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All That Terrible Blood: Bobby Chacon, Bazooka Limon, Atonement

June 3, 2020 Carlos Acevedo

“There she was, that little cutie. All that terrible blood. The blood just ran off. She looked pretty. I loved her so long—I only had love for her. I always loved her, but I lost […]

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)

Firefight: The Night Lyle Took Foreman To Hell

May 25, 2020 Hamilcar Publications

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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, […]

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 […]