On This Day: TWO Heavyweight Greats Were Born – Muhammad Ali and Oleksandr Usyk

01/17/202501/17/2025 James Slater

Plenty of boxing fans the world over always remember, when the day rolls around each year, that today, January 17th, marks the birthdate of the great, indeed the incomparable Muhammad Ali.

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Video: Heavyweight Champions Tournament

12/02/2024 Charles Jackson

A question as old as the sport itself: what would happen if the best of the best fought one another? The question, however, takes on a whole new meaning as time goes on and eras see separation.

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Ali’s Greatest Night? Angelo Dundee Ranked One Other Ali Win Over The Victory Over Foreman

10/30/2024 James Slater

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Light-Heavyweight Great Montell Griffin Looks Back On Ali’s Epic Win Over Foreman

10/29/2024 James Slater

Former light-heavyweight champion Montell Griffin might have known heavyweight king Muhammad Ali better than anyone. “Ice,” as Griffin was known during a ring career of his that saw him defeat, amongst others, Roy Jones, James Toney, Thomas Reid, and Randall Yonker, got to know, up close and personal, Ali from a young age.

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Celebrations And Reflections At Fighter’s Heaven As Ali’s Epic Win Over Foreman Approaches Its 50th Anniversary

10/27/202410/27/2024 James Slater

Perhaps you, fellow fight fan, were one of the lucky people to have been present last night at Fighter’s Heaven, the fight camp that once belonged to Muhammad Ali.

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The Ten Greatest Ever US Heavyweights Have Been Ranked

10/22/2024 James Slater

Basing their set of rankings on the following: Overall record, titles, ability in the ring, the folks at Give Me Sport have taken on the lofty task of coming up with the ten greatest American heavyweights in history, of all time.

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The “Thrilla In Manila” Is One Year Short Of Its Half-Century

10/01/2024 James Slater

Earlier this year, the satin white shorts Muhammad Ali wore in his third and final fight (see war) with arch-rival Joe Frazier were placed up for bidding at auction, expected as they were to fetch around $6 million.

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Video: BoxingPedia’s Top 5 1970s Heavyweight Fights

09/15/2024 Charles Jackson

It is an era jam-packed to the brim with talent, hard work, blood, sweat, tears, and GUTS! Everyone who was everyone fought in the 1970s heavyweight division and anyone who was anyone made sure not to miss any of the fights.

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The Top 10 Baddest Fighters In Combat Sports History Ranked

06/24/202406/23/2024 James Slater

A recent guest on the Club Shay Shay podcast, UFC boss Dana White stated how, in his opinion, MMA fighter Jon Jones ranks as “the most bad-a** fighter of all time.”

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Larry Merchant Lists His Top 10 Greatest Heavyweights: “I Probably Won’t Be Around For Much Longer, So Here It Is”

05/29/2024 James Slater

Larry Merchant has been around the sport of boxing forever. Well, not quite, but it sure seems like it. Merchant has been around for decades, for sure, and the writer, commentator and passionate fight fan has seen some of the greats in the flesh, up close and personal.

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