EDDIE PERKINS
In a career that spanned from 1956 to 1975, Eddie Perkins engaged in 99 professional fights. He won seventy five of those contests. He met opponents in over twenty different countries. He truly was a ” world ” champion. Ediie lost three of his first five bouts but rallied to win seven straight. In [...]
MINNESOTA BOXING TRAINER AND GYM OWNER JIM GLANCEY PASSES AWAY.
I have just learned from former Ring Magazine correspondent George Blair that our mutual friend Jim Glancey passed away on August 7th. This was very sad news indeed. Jim was 83 years old. He has been a fixture in the St.Paul area for many years operating his own gym for over a decade (1992-2002). [...]
Remember Heavyweight Henry Clark
There were many who thought he was going to be the next Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali. He was a tall, smooth boxing heavyweight with a world of potential. His professional career began in 1964 and before long he was mixing it up with some of the best fighters in the world.How’s this for starters ? His [...]
ALI’S CLOSE SHAVE (ER’S)
It was to be the last time the incomparable Muhammad Ali would ever successfully defend the heavyweight championship. It would be held in boxing’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden. It would also feature Ohio’s most popular heavyweight of the last quarter century, Earnie Shavers. The “Acorn” as Ali had dubbed Shavers would [...]
Respecting “Mister” Snipes
By Jim Amato: He came within an eyelash of upsetting the great Larry Holmes and winning the heavyweight championship of the world. For the better part of the 1980′s he was ranked in the top ten. By the time his career ended he had crossed gloves with no less then eight men who [...]
BOOK REVIEW ; “Workouts From Boxing’s Greatest Champs II” by Gary Todd
Gary Todd loves boxing. The veteran Scot writer who now resides in Australia pours out his passion in his new book,”Workouts From Boxing’s Greatest Champs II”. Gary met and talked to over thirty fine boxers. From my hero Roberto Duran to today’s mega stars like Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. There are brief bio’s [...]
HOW HIGH SHOULD WE RATE RIDDICK BOWE ?
Hopefully the one time heavyweight champion of the world Riddick Bowe will never fight again. His post career problems have been well documented. The question now is, where does Bowe rank among the great heavyweights of all time? How would he have fared against Louis, Marciano, Frazier or even dream fights in his own time [...]
