Number 6: Marco Antonio Barerra puts on a clinic against undefeated Naseem Hamed in 2001. Result: 115-112, 116-111 and 115-112, all for Barerra. Barerra came in to this fight as a “washed-up” 27-year-old who was recently beated badly by Junior Jones twice via a fifth round retirement and decisive UD …
Read More »This Month In Boxing History: Lennox Lewis Claims The Heavyweight Division!
Heavyweight boxing has always been the flagstone of our sport, with the exception of a few weak years here and there throughout the gloved era, yet even during those durations the heavyweight champion was always known as the single most dominant figure in all of sport. In the 1990ʼs, heavyweight …
Read More »Boxing Perspective: Riddick Bowe vs. Lennox Lewis?
What If Bowe And Lewis Met As Professionals In The Ring? Twice! The year was 1992. Evander Holyfield was ruling the heavyweight division and by the close of that year had defended his crown against George Foreman, Bert Cooper and Larry Holmes. At the same time, two young heavyweights named …
Read More »