Holmes & Hopkins Remarks Came Back to Bite Them!
In September of 1985 IBF World Heavyweight champion Larry “The Easton Assassin” Holmes, 48-0, just…
Remembering When This Writer Met Ali, Frazier and Holmes!
I want to talk about three former world heavyweight champions in Muhammad Ali, “Smokin” Joe…
List of Heavyweight Champions in the Five, Six and Seven Club!
In looking over former heavyweight champions and I’m sure I missed some but many either…
The Longest Winning Streaks in the History of Boxing?
Unbeaten heavyweight champion Rocky “The Brockton Blockbuster” Marciano, 49-0 (43), of Brockton, MASS, held this…
Larry “Easton Assassin” Holmes & Mike “Jewish Bomber Rossman Were Both Unbeaten in Scranton, PA, Early in Their Careers!
Quite a few boxers get their start in smaller venues. The heavyweight champion Larry “The…
Happy Birthday HOFers Gomez, Buffer & Holmes
As October concludes and November begins, three Hall of Famers are celebrating birthdays – three-division…
Past and Present Brothers in Boxing!
Growing up outside Philadelphia there were the three Everett brothers, Tyrone, 36-1 who lost the…
Nick Wells, the Man Who Stopped Larry Holmes Twice!
Southpaw Nick Wells of the US Air Force stood 5′ 10″ and was facing 6′…
A Weekend to Remember at Atlantic City’s Boxing Hall of Fame!
Coming to Atlantic City the weekend of May 26, 27 and 28 is a weekend…
When Will Larry Holmes Give Michael Spinks Credit for Beating Him?
Larry “The Easton Assassin” Holmes has never that I am aware of mentioned Michael Spinks…