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Flashback Friday | Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
In just 40 days, the early stages of a new year had packed enough headlines to fill more than its share of calendars. On January 16, Desert Storm began as U.S. and coalition allies bombed Saddam...
View ArticleFlashback Friday | Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Frankie “The Surgeon” Randall
Embed from Getty Images On January 29, 1994, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas hosted a 140-pound Super Lightweight showdown between undefeated Julio Cesar Chavez (89-0-1, 77 KOs) and Frankie “The Surgeon”...
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Flashback Friday |“Iron” Mike Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs
On Friday night, October 16, as the tide from the Atlantic Ocean rolled in towards the Boardwalk, fight fans packed Donald Trump’s Convention Center in Atlantic City to witness the first title defense...
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Flashback Friday | Tommy “The Duke” Morrison vs. Joe “The Boss” Hipp
On June 27, a warm Saturday afternoon in Reno, Bally’s Hotel and Casino hosted an exciting Heavyweight matchup as Tommy “The Duke” Morrison squared off against Joe “The Boss” Hipp. The year was 1992....
View ArticleFlashback Friday | Arturo “Thunder” Gatti vs. Reyes Munoz
Embed from Getty Images In the dead of summer on August 14, the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut, hosted a Welterweight bout between Arturo “Thunder” Gatti (29-4, 24 KOs) and Reyes Munoz...
View ArticleFlashback Friday | David Reid vs. Felix “Tito” Trinidad
Embed from Getty Images On March 3, the outdoor arena at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas hosted a Super Welterweight showdown between David “The American Dream” Reid and Felix “Tito” Trinidad. A sellout...
View ArticleFlashback Friday | Lennox Lewis vs. Shannon Briggs: March Badness
Embed from Getty Images It was 18 years ago this week, on Saturday night, March 28, that two big men took center stage to battle for the Heavyweight championship of the world. The WBC Heavyweight...
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Flashback Friday | Riddick Bowe vs. Jesse Ferguson
Embed from Getty Images On May 22, Heavyweight champion Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe defended his titles against Jesse “Boogieman” Ferguson. Billed as “The Heavyweight Debate,” the bout was hosted at RFK...
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Flashback Friday | Juan Diaz vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
Photo by Will Hart/HBO Sometimes, even the greatest and keenest of athletes are unable to foresee what later becomes inevitable. After his first professional fight in Mexico, Juan Diaz later sat...
View ArticleFlashback Friday | Mike Tyson vs. Mitch “Blood” Green
Embed from Getty Images “Mitch Green, a tough kid from the streets of the Bronx in Harlem, Tyson from the streets of Brooklyn. We’re here in the Garden… the old days, that’s how they used to settle...
View ArticleFlashback Friday |“Big” George Foreman vs. Alex “The Destroyer” Stewart
Embed from Getty Images The odds of this bout going to a decision was as likely as a cold snow blanketing the beaches of Hawaii. On April 11, the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas would host a pair...
View ArticleFlashback Friday |“Terrible” Terry Norris vs. Luis Santana 3
Embed from Getty Images Boxing history is filled with its share of bizarre episodes. Certainly ranking towards the top of that list is the trilogy between Terry Norris and Luis Santana. The final...
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Flashback Friday | Evander Holyfield vs. Hasim Rahman
“A lot of energy in Holyfield! We’re in the eighth of a scheduled 12 and the 39-year-old is trying to take the 29-year-old to the woodshed!” The 39-year-old was former four-time Heavyweight champion...
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Flashback Friday | Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III: The Thrilla in Manila
The “Thrilla in Manilla”. Just the name itself sends chills down the spines of boxing fans. On October 1, 1975, the culmination of what would go on to be the greatest trilogy in boxing history was set...
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Flashback Friday |“Iron” Mike Tyson vs. Michael “The Jinx” Spinks
Standing in his locker room just moments before walking towards the ring, the Heavyweight champion whispered to his trainer, Kevin Rooney, “I’m gonna hurt this guy.” It’s almost impossible to believe...
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Flashback Friday | Edison Miranda vs. Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik
Photo by Will Hart/HBO The timekeeper pounded the bell at ringside as Michal Buffer stood at mid ring. “And now ladies and gentleman, on the line the WBC No. 1 ranking, 12 rounds of boxing in the...
View ArticleFlashback Friday | Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe vs. Evander “The Real Deal”...
Embed from Getty Images On a chilly night in Las Vegas, the first Saturday in November, a hush had fallen over the 13,500 fans packed into the outdoor arena at Caesars Palace. George Foreman,...
View ArticleFlashback Friday | Lennox Lewis vs. Michael Grant
Embed from Getty Images “These are two Goliath’s. Its Goliath versus Goliath. No slingshots. Just big boulders being thrown by both of them.” On April 29, Larry Merchant, seated alongside Jim Lampley...
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Flashback Friday | Smokin’ Bert Cooper vs. Michael Moorer
Photo by The Ring Magazine/Getty Images Just 30 seconds into the bout, the man wearing the Kronk gold colors hit the canvas. An avalanche of punches had sent him reeling into the ropes and down to the...
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Flashback Friday | Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran
On June 20, Sugar Ray Leonard (27-0, 18 KOs) was making his return to Montreal, the city where he won a gold medal just four years previously in the 1976 Olympics. On this night he was poised to make...
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