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Year: 2020

Boxing History

Future Gains: On Floyd Mayweather Vs. Arturo Gatti

May 29, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

The following article by Jimmy Tobin is a companion piece to his book, Killed In Brazil?: The Mysterious Death Of Arturo “Thunder” Gatti. *** Everything changes on Saturday night in Atlantic City. That’s for sure. […]

Denver heavyweight Ron Lyle, right, grazes Heavyweight Champion George Foreman with a straight right in the fourth round of their title fight at Las Vegas, Nev., Saturday night, Jan. 26, 1976. Foreman won the world heavyweight boxing championship in the fifth round. (AP Photo)
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Firefight: The Night Lyle Took Foreman To Hell

May 25, 2020 Hamilcar Publications

The following is an excerpt, from pages 148- 152 of chapter 6, “The Big Three,” from Off The Ropes: The Ron Lyle Story, by Candace Toft. Copyright © 2010 Candace Toft. *** The Ring magazine’s […]

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The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison

Boxing Profiles

Still Standing: On Darnell Boone

May 15, 2020 Jimmy Tobin

For always the dreams they are there still. — Horacio Castellanos Moya, Senselessness   Play his life out ten times, maybe he’s a musician. If Autryana, then just a baby, didn’t need her daddy, if […]

Boxing History

Without Stopping: Aaron Pryor, Champion at Last

May 11, 2020 Carlos Acevedo

By March 1980, not even Muhammad Ali could escape the wrath of “The Hawk.” Aaron Pryor, then an undefeated lightweight contender who inspired the sporting equivalent of Avoidant Personality Disorder across an entire division, was […]

Boxing Profiles

King Artur: Chechen-born Artur Beterbiev Looks to Make History

May 6, 2020 Paul Zanon

Chechen-born Artur Beterbiev is an anomaly in modern boxing. He boasts an amateur record of 295-5, winning European and world honors along the way, and twice participated in the Olympics. Entering the professional game at […]

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Digging Deep: 21 of the Best Boxing Articles Around the Web

May 1, 2020 Staff

One of the most popular features of the Hannibal Boxing Newsletter, beyond the Hit Parade column written by Carlos Acevedo (author of Sporting Blood), is Acevedo’s monthly roundup of some the best boxing articles on […]

Boxing Books

When Johnny Came To London: Mi Vida Loca at York Hall

April 28, 2020 Paul Zanon

The following article by Paul Zanon is a companion piece to his book, The Ghost of Johnny Tapia. *** “The queues on the day were crazy. It was mobbed. There were people showing up trying […]

12/14/20- Demsey- Brennan fight (Left to Right)Leo P. Flynn, Brennan Manager; Bill Brennan; Referee Haulamp; Jack Dempsey; Jack Kearns and Joe Humphries, announcer.
Boxing History

The Aspirin Age: When Jack Dempsey Warred with Bill Brennan

April 24, 2020 Carlos Acevedo

  And after a while I wasn’t twenty-five, then not even thirty-five, and nothing was quite as good. —F. Scott Fitzgerald   With his high-voltage style, his wrecking ball left hook, his roughneck good looks, […]

Boxing Books

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Drew “Bundini” Brown?

April 23, 2020 Hamilcar Publications

This quiz about Drew “Bundini” Brown, Muhammad Ali’s legendary assistant trainer and hype man, was created by Todd D. Snyder author of BUNDINI: Don’t Believe The Hype (August 2020, Hamilcar Publications). *** Test your knowledge: How well […]

4 FEB 1995: STEVE ROBINSON OF GREAT BRITAIN CELEBRATES ON THE SHOULDERS OF HIS TEAM AS HE IS PROCLAIMED THE WINNER AFTER BEATING DOMINGO DAMIGELLA OF ARGENTINA IN THEIR WBO FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT IN CARDIFF. ROBINSON RETAINED HIS TITLE WITH A UNANIMOUS POINTS VICTORY OVER DAMIGELLA AFTER 12 ROUNDS. Mandatory Credit: John Gichigi/ALLSPORT
Boxing Profiles

Family Fortunes: Steve Robinson On His Journey to the Top

April 17, 2020 Paul Zanon

“I was at my in-laws’ house, had just finished off pie and chips, and I got a phone call from my old trainer, Ronnie Rush. He said, ‘There’s a big fight for you.’ I said, […]

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