Dougie’s Friday Mailbag (Tyson vs. Jones, Sammy Angott, El Alacron)
WHY IS TYSON THE FAVORITE? Hi Dougie, hope you are doing well. I just can't get my head around the fact that...
read moreDougie’s Monday Mailbag (Rocky Marciano, Caleb Plant, heavyweight rankings)
RATING MARCIANO AND THE ‘SMALL’ HEAVYWEIGHTS Hi Doug, First time writer, but longtime reader. Thanks for providing bright spots during the virus-caused...
read moreFrom the Archive: Larry Holmes versus the all-time greats
Editor's Note: This feature originally appeared in the June 1985 issue of The Ring Magazine. By Herbert G. Goldman TRUE HISTORY DEMANDS...
read moreThe Most Feared Fighter in Boxing History: Charles ‘Sonny’ Liston remembered
Editor's Note: The following feature appeared in the April 1985 issue of The Ring Magazine. BY HERBERT G. GOLDMAN IN 1963, FOLLOWING...
read more1960’s Boxing Trivia from Ring Magazine
Early in the 1960s, Sonny Liston took the heavyweight championship from Floyd Patterson and looked set for a very long...
read moreDougie’s Friday mailbag (Wilder-Ortiz 2, Cancio-Alvarado 2, Ryan Garcia, Sonny Liston)
WILDER VS. ORTIZ Hey Doug, Been awhile since I wrote in but your mention the other week of Luis Ortiz possibly pulling...
read moreShowtime’s documentary “Pariah” breathes new life into Sonny Liston
Everyone in the late-1950s and early-’60s seemed to know Al Pauciello, and the bald-headed, skinny, wisecracker from South Philly seemed...
read moreThe real heavyweight championship of the world and its history – Part 2
Part 2 of this terrific heavyweight retrospective. Author and boxing historian Lee Groves traces the most famous prize in sport from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day.
read moreDougie’s Friday mailbag (Matthysse-Kiram, Showtime, Usyk and more love for Spence)
MATTHYSSE-KIRAM, SHOWTIME’S SCHEDULE Hello Doug, Let me begin by mentioning what a shame it is that we are unable to watch this...
read moreFrom the Archive: Klitschko vs. The Legends
At his best, Wladimir Klitschko had no contemporary rivals so THE RING reached back in time to find some. Here’s how the former champion would do against 10 all-time greats.
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