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As heavyweight championship bouts go, the Sept. 21, 1985, first pairing of long-reigning Larry Holmes and moving-up-from-light heavyweight Michael Spinks,...
read moreDon King at 90: A legend nears the finish line
Some years ago, when he was still at or near his harrumphing, bombastic best, legendary promoter Don King chastised a...
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Of all the fantasy fights that boxing fans could imagine, one of the more intriguing is the pairing of two...
read moreA quarter-century ago, first Bowe-Golota fight could have been a great upset instead of just upsetting
Not long after the first pairing of former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe and Andrew Golota were central figures in an...
read moreJoey Giardello’s win over old Sugar Ray did have historical implications
It was a fight not deemed important enough to be shown on television or even carried on radio. One fighter...
read moreBernard Hopkins-Segundo Mercado 2: The Executioner reflects on first world title win 26 years later
The dictionary definition of “serendipity” is the occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. With the 26th...
read moreMarvelous Marvin Hagler tribute special available on Digital now
We're pleased to let you know that the Digital Edition of the June 2021 Ring Magazine is now available. As...
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