After 40 years, Aaron Pryor-Alexis Arguello 1 still among the greatest matchups of all time
Some of the most memorable fights in boxing history are commemorated in large part because of a controversial ending or...
read moreOn this day: Aaron Pryor too hot for Alexis Arguello once again
Revenge was out and repeat was in. On Sept. 9, 1983, Aaron Pryor scored a second stoppage win over Alexis Arguello,...
read moreOn this day: Aaron Pryor knocks out Antonio Cervantes in four, wins 140-pound championship
What do you do if you can’t secure a lightweight world title fight? Simple, just move up five pounds and...
read moreKO Magazine 1986: Alexis Arguello – The guts and the ability are still there
This Q&A originally appeared in the January 1986 of KO Magazine. It was conducted before Arguello had his first comeback...
read moreTo Be The Best: The Top 100 Boxers in the history of The Ring Rankings (80-71)
The third installment of author/historian Cliff Rold’s epic evaluation of The Ring’s 97-year-old divisional rankings and the 100 standout fighters...
read moreAaron Pryor-Alexis Arguello 1 was the top fight of the 1980s, and one of the best ever
They are both gone now, perhaps too soon given their chronological ages at the time of their earthly departures. But...
read moreDougie’s Friday Mailbag (Super Saturday, Charlo picks, Sugar Ray Leonard)
BOXING IS BACK ON SATURDAY Hey Dougie, I hope everything is going well. I also hope DAZN and Golden Boy hash everything out. I...
read moreBest I Faced: Antonio Cervantes
Colombian boxer-puncher Antonio Cervantes was a long-reigning champion in the 1970s and is widely considered to be among the best...
read moreDougie’s Monday Mailbag (Come-backing hall of famers, 15 rounds, Jorge Castro)
STAY RETIRED! Gday Dougie, How are you and your family doing in this crazy 2020 we are having mate? All safe and...
read moreDougie’s Friday mailbag (the greatness of Chocolatito, what’s next for Mikey?)
HOW GREAT IS CHOCOLATITO? Hey Dougie, What a performance by Mr. Pound for Pound, Roman Gonzalez is all that this term embodies....
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