Dougie’s Friday Mailbag (Boxing’s summer comeback, George Foreman, Gvozdyk What If?)
FOUR KINGS Doug, Really enjoyed the Four Kings special issue of the magazine. Unlike most boxing fans (who rival and probably surpass baseball...
read moreRoberto Duran tests positive for coronavirus, is hospitalized
Living legend Roberto Duran tested positive for coronavirus and "Hands of Stone" is tonight in a hospital, in his native...
read moreFinding Duran’s Daddy before the ‘Super Fight’
It was an era when the tabloids in New York City were at war… with each other, the bigger Daily...
read moreSugar Ray Leonard-Roberto Duran 1: The tactical debate 40 years on
“Leonard is flat-footed, he did not come out to dance, he wants to go toe-to-toe with him.” There’s less that 10...
read moreHow Roberto Duran lured Ray Leonard into a Brawl in Montreal
The echoes are four decades ago, and you can still hear a thin seething undertone in Ray Leonard’s voice when he...
read moreThe Four Kings: Thomas Hearns vs. Roberto Duran
Editor's Note: This feature appears in The Four Kings Special Edition of The Ring Magazine (see below for purchase information) Roberto...
read moreBob Arum’s Greatest Hits: ‘These are my babies’
Bob Arum is arguably the greatest promoter in boxing history. If he’s not the greatest, he’s certainly among the top...
read moreDougie’s Friday mailbag (the best I’ve seen, Michael Nunn, Mike McCallum, mythical matchups)
THE BEST OF MY LIFETIME Hi Dougie, Many happy returns on your Birthday. I have been a long-time reader and really enjoy...
read moreFrom the archive: Roberto Duran becomes undisputed lightweight champ, knocks out Esteban DeJesus in 12
By Shirley Norman Editor's Note: This fight report originally appeared in the April 1978 issue of The Ring Magazine. The bout...
read moreDougie’s Friday Mailbag (Ranking WBC lightweight titleholders, Bert Sugar’s Greatest Fighters)
RANKING WBC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPS Hello Doug, I hope you and your family are well. A lot of talk recently has been about Lightweights....
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