Breaking Down Lucian Bute’s Brutal Loss with Russ Anber

By Hans Olson It’s been a few days since Lucian Bute’s shocking fifth round knockout loss to Carl “The Cobra” Froch, and with that, we look for more perspective. Tuesday, Boxing Insider caught up with one of boxing’s best analysts, Russ Anber, who was ringside in Nottingham calling the fight …

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Johnny Tapia versus Danny Romero — What a Night!

By Ivan G. Goldman One of my favorite boxing stories grew out of the storied July 18, 1997 clash between Albuquerque natives Johnny Tapia and Danny Romero at the basketball stadium of the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus. The fight had percolated for years as both men stormed through …

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Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Sad Weekend Tapia/Williams

By Jackie Kallen Talk about a sad weekend for boxing. First we lose Johnny Tapia, a 45 year old warrior whose life has been one battle after another. And now we find out that Paul Williams may be paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life. Both …

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Is the Political Water Too Deep for Manny Pacquiao?

by Charles Jay When Manny Pacquiao talked to the Associated Press about the controversy that was caused by the comments some attributed to him about same-sex marriage, he did not back down from his general stance, but made clear that it didn’t go to the point of extremism some suspected. …

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Johnny Tapia, Age 45, Scores Draw against the Devil

By Ivan G. Goldman Johnny Tapia, found dead in his Albuquerque home Sunday night of unknown causes, led a tortured, brave life that ended in a draw against the devil. They went 45 rounds that lasted a year each, and Johnny backed up a few times but always came back …

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RIP: Johnny Tapia 1994 Interview Before First Title Fight

Johnny Tapia has been found dead today at his home in Albuquerque, N.M at age 45. He finished with a 59-5-2 record he won five championships in three weight classes, winning the WBA bantamweight title, the IBF and WBO junior bantamweight titles and the IBF featherweight belt. Int this video …

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