Richie 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 moreBorn on this day: Gerry Cooney
In any other era, he could have been a champion. Unfortunately, it was written somewhere that he would have to put...
read moreOn this day: Mike Tyson crushes Michael Spinks in 91 seconds
It was a massacre! On June 27, 1988, Mike Tyson rubberstamped his dominance within the heavyweight division by brutally knocking out...
read moreOn this day: Michael Spinks scores spectacular one-punch knockout of Marvin Johnson
What a shot! On March 28, 1981, in a battle of top-rated light heavyweights, Michael Spinks scored a perfect one-punch, fourth-round...
read moreKO Magazine 1986: Larry Holmes challenges Mike Tyson to non-title bout Pt. 2
Editor's Note: This Larry Holmes interview originally appeared in the December 1986 issue of KO Magazine. It was conducted before...
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 moreLarry Holmes-Michael Spinks 1: When The Jinx shot down The Easton Assassin
As heavyweight championship bouts go, the Sept. 21, 1985, first pairing of long-reigning Larry Holmes and moving-up-from-light heavyweight Michael Spinks,...
read moreDougie’s Monday Mailbag (remembering Leon Spinks, Calzaghe and B-Hop)
REMEMBERING NEON LEON Hi Doug, I was sad to hear this weekend of the passing of Leon Spinks. He came along during...
read moreBest I Faced: Vonzell Johnson
There has never been a crop of 175-pounders like there was at the end of the 1970s and start of...
read moreDougie’s Friday Mailbag (best fights on the fall schedule, Tim Tszyu, Tony Tucker)
BIG FIGHTS FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 2020 Hello Dougie, Wanted to give out my two cents on certain potential and confirmed...
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