As a child, not unlike many young boxing fans back then in the late 1970s, my first boxing idol was Muhammad Ali. But, the first fighter I idolized from the very beginning of his career was the “Motor City Cobra” Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, my ninth greatest fighter of the last 45 years. In Hearns’ amateur…
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There hasn’t been too many fighters in the history of boxing that combined ability, charisma and a personal story greater than James Toney. Toney was one of the nation’s top high school quarterbacks in the mid 1980s while attending Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. While starring on his high school football squad, he…
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Robert Silva is counting down the greatest knockouts of all-time. Here are the previous lists in case you need to catch up: 50-46 45-41 40-36 35-31 30-26 Onto the top 25… 25: James Toney Vs Michael Nunn May 10, 1991 Davenport, Iowa Venue: John O’Donnell Stadium Going into his fifth defense of his IBF world…
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There haven’t been too many fighters in the history of boxing who combined ability, charisma and a personal story greater than James “Lights Out” Toney. Toney was one of the nation’s top high school quarterbacks in the mid-1980s while attending Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. While starring on his high school football squad,…
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19. Roberto Durán Vs Iran Barkley February 24, 1989 Atlantic, New Jersey Venue: Trump Plaza After the infamous “No Mas” fight in November of 1980, Durán, although only 29 at the time, seemed to have lost his desire and hunger to fight. After a few setbacks, Durán came roaring back. On his 32nd birthday in…
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Duan takes us back to 1989. It’s Roberto Duran vs Iran Barkley in the fight of the year. #ThrowbackThursday
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