Top Ten Biggest Winners and Top Ten Biggest Losers Ever in Boxing! By: Ken Hissner WINNERS LOSERS Len Wickwar 340 Reggie Strickland 276 James Figg 269 (bare knuckle) Peter Buckley 256 Billy Bird 260 KristianLaight 238* Harry Greb 260 Jason Nesbitt 198* Willie Pep 229 Tiger Bert Ison 175 Ted …
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The Night “Butterbean” Dropped Larry “The Easton Assassin” Holmes! By: Ken Hissner It was on July 27, 2002, when former world heavyweight champion Larry “The Easton Assassin” Holmes, 68-8 (44), was looking for a final “patsy” to end his career with. Holmes was known for “picking his opponents” to give …
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The Return Of Lamont Peterson By: Sean Crose It seemed to me as if Danny Garcia was the favored child of the powers that be in the lead up to his 2015 battle with Lamont Peterson. Needless to say, the iffy decision tossed Garcia’s way after he and Peterson had …
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When Is Too Tall Not an Asset in Boxing? By: Ken Hissner There have been approximately eight men who were 7’0” or taller that put the gloves on in the professional ranks. Only one ever made it and that was the 7’0” former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev, 50-2 (34), …
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Boxing Insider Notebook: Shumenov, Verdejo, Ortiz, Wilder, Fox, and more…. Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of January 31st to February 7th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Former WBA Interim Heavyweight Champion …
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