The World’s Greatest Ever Lightweight Boxers “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” 3-day boxing spectacular Oct. 2-4 at the Paris Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (July 21, 2009) – The Lightweight Division of the “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” reads like a “Who’s Who” of boxing, featuring seven Americans and eight Hall of Famers, ranging from Joe [...]
The report from Quintana Roo has informed us of the fact that everything is set for the events that Xcaret and Cancun will witness as of tomorrow and up to this Saturday, counting on the attendance of great personalities of the ring such as: “Manos de Piedra” Duran, Alexis Arguello, Pipino Cuevas, “Chiquita” Gonzalez and [...]
By Jim Amato Amato Boxing As rough and tumble Ricky Hatton of England gets set to enter into the ring with Manny Pacquiao this weekend. I am reminded of another tough battler from across the pond. He may not have reached the heights of Hatton but he was good enough to hold the British light middleweight [...]
ROBERTO DURAN WORLD DAY On behalf of the World Boxing Council, I wish to congratulate our great former world champion – but a world champion his entire life – Roberto Duran on the occasion of these festivities as a homage that is paid due to the greatness of his history in the ring. April 25 [...]
By Jim Amato Amato Boxing With all due credit, Manny Pacquiao is on top of today’s boxing world. He is the “Man”. His destruction of Oscar De La Hoya drove the “Golden Boy” into retirement and put him as the #1 fighter pound for pound in the world today. I have no dispute with this [...]
By Pj De Best Marvelous Marvin Hagler was born on the 23rd of May, 1952 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Hagler was known as a two handed, pressure fighting, power puncher that could switch to either southpaw or orthodox stance and be equally effective. Hagler had a great amateur career which prompted him to move [...]
By Jim Amato Amato Boxing Roberto Duran is already enshrined in the World Boxing Hall Of Fame and the International Boxing Hall Of Fame. In reviewing his record I was absolutely amazed at what he had accomplished. This is a man who turned pro in 1968 and had his last fight in 2001 ! He [...]
By Jim Amato Amato Boxing It took place on June 22, 1996 in Atlantic City. It was a bout for the vacant International Boxing Council version of the middleweight title. It was not the title at stake that the fans were interested in. It was the match up. The legendary Roberto Duran was going to [...]
The Middleweight boxing division is for fighters that weigh between 154lbs to 160lbs. This boxing division has long been thought of as one of prize fighting’s most glamorous divisions. Many boxing legends have fought and made history in this division. It continues to be one of the biggest prizes in the sport of boxing. Some [...]
By Jim Amato Amato Boxing It is not fun growing old. I am a product of my past. A victim of my era so to speak. I constantly bump heads with the young fans of today. They glorify Hopkins, Tito, De La Hoya, Roy Jones Jr. and Mosley. Even from a decade or so before [...]
By Jim Amato Amato Boxing When I attended my first meeting of the Ohio State Former Boxers And Associates organization in the early 1990′s I was first greeted by a neatly dressed gray haired man. He was not a big man but he had a rugged look to him. He was very friendly though. We [...]
The Jr Middleweight boxing division is for fighters that weigh between 147lbs to 154lbs. This boxing weight division has held and continues to hold many super star prize fighters battling for its honors. Some of the famous world boxing champions past and present in this division include Nino Benvenuti, Rocky Mattioli, Thomas ‘The Hitman’ Hearns, [...]
The Lightweight boxing division is for fighters that weigh between 130lbs to 135lbs. This boxing weight division is a talent rich division that has always had great champions fighting for the divisions supremacy. Some of the famous world boxing champions past and present in this division include Tony Canzoneri, Alexis Arguello, Rey ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini, [...]
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