Famous Ring Wars: Joe Louis vs. Walcott 2
On June 25, 1948 Joe Louis and “Jersey” Joe Walcott fought for the 2nd time in what many boxing historians and boxing writers refer to as Joe Louis’s last great … continue
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Famous Ring Wars: Joe Louis vs Tami Mauriello
When the great Joe Louis fought challenger Tami Maurielli on September 18, 1946 he had already been heavyweight champion of the world for over nine years and was in the … continue
Famous Ring Wars: Marvin Hagler vs. Tommy Hearns – “The War”
As boxing fans well know, fights are very rarely as good as the pre fight hype. Once in a great while though the fight not only matches the hype but … continue
Famous Ring Wars – Floyd Patterson vs Johansson 3
On March 13, 1961 Floyd Patterson and Ingermar Johansson fought for the third time in their three fight trilogy. Ingo had surprised the boxing world when he destroyed Patterson in … continue
Famous Ring Wars: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Gene Fullmer 2: “The Perfect Punch”
On May 1, 1957 Sugar Ray Robinson squared off with middleweight champion Gene Fullmer at Chicago Stadium for the 2nd time. Robinson, all through the 1940’s and in the early … continue
Famous Ring Wars: Harry Greb vs. Mickey Walker
Welterweight champion Mickey Walker, AKA “The Toy Bulldog” challenged the great Harry Greb, AKA “The Human Windmill” for the middleweight championship of the world at the Polo Grounds in New … continue
Famous Ring Wars: Archie Moore vs. Yvon Durelle
On December 10, 1958 a fight took place at the Forum in Montreal, Canada between Light Heavyweight Champion Archie Moore and Challenger Yvon Durelle that will never be forgotten by … continue
Famous Ring Wars: Joe Louis vs. “Two Ton” Tony Galento
On June 28, 1939 world heavyweight champion Joe Louis took on challenger “Two Ton” Tony Galento in New York City’s Yankee Stadium. “The Brown Bomber”, as Louis was called by … continue
Famous Ring Wars – Roberto Duran vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
On June 20, 1980 a great fight dubbed “The Brawl in Montreal” took place between Panamanian Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard from the United States. Ray Leonard was a … continue
Famous Ring Wars: Sugar Ray Robinson vs Randy Turpin II – “The Rematch”
In perhaps the greatest moment in the history of British boxing middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson was defeated by the relatively unknown Randy Turpin on July 10, 1951. What made … continue