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Throwback Thursday: Joe Jeannette Halts Sam Langford

In an era where fights ended in draws or some other ambiguous fashion about as often as they ended convincingly, a fighter being able to wrangle a significant amount of stoppages or decisive victories was, in itself, impressive. Doing so against fighters that a large percentage of grown men in the sport refused to face […]

Throwback Thursday: Stanley Ketchel Regains Title, Crushes Billy Papke

In the pantheon of mythical characters from boxing history, a few stand taller than the rest. Some by popularity, others by lack of film and evidence to contradict the pugilistic ageism, but all have achieved an urban legend status among boxing fans. Harry Greb fought much of his career with only one well-working eye, while […]

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