Archive for June, 2013
Feature Reports
The biggest fight in Canadian history?
In reports both before and after Bernard Hopkins’ history-making victory over Jean Pascal in Montreal last week, more than one media source dubbed it “the biggest fight ever in Canada” or reported that it saw ...
This Week in Boxing History
TWIBH: May 20, 1983 — Holmes vs. Witherspoon
The career of heavyweight champion Larry Holmes is, among other things, a study in frustration. First, there was the struggle to establish himself as a serious contender in the heavyweight division while working as a sparring p...
Feature Reports
A Performance for the Aged
Psych jobs, the domination of one person’s ego over another’s, are nothing new in boxing. One can go all the way back to Jack Johnson, heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, if one wishes to rediscover past masters...
The Top Twelve
Top 12 Best Body Punchers of All-Time
“Kill the body and the head will die.” So goes the old pugilistic maxim. Here are 12 boxers who placed a great deal of faith in those words. 1. Bob Fitzsimmons – “The Freckled Wonder” specialized i...
This Week in Boxing History
TWIBH: May 15, 1953 — Marciano vs. Walcott II
An immediate return match after a tough loss can be a risky proposition. There is no physical reason for this; after a few weeks the body repairs itself and the welts and bruises fade away. But psychologically, the challenge ma...
Pugilistic Profiles
Pugilistic Profile #2: Homicide Hank
It requires a leap of the imagination to understand how different from today the sport of boxing was in the 1930s. Or how different the society that allowed this brutal sport to assume a central place in its culture. But differ...
Feature Reports
Pacquiao Dominates Mosley to a Chorus of Boos
What a performance! What a fight! Non-stop action, both men giving it their all, hard punches and vicious exchanges, a dramatic conclusion, blood and tears — it was everything you could ask for in a championship match. To...
This Week in Boxing History
TWIBH: May 1st, 1957 – Robinson vs. Fullmer II
May 1st, 1957. Chicago Stadium. The rematch between young, tough Gene Fullmer, and the living legend, Sugar Ray Robinson. Pre-fight predictions were mixed, but most thought time was finally up for the Sugar Man. In fact, Robins...