Posts about boxing history.
Ken Norton was born on August 9, 1943, in Morgan County, Illinois. He excelled in football and track & field at Jacksonville High School, made the All-State team, and attended Northeast Missouri State University on a football scholarship. He studied education and considered teaching, but he ultimately joined the Marine Corps. While in the Marine … Read more
Kansas City fight fans are preparing for a major moment as Blue Corner Pro Boxing sets the stage for a high-energy event on Saturday, January 17. With Hy-Vee Arena hosting the action in Kansas City, Missouri, anticipation continues to build for a night centered on local and regional talent committed to representing the Midwest. Fans … Read more
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