Champions (not quite) Forever: Ali, Frazier, Norton and the sadness of their final fights 01/27/201801/26/2018 James Slater It’s proven so, so hard for a number of great fighters to exit the sport on a win. So often we’ve seen legends battle on for too long; taking that ‘fight too many.’ read full article
Ali Vs. Tyson: “He never threw a body punch in his life. Nobody beats him” 12/11/2017 James Slater It’s more than likely THE ultimate Dream Fight; the mythical match-up that really gets fans talking – and debating. Muhammad Ali, in his prime, against Mike Tyson, at his physical fighting peak: who wins? read full article
Tyson Fury compares his ring exile with that of Muhammad Ali; comes out with a line borrowed straight from Larry Holmes 12/06/2017 James Slater Former heavyweight ruler Tyson Fury insists his time out of the ring, his exile if you like, is comparable to the enforced inactivity the great Muhammad Ali had to undergo back in the 1960s. read full article
Joshua expects to be grouped with Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson if he beats Wilder and Parker 11/15/2017 Andy Brooks IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is ready to put himself in the same class as boxing greats Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson if he can beat champions Deontay Wilder [WBC] and Joseph Parker [WBO] next year. read full article
Tyson Fury compares his coming back to Ali’s epic return to the crown versus Foreman 11/02/201711/01/2017 James Slater It’s just talk and will remain as such until he gets his license back, but former and unbeaten heavyweight ruler Tyson Fury is busy calling out not only his rival Brit Anthony Joshua, but also Deontay Wilder. read full article
Warren: Comparing Joshua to Ali? It is beyond stupid 11/02/201711/01/2017 James Slater Top British boxing promoter Frank Warren says that anyone who compares reigning WBA and IBF heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua to the great, the, well, incomparable Muhammad Ali is saying something that is “beyond stupid.” read full article
Happy Birthday, Lennox Lewis – The greatest heavyweight champ after Ali? 09/03/201709/02/2017 James Slater “Not in this lifetime,” heavyweight legend George Foreman on the subject of him fighting Lennox Lewis. Retired heavyweight legend Lennox Lewis turns 52 today. read full article
Boxing’s finest trash-talkers! 07/15/2017 James Slater Finally they are silent – for now. We’ve been “treated” to plenty of hype, nastiness, fun and games and, most notably, trash-talking these past four days; courtesy of Floyd Mayweather Junior and Conor McGregor. read full article
Six Rounds With Alfredo Evangelista: The former European heavyweight champ speaks on Ali, Holmes, Snipes, Spinks 06/24/201706/23/2017 James Slater Spain’s Alfredo Evagelista is, along with Earnie Shavers, Larry Holmes and Leon Spinks, one of the last surviving former fighters to have gone toe-to-toe with an ageing, yet still hugely influential Muhammad Ali. read full article
When the action was so great they did it three times: Boxing’s finest trilogies 06/09/2017 James Slater Sometimes a fight is so great, we simply have to see it again. Sometimes we are treated to an unforgettable tirilogy of fights. read full article
