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When the Cobra Caught the Mongoose: The Night Ezzard Charles Knocked Out Archie Moore
“How about letting him put a couple of good belts over on you in this heat – and opening him up that way? When he’ll come to follow up – he’ll probably be neglecting to keep that chin guarded,…Read More
Fallen Soldiers: In Remembrance of Garland “Rip” Randall
Over the next week, A Backward Glance will be taking a look at some of the fighters who died while serving their country in battle. Garland Jerome “Rip” Randall, a native of Longview, Texas,…Read More
Fallen Soldiers: In Remembrance of Stafford “Buzz” Barton
Stafford “Buzz” Barton was 29 years old when his plane went down over the Mediterranean theatre in early January of 1944. A native of Jamaica, the affable middleweight had moved to Britain in December…Read More
Fallen Soldiers: In Remembrance of Elijah P. “Smuggy” Hursey
Elijah P. “Smuggy” Hursey was only 21-years-old when he fought his last battle near the frozen Manchurian border in late November 1950. A few years earlier, boxing only a couple of miles from where…Read More
Fallen Soldiers: In Remembrance of Jordan “Sonny” Jones
Jordan “Sonny” Jones, the globetrotting welterweight contender from Vancouver, was killed in action while serving with the Canadian army in France on August 28, 1944. After paying his dues with…Read More
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Until the Real Thing Comes Along: The Night Henry Armstrong Made History Against Lou Ambers (Part 3)
**** “…there was scarcely a shirt in the working press that wasn’t stippled with blood.…Read More
Until the Real Thing Comes Along: The Night Henry Armstrong Made History Against Lou Ambers (Part Two)
**** “…One of the greatest championship battles of any class ever fought in the Garden or any…Read More
Until the Real Thing Comes Along: The Night Henry Armstrong Made History Against Lou Ambers (Part One)
“The rest of the world is blacked out The only place left is this square ring Under the glaring…Read More
The Catastrophist: The Troubled World of Don Jordan
**** “Chaos” is the only suitable word to describe the career of Don Jordan. Fifty years after he…Read More
Terrors of the Lightweight Brigade: Ad Wolgast and Battling Nelson
**** In one of the most savage fights of the 20th century, mortal enemies Ad Wolgast and Battling Nelson…Read More
THE WORKS: Bob Montgomery vs. Wesley Mouzon II
It was an all-Philadelphia grudge match, pitting the ferocity of a fading star against the natural talents…Read More
NASTY, BRUTISH, SHORT: AL PALZER & THE WHITE HOPES
On May 26, 1911, the first White Hope tournament, a motley assortment of eleven barnyard scrappers and…Read More
“When You Won’t Look So Pretty”: Stanley Ketchel vs Billy Papke
Nothing captures the boxing public’s attention like a contentious rivalry, and on some occasions,…Read More
The Champion That Time Forgot: Wallace “Bud” Smith
When HBO featured a list of world champions from Cincinnati on its Adrien Broner-Vicente Martin Rodriguez…Read More
Hell Drivers: The Early Championship History of British Middleweights
The World Middleweight Title will be up for grabs tonight in Atlantic City, with a British fighter, Darren…Read More
Shocker! Welterweight Upsets In History (Part II)
More of the biggest upsets in welterweight history… December 5, 1958 – Virgil Akins vs Don Jordan Local…Read More
Shocker! Welterweight Upsets In History (Part I)
This Saturday night in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be putting his undefeated mark on the line…Read More
A Backward Glance-1931, The Year in Boxing: Larry Gains Wins Empire Title, Brown & Sanstol in Action
A week by week look at the boxing world in 1931 by Andrew Fruman. ***** Gains Claims Empire Title with…Read More
Sweet Victory: The Night Sugar Ray Robinson Won His First World Title
After years of waiting for a crack at the welterweight title, Sugar Ray Robinson finally got his chance…Read More
A Backward Glance-1931, The Year in Boxing: Dundee Tops Jeby in New York, Ring Fatality in Portland
A week by week look at the boxing world in 1931 by Andrew Fruman. ***** Fans Stay Home as Dundee Narrowly…Read More
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