Posts about boxing history.
Muhammad Ali’s boxing career is well documented, so instead of going over his entire career, I will focus on the four times Ali was knocked down. LISTEN TO PODCAST ON YOUR APP OF CHOICE First Knockdown — Sonny Banks After winning the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Ali started his professional career on … Read more
For the better part of a decade, heavyweight boxing fans have been clamoring for what seemed to be an obvious and easy fight to be made for the first four-belt undisputed heavyweight title. It began bubbling up once Anthony Joshua got his hands on three of the four, with Deontay Wilder holding the WBC.For years, … Read more
Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes called him the hardest puncher they ever faced, harder than Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and Mike Tyson. Randall Tex Cobb said: “He hit so hard you felt it in your ankles.” The man they were talking about was Earnie Shavers. Once when George Foreman was asked who the hardest punchers … Read more
Boxing has seen its fair share of controversy over the years. Among the most controversial issues are the allegations of rigged matches, where the outcomes are believed to have been manipulated for various reasons. A huge financial gain is always a key motivation for these allegations, but while these suspicions cast a shadow over the … Read more
I’ll never forget the night of March 8, 1971. It was one of the most publicized and talked about sporting events of all time. Boxing heavyweight champion, “Smokin” Joe Frazier, was defending his title against former champion, Muhammad Ali. This would be the first time, but not the last that these two boxing legends would … Read more