Archive for May, 2013
The Top Twelve
Top 12 Biggest Upsets in Heavyweight History
1. James Douglas KO10 Mike Tyson — Feb. 11, 1990, Tokyo 2. Leon Spinks W15 Muhammad Ali — Feb. 15, 1978, Las Vegas 3. Muhammad Ali TKO7 Sonny Liston – May 25, 1964, Miami Beach 4. James Braddock W15 Max Baer...
This Week in Boxing History
TWIBH: April 27, 1968 — Ellis vs. Quarry
In June of 1967, a jury found world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali guilty of draft evasion for his refusal to join the military and participate in the war in Vietnam. He was promptly stripped of both his championship and his...
The Top Twelve
Top 12 All-Time Best Heavyweight Punchers
1. Earnie Shavers — 69 knockouts in 75 wins. Virtually all who faced him, including Larry Holmes, Ron Lyle, Jimmy Young, Ken Norton and Muhammad Ali, would echo Randall ‘Tex’ Cobb’s words: “Nobody ...
Pugilistic Profiles
Pugilistic Profile #1: The Prince of Harlem
In boxing circles, it’s repeated so often it’s almost become a cliché: the greatest boxer of all-time, regardless of weight, is Sugar Ray Robinson. It can be puzzling for those of us born too late to be familiar wit...
