Posted on Thursday, November 14th, 2013 at 6:06 am.
Boxing History: November 13, 1992 Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe W 12 Evander “Real Deal” Holyfield, Las Vegas. Bowe wins World Heavyweight Title. First of three epic wars between these two. Riddick Lamont Bowe (born August 10, 1967) is an American boxer from Brooklyn, NY. He is a former two-time world heavyweight champion, having first won :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, November 13th, 2013 at 8:32 pm.
It was no surprise when it was announced at the 51st annual World Boxing Council convention held in Thailand last week that former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (47-1-1, 32KOs) has decided to abandon the 160 lbs. division and move up the eight pounds to super middleweight. The news did not come as a :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 at 10:48 pm.
Just last week it was announced by Richard Schaeffer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, that he offered former three divisional world champion Miguel Angel Cotto of Puerto Rico the sum of $10 million dollars to face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez some time in 2014. Schaeffer did not specify which of the three proposed 2014 dates, March, :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, November 11th, 2013 at 9:41 am.
Boxing History: November 9, 1984 Larry Holmes KO 12 Bonecrusher Smith, Las Vegas. Retains IBF Heavyweight Title. Larry Holmes (born November 3, 1949) is a former professional boxer. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, which gave birth to his boxing nickname, “The Easton Assassin”. Holmes, whose left jab is rated among the best in boxing :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, November 8th, 2013 at 3:18 pm.
Boxing History: November 7, 1970 Carlos Monzón KO 12 Nino Benvenuti, Rome. Wins World Middleweight Title. 1970 Fight of the Year – Ring Magazine. When Monzón shocked the boxing world by winning the World Middleweight Title by knocking out Nino Benvenuti, people rubbed their heads and said, “Carlos Who?!” Fame and fortune were now his. :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 at 10:05 am.
Boxing History: November 6, 1993 Evander (Real Deal) Holyfield W 12 Riddick (Big Daddy) Bowe, Las Vegas. Regains World Heavyweight Title. The infamous “fan man” fight. Heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe was the heaviest of his career when he outweighed Evander Holyfield by 29 pounds. The 6-foot-5-inch Bowe came in at 246 pounds. Holyfield, 6-2, weighed :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 at 9:51 am.
Boxing History: November 5, 1994 George Foreman KO 10 Michael Moorer, Las Vegas. Regains World Heavyweight Title. At 45, Foreman is the oldest to ever win a heavyweight title fight. George Edward Foreman (nicknamed “Big George”) (born January 10, 1949) is a retired American professional boxer, former two-time World Heavyweight Champion, Olympic gold medalist, ordained :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, November 4th, 2013 at 6:31 am.
Boxing 360’s Joel Diaz, Jr.’s updated record 13 (KO 11) – 0 – 0! CONGRATULATIONS JOEL! Joel Diaz Jr. knocks down Bryne Green during their Junior Lightweight fight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 2, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Posted on Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 at 4:01 pm.
Boxing History: The Rumble in the Jungle took place on October 30, 1974 in Zaire. Muhammad Ali KOs then World Heavyweight Champion George Foreman in the 8th round to regain the title. 32-year-old Muhammad Ali becomes the heavyweight champion of the world for the second time when he knocks out 25-year-old champ George Foreman in :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 at 4:02 am.
Boxing History: October 28, 1938 John Henry Lewis KO 4 Emilio Martinez, Minneapolis. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title. John Henry Lewis held the World Light Heavyweight championship from 1935 to 1939. He was the first black American to win the light heavyweight championship, a title he held for four years. And as with many light :READ MORE…
Boxing History: November 10, 1983 Marvelous Marvin Hagler W 15 Roberto Duran, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title. Record won 62 (KO 52) + lost 3 + drawn 2 = 67 Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 in Newark, NJ) was Undisputed World Middleweight Champion from 1980 to 1987. Hagler made :READ MORE…
