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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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Ron Lyle: A Superstar in Today’s Heavyweight Division

August 29, 2019 Frank Lotierzo

Former 1970s heavyweight contender Ron Lyle, 43-7-1 (31), is remembered most for dropping former heavyweight champ George Foreman twice in a legendary fight in late January of 1976. Foreman, an all-time great and veteran of […]

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The Duke of the West Side: Owney “The Killer” Madden

August 7, 2019 Carlos Acevedo

Owney Madden, who “owned a large piece of Max Baer,” is one of the dark figures in Jacobs Beach: The Mob, The Garden & The Golden Age of Boxing, by Kevin Mitchell, from Hamilcar Publications. […]

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The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison

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Pernell Whitaker, his Magnificent Obsession

July 18, 2019 Staff

“It doesn’t matter who I fight,” he announced in 1994, with an imperial air, “You could have a 900 number and take a poll. Let the people decide.” *** NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVE! Our July issue of […]

(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.
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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 […]

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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 […]

LAS VEGAS - FEBRUARY 3,1980: Larry Holmes (R) lands a right hook against Lorenzo Zanon during the fight at Caesars Palace on February 3,1980 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Larry Holmes won the WBC heavyweight title by a KO 6. (Photo by: The Ring Magazine/Getty Images)
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Shoot the Moon: The Title Reign of Larry Holmes Part V, Lorenzo Zanon

June 24, 2019 Carlos Acevedo

This is the fifth installment in Carlos Acevedo’s Shoot The Moon series covering the career of Larry Holmes. *** February 3, 1980   Seems no one’s talking ‘bout those crazy days gone past, Weren’t they amazed […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

LAS VEGAS - APRIL 6,1987: Marvin Hagler (L) lands a right jab to Sugar Ray Leonard during a bout at Caesars Palace on April 6, 1987 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sugar Ray Leonard won the WBC middleweight title. (Photo by: The Ring Magazine/Getty Images)
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The Breakdown: Marvin Hagler Versus Sugar Ray Leonard

April 6, 2019 Frank Lotierzo

It’s been over thirty years since two of the most legendary fighters of the 1980s met in what had to be one of the most anticipated bouts since the first title bout between Joe Frazier […]

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