The Year Of Living Dangerously: Alan Minter In 1980 (Part III)
**** Alan Minter was perhaps the most popular man in Britain heading into his fateful clash against Marvin Hagler on September 27, 1980. After winning the world title in March in Las Vegas from Vito…Read More
PERSPECTIVE
**** “The respect makes it all worthwhile. When you’re a champion sitting on a throne, people are sort of your subjects. You’re respected. When you’re an ex-champion, you’re…Read More
NEON NIGHTS: Leon Spinks in the 1980s (Part II)
**** By the late 1970s, Leon Spinks seemed to be a permanent headline, as well as rich material for late night talk shows and comedians. It was only natural, considering some of the absurd adventures…Read More
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THE BIG HURT: Jeff Fenech on the Rampage in the 1980s
**** Here come the man With the look in his eye Fed on nothing But full of pride Look at them go Look at them kick Makes you wonder how the other half live The devil inside The devil inside Every single…Read More
One Long Season In Hell: Michael Dokes 1958-2012
**** How he always believed—what madness— that cheat who said: “Tomorrow. You have plenty of…Read More
Diet Tips for MMA Fighters and Boxers
For anyone who regularly trains in boxing, karate, kick-boxing or any other kind of mixed martial art…Read More
All Day Permanent Red: Frankie Duarte-Alberto Davila II
**** Between them, they had more tragedy than a sporting life—or any other life, for that matter—ought…Read More
Let The Good Times Roll: The Night Hilmer Kenty Won The Lightweight Title
**** With auto sales down 24% from 1979, inflation up to nearly 20%, and unemployment in Motown a ghastly…Read More
Imagine A Day At The End Of Your Life: Larry Holmes-Gerry Cooney Revisited
**** They met thirty years ago under the stars in that neon desert of illusion, Las Vegas, drawn together…Read More
PERSPECTIVE
**** “I give people what they want to see. They don’t want to see a dull 10-rounder. They…Read More
“We Were Young Together Once”: Top 20 Favorite Fighters of the 1980s, A Personal Reminiscence
#18 DONALD CURRY For a little while, say about a year, Donald Curry was considered the best fighter…Read More
The Year of Living Dangerously: Alan Minter in 1980 (Part II)
**** After snatching the middleweight championship from the clutches of Vito Antuofermo on March 16,…Read More
BAD MEDICINE: An Interview With Tony Baltazar
**** Destructive West Coast bomber Tony “The Tiger” Baltazar was a fixture on network television…Read More
SOMETHING WILD: The Hectic Days & Frantic Nights of Hector “Macho” Camacho
**** Emerging from the slashing switchblade streets of 1970s Spanish Harlem—not a neighborhood listed…Read More
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