Born on this day: Tony Zale
Three of his middleweight title bouts were named Fight of the Year, and that’s only one of the “trilogies” he’s...
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Born on this day: Marcel Cerdan
Sometimes, it takes a poet to inspire a poet, a writer to inspire a writer or a painter to inspire...
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From Sugar Ray Robinson to Marcel Cerdan, Lou Pompey knew them all
From an outsider’s perspective, the record looks pedestrian. Nothing really leaps out on Lou Pompey’s fight resume—not even a picture....
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Dougie’s Monday Mailbag (Britain’s best, Marcel Cerdan, national rivalries)
BEST OF BRITISH BOXING Hi Dougie, This lockdown has given me the chance to review my boxing archives and rewatch a load...
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20-20 vision – The greatest fighter from France: Marcel Cerdan
The Ring continues its look back at the greatest fighters ever from 20 nations. Next up is France.
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Dougie’s Friday mailbag
Fans share their thoughts on the potential big fights of 2014, Floyd Mayweather’s recent Twitter-jabs at Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather’s merits versus Oscar De La Hoya’s, mythical middleweight matchups and more in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!
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