.” —Doc  […]

American heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali comes out of retirement only to lose a fight to current champion Larry Holmes in Las Vegas, 2nd October 1980. (Photo by Chris Smith/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Boxing History

Shoot the Moon: The Title Reign of Larry Holmes Part VIII (Muhammad Ali)

July 8, 2020 Carlos Acevedo

This is the eighth installment in Carlos Acevedo’s Shoot The Moon series covering the career of Larry Holmes. *** October 2, 1980 He is having trouble sleeping. The long, long nights bleed away. From time to […]

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