1. The Mob, Murder Inc. and Madison Square Garden: Boxing's Tale of Corruption

    Dim lights barely puncture the cigarette-fueled mist that envelops the room. The smooth sound of Louis Armstrong glides across the air, soothing the ears of New York’s biggest ...

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  2. 15 Dream Boxing Fights

    For all the talk of boxing's apparent demise, the past few years have actually offered the world countless fighting men whose supreme heart and skill would have made them contenders in any era...

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  3. Muhammed Ali, Mike Tyson and Boxing's Top 25 Heavyweight Champs of All Time

    No particular aspect of any other sport inspires such fantastical debate as heavyweight boxing. Throughout a prestigious history that has origins in the mid-1880s, many sporting ...

    Jon Vale Written by Jon Vale about almost 2 years ago 11,870 reads 22 comments

  4. Amir Khan: Why Britain's Best Boxer Is Under-Appreciated in His Own Country

    There is a justifiable argument that British boxing has never had it so good. David Haye and Carl Froch have both reached truly elite status in this incredibly difficult sport...

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  5. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and 12 Fighters Who Weren't as Good as Their Dads

    You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family. Wise words, as all those who have spent holidays in the midst of a domestic battlefield as their mum’s best china flies inches over their head can undoubtedly testify...

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  6. David Haye: Has the Post-Wladimir Klitschko Criticism Been Unfair?

    Few sportsmen’s summers have been quite as turbulent as David Haye’s. A matter of days ago, the former WBA heavyweight champion had the world in the palm of his devastating hands...

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  7. Manny Pacquiao: 9 Signs His Skills Are Starting to Decline

    Before the onslaught of hatred inevitably comes, just let me make one thing clear: Manny Pacquiao remains one of, if not the , best fighters on the planet...

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  8. Klitschko vs Haye: Haye Toe-Tally Outclassed as Boxing's Oldest Adage Comes True

    Even those far beyond boxing’s jurisdiction are aware of the most common mantra in the sport of prize-fighting—a good big’un beats a good little’un...

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  9. Boxing: Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye, How to Become Heavyweight Champion

    Even in a sport where the simple objective is to punch your opponent in the face, strategy, tactics and game plans are just as essential as having the God-given ability to hurt people...

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  10. Boxing: The Top 10 Heavyweight Prospects in the World

    Heavyweight boxing retains a fascination and intrigue that arguably outweighs any other titanic sporting clash...

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