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Lamon Brewster vs. Luan Krasniqi – September 27th, 2020
On September 28, 2005 at Color Line Arena in Altona, Hamburg, Germany, WBO heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster, from Indianapolis, Indiana, defended his title against Luan Krasniqi, from Junik, Kosovo. Brewster was 32-2 coming in. Krasniqi was 28-1-1. The fight was scheduled for 12 rounds...
Lamon Brewster vs. Siarhei Liakhovich – March 31st, 2020
On April 1, 2006 at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, United States WBO heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster, from Indianapolis, Indiana, defended his title against Siarhei Liakhovich, from Vitebsk, Belarus. Brewster was 33-2 coming in. Liakhovich was 22-1. The fight was scheduled for 12 rounds...
Brian O’Melia: Arresting Negative Energies – August 29th, 2017
He rarely weighed more than 195 pounds, but he sparred regularly with Jerry Quarry, Floyd Patterson, and longtime friend Chuck Wepner…
Klitschko vs. Father Time – April 24th, 2017
No man fights forever, not Bernard Hopkins, not George Foreman, not Archie Moore, and not Wladimir Klitschko…
The Seductive Id of Boxing? – December 28th, 2015
Norman Mailer once called the rarest athlete in sports “The Big Toe of God.” Certainly a lofty honorific — sublime and sacred…
Tyson Fury: What a Difference a Month Makes – December 3rd, 2015
The effects of last month’s interview with Oliver Holt, the Mail’s Chief Sports Writer, continue to reverberate, especially in the mind of Tyson Fury…
Klitschko / Fury: Skill and Power vs. Zig-Zags and The Almighty – November 23rd, 2015
Klitschko is a fine architect, calmly deconstructing faces, subtly carving through the resolve of the man opposite…
Shannon Briggs: The Pest – September 3rd, 2015
This Saturday at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida, Shannon Briggs meets inactive and unheralded Michael Marrone…
Klitschko-Jennings Preview – April 24th, 2015
If boxing is indeed the “theater of the unexpected,” anything is possible, including the champion bringing down the curtain early…
Destroyer vs. White Wolf – December 18th, 2014
Andy Ruiz may look like Happy Humphrey on a modest diet, but he's a phenomenal hitter and is Amir Khan fast…
Showdown in Hamburg: Klitschko vs. Pulev – November 14th, 2014
Wladimir Klitschko may be too good for his own good, but considering the alternatives, that ain’t bad…
The Chronicles of Riddick… and Andrew – March 27th, 2014
MMA kamikaze missions to Thailand aside, Bowe should be remembered as one of the nearly-greats of modern heavyweight boxing…
Winds of change? – February 4th, 2014
Is the landscape of the Heavyweight division about to alter dramatically? With the WBC Championship now vacant and Bermaine Stiverne and Chris Arreola scheduled to re-match for the prestigious green belt we know that at least one of the four major blue ribbon titles is going to find its way back to American…
Wladimir Klitschko; dominance and the burden of proof – January 28th, 2014
Historically, dominance is a fleeting experience in the heavyweight division. Perhaps, thankfully fleeting. In the last century we've seen a number of periods in which one fighter reigned over the sports blue ribbon division. Louis, Marciano, Holmes, Tyson. An exalted list of greatness. Once in a generation…
Vitali…Would Impale Wlad – December 20th, 2013
While their decision is rational and understandable, it doesn’t mean that one can’t speculate on what would happen if the two fought…
Wladimir Klitschko: The Case for the Defense – December 1st, 2013
I rank Wladimir as a great heavyweight, one of fifteen that have ever lived, but I think Dempsey might have beaten him with that elusive, rhythm-breaking style...
We Are the Hollow Men – November 28th, 2013
Does anyone seriously believe Corrie Sanders and Lamon Brewster would have knocked out Dempsey, Louis, Marciano, Liston, Foreman or Ali?
A modern day great? – September 30th, 2013
When listing the greatest heavyweight fighters of all time it is customary to list the usual suspects: Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano among others but when the dust settles in Moscow on Saturday night it might be time to include a new name in that list, perhaps it will…
Bronze Medal / Silver Platter – August 5th, 2013
Friday night on ShoBox, unbeaten Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder returns to action against 37-year-old Siarhei Liakhovich...
Wladimir Klitschko vs. The Legends – July 5th, 2013
Open Letter to Dan Rafael – February 20th, 2013
Who Should Wladimir Fight? – July 6th, 2012
“He’s rangy, and he’s hellified smart,” said Thompson about Klitschko. “He likes to think his way through a fight and it shows…”
Best Place—Boxing Hall of Fame – June 17th, 2012
The International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota is one large fraternity whether you stand as a fighter, manager, promoter or fan…
Wladimir Klitschko: The Highest Mountain – March 2nd, 2012
“I haven't forgotten those experiences in the year 2004," said Klitschko, "when I dropped to the bottom of the sport...”
Spinks Jinx Hits the Asylum – January 18th, 2012
It’s Transition Time Again – November 17th, 2011
Nightmare Alley – October 30th, 2011
The Blue-Collar Heavyweight – August 28th, 2011
Never Spectacular: Klitschko Wins Again – July 2nd, 2011
Wladimir Klitschko doesn’t show the desire to take a chance in the name of glory. He doesn’t show the passion to be anything more than very good…
The Greatest Show on Earth – June 30th, 2011
If the night is dominated by strong, willful performances, it may finally do something to lift the division out of the dark recesses…
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Lamon Brewster – June 27th, 2011
Although Wladimir Klitschko avenged his 2004 defeat to Lamon Brewster three years later in Germany, the bout at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas showed the invincible Klitschko in the worst possible light. It was before Manny Steward joined Klitschko's corner, before he worked his trainer's magic on the…