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On This Day: Henry Armstrong wins welterweight championship from Barney Ross

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31
May

On This Day: Henry Armstrong wins welterweight championship from Barney Ross

On this day, May 31, 85 years ago, Henry Armstrong lifted the welterweight crown from Barney Ross at the Madison...

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23
Dec

Born on this day: Barney Ross

Fighter, gangster, soldier, hero. A multiple division champion, an unstoppable fighting machine, and the battling pride of his country and...

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15
Feb

To Be The Best: The top 100 boxers in the history of The Ring Rankings (10-1)

Please read: The Introduction. The Author’s Note. *** Oh my god! We’re here! The FINAL TEN of Cliff Rold’s unique evaluation of The Ring’s...

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04
Nov

Youth is king: The youngest men to win world titles

Although lightweight Devin Haney is the youngest active titleholder in boxing, several younger fighters have won major titles in boxing’s past.

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18
Sep

Dougie’s Friday Mailbag (PED suspicions, Sam Langford, Nico Hernandez, Wilfredo Gomez)

SAM LANGFORD Hey Doug, I hope you and your family are well and staying safe. On Teddy Atlas’ podcast I heard him mention...

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29
Jun

Dougie’s Monday Mailbag (Jarrell Miller, PED penalties, bantamweight greats, best resumes ever)

BIG BABY NEEDS A DIAPER CHANGE Dougie, I hope this email finds you and yours well. I'm loving the return of live boxing!...

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15
Feb

1930’s Boxing Trivia by Ring Magazine

Joe Louis, arguably the greatest heavyweight of all time, and Henry Armstrong, one of the finest pound-for-pound, had some excellent...

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29
Jul

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

STOPPING ONE-SIDED FIGHTS Hi Dougie, In today's mailbag you wrote: "Fights need to be stopped once they aren’t competitive." Surely under that rule...

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