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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

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 first won the welterweight title, Jordan remains a mystery without a solution.  Not only did Jordan…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 upstart Don Jordan battered champion Virgil Akins over fifteen rounds to win a decisive unanimous…Read More