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Entries tagged with "Gene+Fullmer":

• Greatest KOs in Boxing History – June 18th, 2011

  Everone loves a knockout. And what's not to love? When one man's fists connect with another man's head and he goes crashing to the canvas, everyone's pulse races a little faster. The knockout can not only change the direction of a fight. It can change the direction of a career, the direction of a life...
  
  

• The Stallone Act – July 6th, 2011

  There was no Chuck Zitoesque middleman doing the "hand me the boxing glove, I give it to MISTER Stallone, I hand it back" routine…
  
  

• Greatest Moments in the Ring – July 7th, 2011

  
  
  

• Emile Griffith—“Ring of Fire” – September 23rd, 2011

  Emile Griffith was born on Feb. 3, 1938 and was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He turned pro in 1958 and was a favorite in New York City. Griffith won the welterweight title from Benny "The Kid" Paret on April 1, 1961. Six months later Griffith lost the title back to Paret in a narrow split-decision. Griffith regained the title from Paret on March 24, 1962, in a fight that Paret did not survive. Griffith had memorable bouts with Luis Rodriguez, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, Dick Tiger, Nino Benvenuti, Carlos Monzón, and José Nápoles, before retiring with a 85-24-2 record.
  
  

• One Tough Cat: Dick Tiger – October 18th, 2011

  The need to call upon my golden memories becomes ever greater in order to ward off despair...
  
  

• Chico Vejar: Quintessential 1950s – December 26th, 2011

  There is more to Chico Vejar than toughness; there always was nobility and great sense of dignity…
  
  

• Emile Griffith: The Natural – January 12th, 2012

  The death of Benny Kid Paret was a great tragedy, not only for those involved but for boxing as well...
  
  

• Ten-Count for Don Fullmer – January 29th, 2012

  
  
  

• Brawls and Bruises: Gene Fullmer – January 31st, 2012

  Prizefighters constitute a very special group of men. They cannot be number crunched, packaged and neatly filed...
  
  

• Maybe the Best Do Fight the Best – February 26th, 2012

  The "sweet science of bruising" has often been criticized because the best don’t always fight the best…
  
  

• When Harry Met Ali (Documentary) – March 9th, 2012

  There are no shortage of documentaries on Muhammad Ali. Some are good, some are not so good, and some are better than most. The documentary "When Harry Met Ali" is better than most and is narrated by British boxing writer Harry Carpenter, who followed Ali from his earliest days to the end of his remarkable career. This film is beautifully done, a comprehensive montage featuring terrific fight footage and interviews, with commentary by some of The Greatest's opponents and pugilistic heirs...
  
  

• Ring Around the Rosie – April 21st, 2012

  
  
  

• 1954: Joey Giardello at His Very Best – April 22nd, 2012

  It might just be forever and a day before Giardello gets his just recognition as one of history’s finest middleweight ring mechanics...
  
  

• Old School – May 14th, 2012

  Old school was a behavior influenced by the mores and values of another era. If someone calls me a throwback, I kind of like it…