Posts about boxing history.
In this segment, I am going to cover the First 5 Rocky Movies the way I remember them. The first film the Original Rocky was released in 1976 on a low shoestring budget and a short shooting schedule. Sylvester Stallone went to watch the March 24, 1975, Muhammad Ali KO15 Chuck Wepner on closed-circuit TV … Read more
In this episode, I am going to be focusing on several boxers who had at least 3 title fights, but they were all unsuccessful in capturing Championship Gold. These gentlemen were good enough to get to numerous title bouts but just fell short, which is why the episode is titled “Close But No Cigar.” Regardless, … Read more
In this segment, I will be speaking of NFL Players who stepped into the boxing ring. Before I speak of gentlemen and players who have graced the Boxing Ring and competed in the sweet science, I just want to make clear, it is a whole different environment and scenario. It’s like comparing apples to oranges … Read more
I am going to focus on 3 of the top men who ever laced up a pair of gloves in the History of The Art of Self-Defense, “The Sweet Science.” These are the ingredients I used: Longevity/Consistency Record Championships Competition Impact SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW THIS PODCAST FOR FREE #1 Sugar Ray Robinson The Number One … Read more
The World Boxing Association WBA President was Gilberto Mendoza and the World Boxing Council President was Jose Suliman. Due to the previous year’s Mancini-Kim tragedy, the WBC changed title bouts from 15 to 12 rounds. The first fight to take place under the new limit was Rafael Orono KO4 Pedro Romero in Caracas, Venezuela on … Read more