"Before that he had been seen panhandling on the streets of Knoxville, the same city where thousands had cheered him on..." Not for nothing do they call boxing 'the cruelest sport.'" Check it out: https://t.co/ftGy7yJIJ2 #OnThisDay#Boxing#History#Sports#OTD
"The scribes & pundits at Chicago Stadium that night prepared to wave a fond farewell thru the cigar smoke to the peerless Sugar Ray." It was #OnThisDay, "The Prince of Harlem" turns back the clock again. Check it out: https://t.co/AQsqzxZ1Hc #Boxing#History#OTD#Legend
George Foreman will forever be a legend: an Olympic gold medalist, an all-time great puncher, and a world champion of two generations. He will never be forgotten. #Boxing#History#RIP#Legend#GeorgeForeman
Here we recall the glory days of Beau Jack, when in the span of a single month he twice took on legendary champion Fritzie Zivic. Their second fight happened #OTD in 1943. Check it out: https://t.co/X0EyNzmStF #boxing#history
"All the pre-fight talk of boxing Espana turned out to be a ruse, a psych job." It was #OnThisDay, Hilmer Kenty ambushes the defending champ Kronk-style & brings a world title home to The Motor City. Check it out: https://t.co/rFZtUccWA9 #Boxing#OTD With full fight video
"Lamont Roach was fighting like a man who knew his moment had come, like a fighter who would not be denied." Undeniable Injustice: One man's take on a robbery in Brooklyn. Check it out: https://t.co/OzmH8aaQwv #Boxing#DavisRoach#robbery#Barclays From @SweetScience4
Privileged to be able to share my thoughts on #DavisRoach. Lamont Roach Jr. rose to the occasion to be denied his win. Here’s to hoping they run it back.
"Lamont Roach was fighting like a man who knew his moment had come, like a fighter who would not be denied." Undeniable Injustice: One man's take on a robbery in Brooklyn. Check it out: https://t.co/OzmH8aaQwv #Boxing#DavisRoach#robbery#Barclays From @SweetScience4
"I thought it was an instant classic... a legendary bout." The Weekend That Was Podcast from @SweetScience4 as we recap Saturday's mega-fight card and the high-stakes Bivol vs Beterbiev rematch. Check it out: https://t.co/PX5qdo2lyx #Boxing#bivolbeterbiev2#podcast
"That straight right again and Haugen is on the ropes. Does he know it’s coming? In some strange way, does he want it to come?" It was #OnThisDay, a huge crowd at Azteca Stadium sees Chavez punish Haugen. Check it out: https://t.co/motbBLyOrH #Boxing#History#Mexico#OTD
Bivol gets his revenge via majority decision and becomes the new undisputed light heavyweight champion. I scored it 115-113 Bivol, and, believe it or not, it was because of his second-half surge, a Beterbiev trait. This was an even better fight than the first. Let's have a third!