Tag Archives: Ken Norton

The big news this week has obviously been about the cancelled David Haye v Tyson Fury fight scheduled for this coming Saturday in Manchester. Haye sustained a nasty cut above the left eyebrow in sparring on Friday night. Rumours are rife as to whether the fight will be rescheduled or …

The 24th annual Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony will be held Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 PM/ET), December 19 at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. Ring 8 was formed in 1954 by an ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, and it became the eighth subsidiary of what was then …

Recently, I spoke with former heavyweight contender Earnie Shavers. Shavers, dubbed “The Acorn” by Muhammad Ali, had an incredible sixty eight KO’s in seventy four wins during his career. He is often regarded as one of the hardest punchers in boxing history. He would fight twice for the heavyweight title, …