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Mike Tyson vs. Corey Sanders: Was this the final boxing match of his career or will he make a comeback?

4 Submitted by Jenna J on Mon, 18 May 2020, 00:20

Iron Mike Tyson, the youngest man to ever claim a portion of the heavyweight championship and a fighter once known as the “baddest man on the planet”, officially retired from boxing on June 11, 2005 after a surprising defeat to the unheralded Irish fighter, Kevin McBride. The fight itself was seen as nothing more than a tune up for Tyson Continue Reading...

Sugar Ray Leonard: “If there was genuinely so much interest for the second fight with Marvin Hagler I would have done that in a heartbeat”

25 Submitted by Jenna J on Fri, 06 March 2020, 13:39

by Jenna J (transcribed by Michael Readman) There are very few fighters that fought in the ring and had an impact like former 5 division world champion Sugar Ray Leonard. He was the face of the sport and was involved in some of the biggest events the sport has seen, having fought and beat all-time greats Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns Continue Reading...

Marvin Hagler: “I will give Duran, Hearns, and Mugabi more respect because these guys came to take away my title. Not like Leonard who ran like a little girl!”

5 Submitted by Jenna J on Wed, 05 February 2020, 00:45

by Jenna J & Ruben Martinez – Sometimes the result of a fight is almost as memorable as the fight itself. On April 6th 1987, after years of anticipation, ‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler and ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard finally met in the ring. Leonard was thought of by most as having very little chance going into the bout, as he fought only once in Continue Reading...

DEONTAY WILDER VS. TYSON FURY II LOS ANGELES PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS

4 Submitted by Jenna J on Mon, 13 January 2020, 13:19

LOS ANGELES (January 13, 2020) – Unbeaten WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and undefeated lineal champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury continued their war of words and previewed their much anticipated rematch at a Los Angeles press conference on Monday before they square off Saturday, February 22 in a historic, joint FOX Sports PPV & ESPN+ PPV from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Continue Reading...

George Foreman: “Serious negotiations were going on with the Mike Tyson fight. Mike Tyson just didn’t want to fight me!”

5 Submitted by Jenna J on Fri, 10 January 2020, 00:30

George Foreman had one of the most historic and storied careers in boxing history. No one before or since has accomplished the feats that “Big George” did with what was known as “The Comeback”. Foreman had been out of the ring for ten years and launched a second career that ended with him becoming the oldest heavyweight champion in history, Continue Reading...