Flashback Friday | Arturo Gatti vs. Angel Manfredy
Embed from Getty Images “Down goes Gatti on a perfect left hook! Textbook left hook by Manfredy!” Jim Lampley’s voice bellowed over the roar from the packed house inside the Convention Center in...
View ArticleFlashback Friday | Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Marco Antonio Barrera
Embed from Getty Images On Saturday night, April 7, The MGM Grand in Las Vegas hosted a Featherweight showdown that was being billed as “Playing With Fire”. “Prince” Naseem Hamed (35-0, 31 KOs) was...
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Flashback Friday | Aaron “The Hawk” Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello
Photo by Ring Magazine/Getty Images “Up tempo right from the opening bell. Crowd already starting to cheer. A lot of action for the first round of a 15 Round fight! Well, so far the fight has been...
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Flashback Friday | Michael Moorer vs. “Big” George Foreman
Photo by Holly Stein/Allsport “Crowd goes nuts after Foreman lands a pawing right hand. They’re hoping!” Jim Lampley, seated at ringside calling Round 4 live for HBO, was well aware that the packed...
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Flashback Friday | Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Tony Chiaverini
Las Vegas was warm on this fourth day of summer. The Sports Pavilion at Caesars Palace was packed as fans were excited to see a pair of top 10 Welterweights get down to business. On June 24, former...
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Flashback Friday | Larry Holmes vs. Leon Spinks
It was only fitting that the Heavyweight title fight between champion Larry Holmes and former champion Leon Spinks was being held from Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena. The great Joe Louis had passed away...
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Flashback Friday | Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz
Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images On September 17, Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KOs) would challenge WBC champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KOs) for the Welterweight crown. The theatrics began well before...
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Flashback Friday | Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya
Photo by John Iacono/SI Another summer was coming to a close as cooler weather and beautiful fall foliage was just around the corner. Beautiful to boxing fans was a highly-anticipated match that pitted...
View ArticleFlashback Friday | Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer II
Embed from Getty Images “A lot of blood around the eye of Evander Holyfield and its target practice for Michael Moorer with that right jab.” Steve Albert, seated ringside with Bobby Czyz and “The...
View ArticleFlashback Friday | Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker vs. Wilfredo Rivera 1 and 2
Embed from Getty Images The year was 1996, President Bill Clinton had been re-elected to office, Pokemon and “The Macarena” crazes captivated the nations youth and the charts. The 1996 Atlanta summer...
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