Archive for May, 2013
This Week in Boxing History
TWIBH: Jan 29, 2005 — Gatti vs. Leija
With the benefit of hindsight, it is possible to label the Gatti-Leija fight as a critical moment in Arturo’s career. As 2005 started, Gatti’s star was once again on the rise. He had earned the title of “Blood and Guts Wa...
Feature Reports
A More than Questionable Result
Earlier this month, this website reported on the historic showdown in women’s amateur boxing which took place in Nova Scotia between Olympic hopefuls Ariane Fortin and Mary Spencer. Historic it was as it decided one of th...
This Week in Boxing History
TWIBH: January 15, 1990 — Foreman vs. Cooney
They billed it as “The Preacher and The Puncher,” but it quickly became known as “The Geezers at Ceasars,” this unique crossroads battle between two aging heavyweights looking for respect. Gerry Cooney h...
Feature Reports
2012: Fights We’d Like to See
As enjoyable as rumour mills are, the one concerning whether the biggest fight in boxing history finally gets made actually bumped into diminishing returns well over a year ago. Thankfully, the arrival of 2012 has imposed a dea...
Feature Reports
Why Muhammad Ali Is Still Bigger Than Boxing
Today is the living legend’s 70th birthday and in a news cycle that barely lasts 24 minutes, let alone 24 hours, the day’s blogs and newspapers and newscasts will pay homage once again to The Greatest. This is as it...
Pulling No Punches
Number One Son
‘Son of the Legend’ Julio César Chávez Jr. is scheduled to defend his middleweight WBC belt against fellow Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio on February 4th in San Antonio, Texas. All of Chávez’s fans and many casual boxing fans say ...
Feature Reports
Spencer takes huge step towards Olympic gold
Mary Spencer’s respect for Ariane Fortin is such that she views her win last night as likely the toughest fight she may have on the road to an eventual gold medal at the Olympic Games in London. “A lot of people loo...
This Week in Boxing History
TWIBH: January 13, 1976 — Hagler vs. Watts I
No matter where you place Marvelous Marvin Hagler in a ranking of the best middleweight champions of all-time, there can be no disputing the fact that few boxers have ever dominated a division as comprehensively and for as long...
Feature Reports
Historic Showdown Tonight for Women’s Boxing
This summer, for the first time ever, women’s boxing will be an event at the Olympic games. When the IOC announced the change in 2009, they also stipulated there would be competition in only three weight divisions –...
The Critics' Corner
“Gentleman Jim” Speaks
The Roar of the Crowd: The True Tale of the Rise and Fall of a Champion by James J. Corbett Ayer Publishing; 329 pages Originally published in 1925, The Roar of the Crowd is an entertaining first-person account of the pugilisti...
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