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On this day: Thomas Hearns turns back the clock against Virgil Hill, claims WBA 175-pound title

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03
Jun

On this day: Thomas Hearns turns back the clock against Virgil Hill, claims WBA 175-pound title

Never write off quality. On June 3, 1991, Thomas Hearns wrenched the WBA light heavyweight title from long-reigning champion Virgil Hill...

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14
Sep

Best I Faced: Frank Tate

Skilled boxer-puncher Frank Tate is one of a select band of men who won an Olympic gold medal before acquiring...

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11
Aug

Best I Faced: Fabrice Tiozzo

Underrated boxer-puncher Fabrice Tiozzo was a mainstay in the light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions in the mid-to-late 1990s into the...

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15
Nov

On this day: The greatest US Olympic boxing team turn professional at MSG

On November 15, 1984 Madison Square Garden hosted the professional debuts of six members of the U.S. Olympic boxing team,...

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19
Jun

Bernard Hopkins first Hall of Fame induction begins where everything started

The circle is perfect, as all loops are, free of jagged edges and ridges here and there, unlike the man’s...

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23
May

Best I Faced: Roy Jones Jr.

At his best, when the moment moved him, Roy Jones Jr. was an incredible force of nature.

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07
Dec

USA Boxing Alumni Association inducts Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield into its HOF

The USA Boxing Alumni Assoc. will host a gala on Friday, highlighted by the induction of the inaugural class of its Hall of Fame, at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown in Salk Lake City, Utah.

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20
Nov

Best I Faced: Henry Maske

How much do you know about Henry Maske? If the answer is ‘not much’, then you will find Anson Wainwright’s most recent ‘Best I Faced’ offering very entertaining.

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03
May

Best I Faced: Dariusz Michalczewski

Dariusz Michalczewski, a long-reigning WBO light heavyweight titleholder, is the subject of our latest addition to the “Best I Faced” series.

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12
Aug

Best I Faced: Donny Lalonde

Donny Lalonde and Family Donny Lalonde was boxing’s original “Golden Boy.” He won a light heavyweight title in the...

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