Alexis Arguello is widely considered to be one of the 25 best boxers ever. He passed away this week. Please click on the video link just below to watch the man in action.
The boxing world is deeply saddened to learn the news this past week that Alexis Arguello has died. I will go on record to say that he was on my list of the 25 greatest boxers of all time. Read the rest of this entry »
poster (3-8-71)
courtesy David Martinez
private collection
By Jim Amato
There are certain dates that will stick with you as long as you live. Your birthday, the birthdays of family members, anniversaries, the day that you got your divorce ( s ), etc…Happy and important days that mark milestones in your life.
One such date I’ll always remember is March 8, 1971. The ” Battle Of The Century “, it was so aptly named.Two undefeated boxers who each had a legitimate claim to being the heavyweight champion of the world would collide. When Muhammad Ali first won the title in 1964 his name was Cassius Clay. He would shortly thereafter change his name and then proceed to change the face of boxing. He dominated the scene until 1967 when he refused induction into the US Military due to his religious beliefs. Then came the Eight Man Elimination Tourney that was won by Jimmy Ellis. The powerful New York State Athletic Commission would recognize the winner of a match up between unbeaten boxers Joe Frazier and Buster Mathis. A bout in which Joe won. In 1970 Frazier stopped Ellis to claim the vacated title. Later that year Muhammad Ali returned to ring wars and halted highly ranked contenders Jerry Quarry and Oscar Bonavena. The stage was now set. Ali and Frazier would clash for the undisputed title. Read the rest of this entry »
1) The first use of a motion picture camera to film a boxing match was on September 8, 1894 at the Thomas Edison Kinetoscope Laboratory, Orange, New Jersey … who did heavyweight champion James Corbett fight ?
answer is - Peter Courtney Read the rest of this entry »
When I think of one-sided heavyweight championship fights, right off the top of my head Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson, Larry Holmes vs. Randall “Tex” Cobb, and Lennox Lewis vs. David Tua come to mind. This past weekend (June 20, 2009), there was another one that I can add to my list. Read the rest of this entry »
Harold Lederman and David Martinez
October 21, 2005
By David Martinez / Boxing Historian
I have been so blessed, as I look back on my 49 years of involvement in boxing, to have met so many wonderful people. The list is just endless and I thank God for providing this gift in my life. Read the rest of this entry »
Rusty Rubin is the managing editor of Ringsports.com
There’s nothing really new about a fighter, even a top one, taking time off and getting injured sparing bit before his comeback fight. Such injuries are almost always the end result of ring rust. No mater your age or how well conditioned you are, it’s not a but unusual. Read the rest of this entry »
I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of the many who responded to my Muhammad Ali series over the last six months. My intent was to give you my own personal account of a fighter of our era who was, I believe, was the greatest heavyweight boxing champion!
I have been around many boxing gyms in my forty nine years of involvement in boxing and I would like to elaborate on one the finest. It is Duke’s Boxing & Fitness gym, located in the small college community of Isla Vista, adjacent to the University of California Santa Barbara campus.
