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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According to my dearly departed father, the most naturally gifted Puerto Rican fighter to ever live was Wilfred Benitez. In his prime, Benitez was both one of the greatest defensive fighters and counterpunchers who ever lived. From 1977-1982, he fought a who’s who of fighters in the 140, 147 and 154 pound divisions, holding world…
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This is the continuation of Robert Silva’s countdown of the greatest knockouts in boxing history. You can read his previous pieces below. 50-46 45-41 40-36 35-31 30: Wilfred Benitez Vs Maurice Hope May 23, 1981 Las Vegas, Nevada Venue: Caesar’s Palace In my soon to be 44 years of watching and following the sport of…
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Robert Silva is back with his greatest super lightweights in boxing history list. This time, it’s Antonio “Kid Pambele” Cervantes.
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As stated in my earlier bio of Thomas Hearns, he was the first great fighter I followed from the inception of his career. My heart was broken the night he was stopped by Sugar Ray Leonard in the greatest fight in the history of the Welterweight division. But like great fighters do, Hearns rebounded. He…
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In the history of boxing, few fighters had an IQ greater than Raymond Charles Leonard. His boxing intelligence, along with his natural born charisma and incredible talent, made him the third greatest Welterweight of all-time. After winning the Light Welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics, Leonard decided to retire from boxing and…
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This week’s Throwback Thursday takes a look at Sugar Ray Leonard’s WBC welterweight title victory.
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