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On this day: Emile Griffith defeats Ralph Dupas, retains undisputed welterweight crown

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13
Jul

On this day: Emile Griffith defeats Ralph Dupas, retains undisputed welterweight crown

Six world championships in three weight divisions and one of the most underrated boxing greats of all time. On July 13,...

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14
Oct

Dougie’s Monday mailbag (Usyk at heavyweight, Warrington and the featherweights, Patrick Day)

SHORT AND SWEET: USYK’S FUTURE Sup Dougie? Short and sweet: Who’s your picks for Usyk vs: Wilder Fury Ruiz Jr. Joshua I know a lot of questions of...

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03
Oct

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

Fans share questions on Mike Towell and ring fatalities, boxer-vs.-fighter matchups, Cleverly-Braehmer, and more in this week’s Monday mailbag.

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16
Sep

Donald McRae Q&A on ‘A Man’s World: The Double Life of Emile Griffith’

Award-winning writer Donald McRae talks in-depth about his biography on five-time world champion Emile Griffith, who was so much more than a prizefighter.

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28
Apr

Remembering Gene Fullmer

On Tuesday, April 27, 2015, the boxing world lost a legend as two-time middleweight champion Gene “Cyclone” Fullmer passed away at his home in West Jordan, Utah.

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10
Oct

Cruz’s ring uniform in support of gay cause angers Puerto Rican fans

Openly gay featherwight contender Orlando Cruz on the outfit he plans to wear into the ring versus Orlando Salido on Saturday: “It was not my intention to cause an uproar.”

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16
Aug

Lampley calls Cruz ‘a hero’

HBO’s Jim Lampley draws on the experiences of his half-brother in showing his support for Orlando Cruz’s decision to declare his homosexuality and propose to his partner, Jose Manuel.

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23
Jul

Emile Griffith tribute

RingTV.com’s resident historian Lee Groves pays tribute to the amazing life and all-time great boxing career of Emile Griffith, a three-time welterweight king and a two-time middleweight champion who helped define the sport in the 1960s and ’70s.

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