Born on this day: Carlos Zarate
It takes a very special amount of power and skill to be named among the greatest boxer-punchers in Mexican history....
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Born on this day: Lupe Pintor
He was a devastating puncher-boxer who demolished his opponents and earned belts in two divisions - and wrestled with the...
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Born on this day: Carlos Ortiz
One of the finest all-around fighters ever produced by the boxing-crazy island of Puerto Rico was born 86 years ago...
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Died on this day: Salvador Sanchez
More than a few boxers have died too soon, leaving an infinite number of “what ifs” behind. This extraordinary Mexican world...
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Wilfredo Gomez admitted to a psychiatric institution after being found living in squalor
Former three-division titlist and Hall of Fame inductee Wilfredo “Bazooka” Gomez has been found living in “inhumane conditions” in his...
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To Be The Best: The top 100 boxers in the history of The Ring Rankings (60-51)
If you’re new to this on-going series, please read: The Introduction. The Author’s Note. *** One of the most accomplished and long-reigning heavyweight champions...
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Salvador Sanchez-Wilfredo Gomez: Battle of the Little Giants 40 years later
On August 21, 2021, Yordenis Ugas and Manny Pacquiao will step inside a Las Vegas ring – the T-Mobile Arena...
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Dougie’s Friday Mailbag (petered-out punchers, #p4p trolling, lightweights)
THE FRAGILE PUNCHER’S MENTALITY Hi Doug, I wonder if what's happening to Deontay Wilder is a more extreme example of the sharp...
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Former WBC 122-pound titleholder Kazuo ‘Royal’ Kobayashi dead at 71
Former 122-pound titleholder Kazuo “Royal” Kobayashi was pronounced dead on November 17 at a hospital in Kumamoto, Japan, however, his...
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On this day: Thomas Hearns outsmarts Wilfred Benitez, Gomez stops Pintor in a classic
On December 3, 1982 at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, Thomas Hearns snared his second divisional championship, the WBC...
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