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Pound for pound asks a simple question: who is the best fighter regardless of size? Sugar Ray Robinson gave the phrase to boxing, and every generation...
The Four Kings of the 1980s, ExplainedBetween 1980 and 1989, four men ruled boxing above all others: Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran. They fought each oth...
The Heavyweight Lineage From Sullivan to UsykThe heavyweight championship traces an unbroken lineage from John L. Sullivan in 1882 to the present. Corbett took it with science, Johnson broke the ...
Boxing Weight Divisions ExplainedBoxing originally had eight classic divisions, from flyweight at 112 pounds to heavyweight. Today there are 17 or more recognized classes, with super ...
How Scoring Works in BoxingThree judges score each round under the ten point must system: the winner gets ten, the loser nine or fewer depending on knockdowns and dominance. Cle...
The Greatest Upsets in Boxing HistoryBuster Douglas over Mike Tyson in Tokyo 1990 stands as the measure of all upsets, a 42-1 underdog knocking out the unbeaten destroyer. Schmeling knock...