On this day: Bob Foster destroys Dick Tiger to lift the light heavyweight title
The country of Biafra lived only long enough to generate a brutal war, a devastating famine, and the name of...
read moreRichie Kates, light heavyweight contender in one of his division’s golden eras, dead at 69
Light heavyweight contender Richie Kates, one of the top fighters in a talent-laden division in the 1970’s and ‘80s, has...
read moreTo Be The Best: The top 100 boxers in the history of The Ring Rankings (50-41)
If you’re new to this on-going series, please read: The Introduction. (Seriously, if you’re posting questions like “What does the asterisk...
read moreDougie’s Monday Mailbag (Evander Holyfield, Oscar Valdez, ’70s greats vs. future stars)
THE OLDTIMERS Hello Dougie, hope you are well and healthy. Evander Holyfield’s performance was really upsetting for me to watch. However fit...
read moreDougie’s Monday mailbag (Roger Mayweather & the IBHOF, classic fight advice, Ring ratings)
IS ROGER MAYWEATHER WORTHY OF THE IBHOF? Hi Doug, Loved reading the piece that Lee Groves put together about the Black Mamba...
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 moreDavid vs. Goliath: A boxing history lesson
Before Saturday, when 135-pound titlist Mikey Garcia faces 147-pound beltholder Errol Spence Jr., we revisit boxing’s most notable ‘David vs. Goliath’ tales.
read moreDougie’s Monday mailbag (Ruben Villa & Devin Haney, mythical upsets, rating the undefeated)
RUBEN VILLA ‘FTW,’ HANEY VS. THE CONTENDERS Dougie, 2019 greetings! Thank you for keeping it real in the New Year. The boxing...
read moreBest I Faced: Bob Foster
Former light heavyweight champ Bob Foster passed away last November. Before the great boxer-puncher died he spoke to RingTV.com about the best opponents he faced during his hall-of-fame career.
read moreDougie’s Monday mailbag
Fans share thoughts on new heavyweight champ Tyson Fury, his upset of Wladimir Klitschko, the fight (or lack of), and what might be next for both; plus Bob Foster, DeGale-Bute and more in this week’s Monday mailbag.
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