Being there: Larry Merchant recalls The Fight of the Century, Frazier vs. Ali I
Larry Merchant was there 52 years ago to witness the epic showdown between two undefeated heavyweights – Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali – with claims to the world championship.
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An oral history of The Rise & Fall of the HBO Boxing Empire
This is a truncated version of the Oral history of The Rise & Fall of the HBO Boxing Empire. The...
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On This Day: Trevor Berbick ends Muhammad Ali’s career in the Bahamas
It was already over, and everyone knew it. This painful event just made it official. Promoted as "Drama in Bahama" in...
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On this day: Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki clashed in Japan in infamous mixed rules bout
Muhammad Ali’s motto of “flying like a butterfly and stinging like a bee” was much more than a cute little...
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Aware of his city’s rich history, Regis Prograis brings world-title boxing back to The Big Easy
When Regis Prograis walks to the ring on Saturday to defend his WBC junior welterweight title against Danielito Zorrilla, he...
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On this day: Muhammad Ali stops Ron Lyle in a memorable slugfest
It was only seven months earlier that Muhammad Ali had defied all odds to overcome one of the greatest challenges...
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Died on this day: Floyd Patterson
He was fast as a welterweight, as mobile as a flyweight, and a two-fisted heavyweight puncher who became one of...
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Nico Ali Walsh is carving out his own legacy without ‘circus fights’
Many successful professional boxers claim a boxing pedigree – but few are in the league, in that regard, of Nico...
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On this day: Muhammad Ali punishes Ernie Terrell in infamous “What’s my name?” clash
Some people had a problem learning Cassius Clay’s new name. After this day, most of them didn’t. On February 6, 1967, Ring...
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Born on this day: Muhammad Ali
Poet, warrior, Olympian, champion, controversial figure, beloved character, and a towering figure of his time and beyond. The one and...
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