When Mike Tyson came onto the scene in 1985, he was a teenage phenom- a tank of a human with a neck the size of a highway and hands as fast as a Lamborghini. With his menacing scowl, all-black outfit, and highlight-reel power, he went from boxer to celebrity almost instantly. But as soon as
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For much of the early 2000s, one of the most desired fights in boxing was a rematch between Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins. Their 1993 original, which Jones won by dull decision, seemed to happen before Hopkins hit his peak. The “Executioner” ultimately made the most defenses in middleweight history, 20. And so the
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You never know what might come from desperation. People writing you off, dismissing you, making you feel irrelevant. It can have a profound psychological effect on a fighter that could either light a fire in his belly – or make him timid and self-conscious. Last week, desperation gave us the former, as old warhorse Derek
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Life is short. Take advantage of your time here on earth because you never know. Richie Sandoval (29-1, 17 KOs) did. For him, it wasn’t about the length of time he spent here. But what he did when he was here. Forty years ago, the young undefeated contender shocked the boxing world with a 15th-round
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Decades ago, before the emergence and popularity of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), boxing and wrestling were considered the ultimate combat disciplines, at least, they were the most visible, especially on the United States scene. The two sports were so intertwined that there were magazines dedicated to both, like the obviously named “Boxing and Wrestling.” Do
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