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Last time out, I explained to you the beginnings of the period that brought us the heavyweights, known as the lost generation. I spoke to you about Leroy Jones, Tony Tubbs and Greg Page. This time I bring to you the careers of Michael Dokes, Tony Tucker and Pinklon Thomas. …

There may have never been a more talent rich period in the heavyweight division then from 1968 to 1978. With Muhammad Ali (a.k.a. Cassius Clay) on the sidelines due to his draft case, other big men emerged. They would compete with each other on an almost equal basis for the …

Former Olympic super heavyweight champion Audley Harrison fought three times in 2004, defeating two undefeated fighters along the way to claiming himself the WBF heavyweight title. It is almost five years since his Olympic triumph and many of the Olympic class of 2000 have progressed much further than he has. …

Reigning European heavyweight champion Luan Krasniqi is set to defend his championship against Timo Hoffmann on the fourth of December. Both fighters live and fight out of Germany and the fight will be held at the Estrel Convention Center, Berlin, Germany. Krasniqi, a former sparring partner of former undisputed world …

November – Evander Holyfield V Riddick Bowe 1992-1995. The heavyweight division in 1992 was looking to the future after the incarceration of Mike Tyson. The champion was Evander Holyfield and the two brightest young heavyweights coming through the ranks were Olympians Lennox Lewis and Riddick Bowe. Holyfield was being criticized …

In addition to announcing the continuation of his career as a welterweight fighter, Oscar de la Hoya recently declared the dissolution of his contractual agreement with long-time promoter Top Rank. De La Hoya split with Bob Arum’s Top Rank a few years ago amid much acrimony and a war of …

Former six weight world champion and modern day boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya has decided to remain in boxing but at his more natural fighting weight of the 147-pound welterweight division. De La Hoya lost two of his high profile fights at welterweight to Felix Trinidad and then Shane …

After Ronald ‘Winky’ Wright’s majority decision and second consecutive defeat of ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley, the champion signaled his desire to make himself available for the big fights with the priority being a showdown with Puerto Rico’s awesome puncher Felx ‘Tito’ Trinidad. Wright has always been a quality operator but his …

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Ronald ‘Winky’ Wright retained his WBC light middleweight title tonight, and really the only light middleweight title that matters with a razor thin majority decision over former three weight world champion ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley. Mosley raised his intensity level for the fight and managed to take several rounds away from …

Tonight in Carnival City, South Africa the IBO super featherweight championship of the world was on the line between Cassius Baloyi and Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, both of South African nationality. Ledwaba took the decision over the twelve round duration to gather himself the title in his first big outing since losing …

In the main support bout of the Wright-Mosley II clash held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas tonight, Ian Gardner moved his record to eighteen wins and only one defeat when he took a rather uneventful unanimous decision over the much more well known Tokunbo Olajide. Olajide …