Joe Louis, aka "The Brown Bomber," on the cover of Boxing News mag in 1937. Most dominant big man king ever. 52 KOs in 66 victories; 27 straight title wins. Beat Max Baer, James Braddock, Max Schmeling, Billy Conn, Jersey Joe Walcott. #Heavyweight#History#Boxing#Legend
Like they say, "The old school is the best school." The great John Arthur Johnson, aka Jack Johnson, aka "The Galveston Giant," the first ever Black king of the big men, gets in fighting shape hauling timber, circa 1910. #Heavyweight#History#Boxing#Legend
@Sourceofboxing Canelo will lay him out flat just like Anthony did. How many times does @jakepaul want to have jaw surgery. At this point your up there with super Dave
Scarce site poster in my #boxing collection from when the great Roy Jones dominated & stopped Richard Hall in rd 11 of a grotesque WBA mandatory mismatch to retain the undisputed 175 title (and BHop W12 Vanderpool in co to retain IBF 160) -- 26 years ago today.
TVKO poster in my in my #boxing collection from when legendary @FelixTrinidadJr destroyed William Joppy in rd 5 to win the WBA 160 title & belt in 3rd division in the semis of Don King’s Middleweight World Championship Series that I was ringside for and remains the best atmosphere I've ever been in for a fight -- 25 years ago today. @TheGarden was NUTS! The Puerto Rican fans were out in force. I can still hear the air horns, drums & thunderous cheers in my head. It was so crazy police allowed fans to tailgate on 7th Avenue in front of MSG hours before the card began. I saw it with my own eyes. A spectacular event. @SalFederico@MarkTaffetMedia
45-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. against 30-year-old Japanese fighter Mikuru Asakura, September 25, 2022. Floyd got paid $15 million for this fight, wow. 🤑#boxing
The Japanese fighter did surprisingly well for a guy who never really kept his hands up. He actually landed a few really solid shots too.
You can tell in the last round that Floyd flipped the switch after getting seriously hit; Floyd gave him a real fight. #MMA #Ufc
. @DynamiteDubois stops Wardley in rd 11 of fight of year contender to win WBO heavyweight title in dramatic battle; Chelli stops Morrell in major upset; heavyweight Jalolov lumbers to TKO. Read my story & sign up for my #boxing newsletter: https://t.co/osQ1VgpSxE #WardleyDubois @Fr@FrankWarren@Queensberry@DAZNBoxing@DaznSegev
🧨 / 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙡 𝘿𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝘿𝙪𝙗𝙤𝙞𝙨
Daniel Dubois is still only 28 years old and now a two-time world heavyweight champion. He’s defeated the likes of Anthony Joshua, Fabio Wardley, Filip Hrgovic, Jarrell Miller, Kevin Lerena and more..
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Jack Johnson, aka The Galveston Giant, conqueror of Tommy Burns, James Jeffries, Stanley Ketchel, Sam Langford, Joe Jeannette & Sam McVea, not to mention the 1st Black king of the big men, gets in some work with the medicine ball, circa 1910. #Heavyweight#History#Boxing
🚨INOUE & NAKATANI BREAK COMBAT JAPANESE RECORDS‼️
Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani has set a new Japanese combat sports PPV record, per Hideyuki Ohashi.
the undisputed super bantamweight title fight surpassed the 5 billion yen (£23.5m) grossed by the 2022 kickboxing grudge match between Tenshin Nasukawa and Takeru Segawa.
Inoue and Nakatani sold out the 55,000-seater Tokyo Dome, with ticket prices ranging from 11,000 yen (£51) up to 330,000 yen (£1,545).Advertisement as well.
Site poster in my #boxing collection from when Floyd Mayweather W12 split vs. Oscar De La Hoya in a move up to 154 to win the WBC title in what the biggest money fight ever at the time, which I covered at ringside -- 19 years ago today. MONSTER mainstream fight. @wbcmoro
Undefeated champ Larry Holmes and undefeated KO-puncher Gerry Cooney rumble at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 1982. In a hugely anticipated showdown that set new revenue records, Holmes outboxed the dangerous Cooney to win by 13th round TKO. #Heavyweight#History#Boxing