On This Day: A Date That Saw One Heavyweight Legend Pass Away, And Another Born – Marciano And Shavers

08/31/2025 James Slater

Two heavyweight sluggers, neither of them still with us, share an important date. Heavyweight warrior, puncher, and … continue

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12/02/2024 Charles Jackson

A question as old as the sport itself: what would happen if the best of the best … continue

10/06/2024 Charles Jackson

From 1947 to 1954, heavyweight history received a timeless series of sagas to behold. I’ve seen much … continue

09/17/2024 James Slater

In the opinion of many fight fans and historians, the man who gave the incomparably tough Rocky … continue

08/31/2024 James Slater

Talk about fate. A nasty, unkind, cruel twist of fate. And you can talk about, indeed fascinate … continue

09/21/202309/21/2023 James Slater

Though he didn’t officially announce he was finished as a fighter for another seven months, Rocky Marciano … continue

08/31/2023 James Slater

Tragically, as surely all fight fans know, the great Rocky Marciano lost his life at the young … continue

09/20/2022 James Slater

This week – September 23 – sees the 70th anniversary of one of the greatest world heavyweight … continue

08/31/2022 James Slater

Heaven knows, the great Rocky Marciano was fully deserving of a long life, of a long and … continue

07/28/202207/28/2022 James Slater

July 28th, 1952 – Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York. Unbeaten heavyweight contender Rocky Marciano, 41-0, met … continue