Flashback Friday | Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker vs. Wilfredo Rivera 1 and 2
Gabriel Avila revisits the two fights between Pernell Whitaker and Wilfredo Rivera.
Flashback Friday
Flashback Friday | Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer II
Tony Calcara relives the 1997 rematch between Evander Holyfield and Michael Moorer.
Flashback Friday | Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya
Another summer was coming to a close as cooler weather and beautiful fall foliage was just around the corner. Beautiful to boxing fans was a highly-anticipated match that pitted two first rate, world class champions whose dossiers were comparable to a brilliant novel or a Michelangelo painting.
Flashback Friday | Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz
On September 17, Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KOs) would challenge WBC champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KOs) for the Welterweight crown.
Flashback Friday | Larry Holmes vs. Leon Spinks
It was only fitting that the Heavyweight title fight between champion Larry Holmes and former champion Leon Spinks was being held from Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena.
Flashback Friday | Mike Tyson vs. Alex Stewart
On Saturday night, December 8, a cold tide rumbled in off The Boardwalk in Atlantic City as Mike Tyson was set to face Alex Stewart in a Heavyweight clash.
Flashback Friday | Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Tony Chiaverini
Las Vegas was warm on this fourth day of summer. The Sports Pavilion at Caesars Palace was packed as fans were excited to see a pair of top 10 Welterweights get down to business--Sugar Ray Leonard and Tony Chiaverini.
Flashback Friday | Michael Moorer vs. “Big” George Foreman
On Saturday night, November 5, George Foreman (72-4, 67 KOs) was challenging WBA and IBF Heavyweight champion Michael Moorer (35-0, 30 KOs). The bout was scheduled for 12 Rounds.
Flashback Friday | Aaron “The Hawk” Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello
Tony Calcara turns back the clock to revisit the all-time boxing classic between Aaron Pryor and Alexis Arguello on November 12, 1982.
Flashback Friday | Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Marco Antonio Barrera
On Saturday night, April 7, The MGM Grand in Las Vegas hosted a Featherweight showdown that was being billed as "Playing With Fire". “The Prince” Naseem Hamed (35-0, 31 KOs) was set to square off against "The Baby-Faced Assassin" Marco Antonio Barrera (52-3, 38 KOs). It was a boxing fans dream.
Flashback Friday | Arturo Gatti vs. Angel Manfredy
“Down goes Gatti on a perfect left hook! Textbook left hook by Manfredy!” Tony Calcara goes back to 1998 for the classic war between Arturo Gatti and Angel Manfredy.
Flashback Friday | Pernell Whitaker vs. Oscar De La Hoya
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 championship. The pound-for-pound title within the sport was also a stake.
Flashback Friday | “Iron” Mike Tyson vs. “Hurricane” Peter McNeeley
It was date fight fans had waited a long time to circle on their calendars. Tony Calcara goes back to Mike Tyson's comeback fight against Peter McNeeley.
Flashback Friday | Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran
The year was 1980. Scheduled for 15 rounds, Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran were about to make history by beginning a trilogy that would last in the minds of boxing fans for all eternity.
Flashback Friday | Smokin’ Bert Cooper vs. Michael Moorer
On May 15, a bout being touted as “Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide” featured two power-punching Heavyweights as Michael Moorer (28-0, 26 KOs) and "Smokin’" Bert Cooper (27-8, 24 KOs) would wage a fistic war.