On this day: Prime Muhammad Ali scores highlight reel knockout of Brian London
"The Greatest" at his greatest. On Aug. 6, 1966, Muhammad Ali successfully defended the heavyweight championship of the world for the...
read moreMuhammad Ali’s WBC title belt from 1974 was sold for $6.18 million
The “Rumble in the Jungle” is the gift that keeps on rumbling. Almost 50 years after that legendary fight at dawn...
read moreOn this day: Muhammad Ali stops childhood friend Jimmy Ellis in The Inevitable Fight
Finally these guys got paid for punching each other. On July 26, 1971, Muhammad Ali, who was then the former heavyweight...
read moreOn this day: Muhammad Ali debuts in Ireland, stops Al ‘Blue’ Lewis in 11
A largely uneventful fight with interesting events surrounding it. On July 19, 1972, Muhammad Ali scored a dominant 11th-round stoppage over...
read moreAn Inductee Experiences the International Boxing Hall of Fame – Part Three
Prior to going to Canastota for Induction Weekend, I asked some previous inductees what the experience was like. "You get a...
read moreAn Inductee Experiences the International Boxing Hall of Fame – Part Two
My induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame came about as a consequence of my writing. So allow me...
read moreAn Inductee Experiences the International Boxing Hall of Fame – Part One
On Sunday, December 1, 2019, I arrived home in mid-afternoon after visiting my mother and checked my telephone answering machine....
read moreOn this day: Muhammad Ali dominates Joe Bugner, sets up a Thrilla in Manila
The sun aside, this was a relatively easy night for “The Greatest.” On June 30, 1975, Muhammad Ali scored a dominant...
read moreOn this day: Muhammad Ali puts the lights out on Jerry Quarry’s Las Vegas dream
A very underrated performance by “The Greatest.” On June 27, 1972, Muhammad Ali scored a dominant seventh-round TKO over perennial heavyweight...
read moreOn this day: Henry Cooper almost destroys Muhammad Ali legend before it begins
On June 18, 1963, Cassius Clay (soon to be Muhammad Ali) stopped gallant British champion Henry Cooper in five rounds...
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