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Carmen Basilio-Sugar Ray Robinson 2: Warfare never to be seen again
A lot has happened in boxing over the past 63 years. Much change has been initiated. Where once there were...
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Implosion of Trump Plaza the end of a once-glorious era in Atlantic City boxing
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Rene Jacquot shocker over Donald Curry forever overshadowed by Douglas KO of Tyson
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Perception of Muhammad Ali shifted after cruel battering of Ernie Terrell
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George Foreman now realizes he is boxing’s January Man
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Fifty years after shocking Jose Napoles, Billy Backus accepts role as Carmen Basilio’s sidekick
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Hector Camacho’s unique story hardly could be condensed into a mere 90 minutes
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Aaron Pryor-Alexis Arguello 1 was the top fight of the 1980s, and one of the best ever
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50 years ago, Muhammad Ali launched a comeback unlike any other vs. Jerry Quarry
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