On this day: James Toney almost turns the lights out on Vassiliy Jirov
Never write off legends. On April 26, 2003, James Toney upset the odds to dethrone the previously unbeaten IBF cruiserweight titleholder...
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Greatest Hits: Michael Nunn
This feature originally appeared in the June 2021 issue of The Ring. FOR A BRIEF PERIOD IN THE LATE 1980s AND...
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To Be The Best: The top 100 boxers in the history of The Ring Rankings (100-91)
James Toney, Wilfred Benitez, Joe Calzaghe, Carmen Basilio and Mike McCallum are among the hall of famers ranked from 100 to 91 in these very special all-time ratings.
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Roy Jones Jr., James Toney and Miguel Cotto top the 2021 Hall of Fame class
Roy Jones Jr., James Toney and Miguel Cotto stunned fans for years. They stunned opponents and their stunning careers were...
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Dougie’s Monday Mailbag (Canelo-Plant feedback. Is Canelo an ATG?)
IS CANELO AN ATG? Hi, Dougie! Congratulations for your induction to the West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame. Surely, there are many...
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‘Fighting Words’ — Is Fighter of the Year Down to Four? More? Or Just Two?
This tends to be the time of year when we can narrow down the final candidates for Fighter of the...
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Best I Faced: Prince Charles Williams
Hard-nosed Charles Williams came up the hard way, learning on the job and honing his craft until he won the...
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Dougie’s Friday Mailbag (Canelo vs. Billy Joe Saunders, Old Badasses)
CANELO VS. SAUNDERS Hi Dougie, I was reading previews of this weekend's Canelo vs Saunders fight, and the consensus of opinion seems...
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Dougie’s Monday Mailbag (Keeping it real with the lightweights, Kovalev and Lomachenko)
BOXING REALISM Hi, I hope you’re well. I prefer to be a boxing idealist, but sometimes it pays to be a realist....
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Dougie’s Friday Mailbag (Crawford-Brook, Bridgerweight, Shiggy!)
CRAWFORD-BROOK MATCHUP Hey Doug, Interested in your prediction for this weekend’s fight. For me Kell Brook is somebody who underachieved for the great...
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