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On this day: Lloyd Honeyghan halts Donald Curry in seismic upset, wins welterweight title

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27
Sep

On this day: Lloyd Honeyghan halts Donald Curry in seismic upset, wins welterweight title

In terms of British fighters upsetting the odds, perhaps only Randy Turpin conquering Sugar Ray Robinson in July 1951 can...

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07
Sep

Born on this day: Donald Curry

He was a superb boxer and brilliant technical fighter who earned titles in two divisions, always facing the best men...

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29
Aug

Born on this day: Marlon Starling

He was a two-time champion who fought some of the best men of his era, and he is turning 63-years-old...

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18
Jul

On this day: Mike McCallum scores sensational one-punch knockout of Donald Curry

When “The Body Snatcher” defanged “The Lone Star Cobra.” On July 18, 1987, Mike McCallum scored a devastating fifth-round knockout of...

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09
Mar

Greatest Hits: Michael Nunn

This feature originally appeared in the June 2021 issue of The Ring. FOR A BRIEF PERIOD IN THE LATE 1980s AND...

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04
Feb

To Be The Best: The top 100 boxers in the history of The Ring rankings (90-81)

The second installment of author/historian Cliff Rold’s epic evaluation of The Ring’s 97-year-old divisional rankings and the 100 standout fighters...

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25
Oct

Dougie’s Monday Mailbag (Shakur Stevenson, Top 5 Ukrainian boxers, regional titles)

SHAKUR STEVENSON IS NOT BORING Dougie, I'm as close to caught up on my Ring Magazines as I ever get and let...

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27
Sep

A fan remembers Donald Curry-Lloyd Honeyghan 35 years later

“Physically, he wasn’t there and I just walked through him. Everything went the way I wanted. As far as the...

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10
Mar

From The Archive: Marvin Hagler stops John Mugabi in 11 brutal rounds

Marvin Hagler's most notable fights came against the three other Kings of the 1980s, the surprisingly competitive 15-round points victory...

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11
Feb

Rene Jacquot shocker over Donald Curry forever overshadowed by Douglas KO of Tyson

What a difference a year makes. Fight fans everywhere remember the biggest upset in boxing history – heck, maybe the biggest...

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