Status: Former WBA Heavyweight champion. He boxed professionally from 1976-1997 and accumulated a ring record of 53-6-2 (33 KO’s) including wins against Jimmy Young, Ossie Ocasio, Randy ‘Tex’ Cobb, Mike Weaver, and losses to Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe and Razor Ruddock.
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 238
DOB: August 10, 1958 In: Akron, Ohio
Childhood Heroes: “Muhammad [...]
(This article was originally published in Boxing Digest magazine in August 2002)
By Scoop Malinowski
The opinion of the so-called experts is often proven to be quite wrong. History has taught us that the Titanic was indeed not unsinkable. The earth is not flat. And in boxing, Tyson could not beat Holyfield. Liston was no match for [...]
Status: Former Light Heavweight champion (1981-1983) and Cruiserweight champion (1985-1986).
DOB: January 5, 1953 In: Baltimore, MD
Boxing Inspiration: ”Muhammad Ali. (Did you ever meet him?) Yeah I met him at a Riddick Bowe fight in Atlantic City. He kidded with me. He thought I looked like Joe Frazier [laughs].”
Nicknames: ”Camden Buzzsaw, Super D, Instant Pro, The [...]
Status: SHOWTIME Boxing Analyst since 2003. ESPN Boxing Analyst from 1980-2003. NBC Olympic Boxing Analyst in 1992 and 1996. Author of 1978 book Boxing For Beginners.
DOB: September 15, 1950 In: Chicago, IL
First Boxing Memory: ”Was watching Sugar Ray Robinson and Wayne ‘Thunder’ Thornton and all those fighters that were on the Friday Night [...]
Status: Former Two-time World Heavyweight Champion. Ring record was 43-1-1 (33 KO’s). 1988 Olympic silver medalist.
DOB: August 10, 1967 In: Brooklyn, NY
Favorite Movies: “A Bronx Tale, Robert DeNiro.”
Early Boxing Memory: “I guess Muhammad Ali. I like the way he spoke, the way he handled himself. And things of that nature. And [...]
Status: Three-time Super Welterweight champion boxed as a pro from 1986-1998. Retired with a record of 47-9 (31 KO’s).
Ht: 5-9 Wt: 154
DOB: June 17, 1967 In: Lubbock, TX
Nicknames: “T-Bone, Terrible, Tino.”
Childhood Heroes: “Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Reggie Jackson, J.R. Richard – great players, great people.”
Hobbies/Interests: “Bowling, time with family.”
Favorite Movies: “Scarface, The Godfather, The [...]
[This article was orignally published in 2003 by Boxinginsider.com and Boxing Digest magazine. On Saturday night Hopkins will box a rematch with Roy Jones Jr., 17 years after their first contest which was won by Jones on points.]
“When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign: that the dunces [...]
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