The Great Black Hope – The Story of Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson the first African-American World Heavyweight Boxing Champion whose win provoked a race riot.
Way before Cassius Clay (later to be Muhammad Ali) was even a twinkle in his father’s eye, an African American became the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, the first African American to do so.
The year was...
Nigel Benn vs Gerald McClellan: A Beautiful War and it’s Tragic Ending
BOXING AT ITS MOST BRUTAL.
💥Nigel Benn vs Gerald McClellan💥 was a professional boxing match contested on 25 February 1995 for the WBC super middleweight championship. Benn was victorious when Gerald McClellan was counted out in the 10th round while dropped on one knee.
Shortly after the match ended, McClellan collapsed...
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A Happy Ending to a Tumultuous NBA Season
The NBA season came to a conclusion last weekend with the Los Angeles Lakers led by Finals Most Valuable Player, LeBron James, defeating the Miami Heat four games to two. It was the Lakers 17th NBA championship (although my son won argue that we should only count the Los Angeles titles (12) and not the Minneapolis ones (5) But that's another article for another day.
While it was not the way I had hoped with...
Joshua Defends World Titles against Pulev on December 12
Anthony Joshua will make his much-awaited return to the ring on December 12. He will defend his unified world titles against his IBF mandatory Kubrat Pulev. Pulev won a final eliminator against Hughie Fury to become IBF no.1 challenger.
The fight is scheduled to be at the 02 and despite there being no crowds allowed at the moment, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing hopes that this will change. He claimed that they are hoping to...
Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 set for Jan. 23
If you’ve followed the UFC for a while, you know that former, two-division champion, Conor McGregor (22-4), likes to do things his own way in the UFC. Well, he has done it again.
Conor McGregor originally took to Twitter inviting Dustin Poirier (26-6) to take part in a charity fight outside of the UFC. It wasn’t long before the organization stepped in, regaining control of the fight that fans desperately wanted to see.
What makes this...
Boxing Judges: Corrupt or Incompetent?
Are Boxing Judges Corrupt or Incompetent?
First of all, let me say this. This article is probably no more than a couple of handfuls of judges. My experience has been that most boxing judges are honorable people and do their best to see and judge a fight fairly. However, there have been enough “stinkers of decisions” to at least make us pause to wonder about the integrity and/or competence of some boxing judges.
Certain fights have...
The Bledisloe Cup 2020: Round 2
In what would have been the perfect start to the Bledisloe Cup for Australia under coach Dave Rennie’s campaign, ended in an emphatic draw as both sides played to a 16 a-piece score.
Many rugby enthusiasts saw Rennie’s Wallabies give a fighting chance against a fierce-looking New Zealand side, however, Australia surprised the world with a very convincing performance. The unfortunately missed penalty by Wallaby, Reece Hodge, was one of the factors that would have...
