Gabriel Avila revisits the two fights between Pernell Whitaker and Wilfredo Rivera.
Another summer was coming to a close as cooler weather and beautiful fall foliage was just around the corner. Beautiful to boxing...
It was only fitting that the Heavyweight title fight between champion Larry Holmes and former champion Leon Spinks was being held from...
Las Vegas was warm on this fourth day of summer. The Sports Pavilion at Caesars Palace was packed as fans were excited...
The year was 1997. Billed as “Pound-For-Pound,” the April 12 bout was more than a title fight for Pernell Whitaker’s WBC Welterweight...
The year was 1980. Scheduled for 15 rounds, Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran were about to make history by beginning a...
On May 15, a bout being touted as “Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide” featured two power-punching Heavyweights as Michael Moorer (28-0,...
The “Thrilla in Manilla”. Just the name itself sends chills down the spines of boxing fans. On October 1, 1975, the culmination...
Boxing history is filled with its share of bizarre episodes. Certainly ranking towards the top of that list is the trilogy between...
Tony Calcara goes back to 1992 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas for a battle between former Heavyweight champion...
Tony Calcara goes back to 1986, on a Tuesday night at New York's Madison Square Garden for a bout being billed as...
After his first professional fight in Mexico, Juan Diaz later sat ringside and chatted with a man, Juan Manuel Marquez, who was...
It was 18 years ago this week, on Saturday night, March 28, that two big men took center stage to battle for...
Tony Calcara goes back to March 3 of the year 2000 when the outdoor arena at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas hosted...
This week, Tony Calcara goes back to the dead of summer on August 14, when the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut, hosted...
On June 27, a warm Saturday afternoon in Reno, Bally's Hotel and Casino hosted an exciting Heavyweight matchup as Tommy “The Duke”...