The Career and Life of Archie Moore
There is some question as to just when, exactly, the man who would come to be known as “The Old Mongoose” was born. Archibald Lee Wright, better known to us as Archie Moore, said his birthdate was December 13, 1916. However, his mother claims it was really 1913, and it is hard to argue with a man’s mother about something like that. The mother and son cannot even agree on where Moore was born. He says it was in Collinsville, Illinois, whereas she says …

Since World War II ended in 1945, Britain has produced some of the world’s best fighters. Here are the best British fighters of the last 60+ years
Britain is a country with a proud boxing history and over the last 50-60 years, much debate has been had amongst knowledgeable students of the game about who is the best of the bunch. Below is my list of the top 10 British fighters in the modern era and while some of my picks may be controversial and perhaps even spark outrage, the great …

How would Manny Pacquiao Stand up to the Challenges of Fighters Like Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns?
Before matching Pacquiao against the greatest welterweights of all time, several considerations must be taken into account. First of all, Manny’s welterweight history has yet to be written. It stands to reason he will make at least several more appearances in the weight class, and with the caliber of opponents available he could conceivably throw this analysis into a different light a few years from now. As of now, his welterweight resume is …

A Story About Meeting Muhammad Ali at this Famous Deer Lake Training Camp
Guest Author: Anthony Ventre
The boxing world is full of the walking wounded, the crushed, the broken, the vanquished, and the proud. There’s a good British fighter I know who got KO’d by Mikkel Kessler in one round and never quite recovered. He’s just one example of thousands. There are some who came out of boxing okay, too, like Larry Holmes who lives in nearby Easton, Pa and runs a gym on Easton’s south side.

How does Manny Pacquiao Stand up Against the Best Junior Welterweight Boxers in History?
By the time he arrived in the junior welterweight ranks, Manny had already begun employing some of the new techniques that now have him poised to make a serious run into the top 10 of all time. Though he was a few pounds over 140 for the De La Hoya fight, we will include that fight into our analysis alongside his emphatic knockout of Ricky Hatton.

What was the Boxing Fight of the Year in 2009?
Boxing had a lot of ups and downs in 2009. Amongst the ups were many great, scintillating fights that kept fans on the edges of their seat in eager anticipation of what would come next. In fact, the year started off strong with great fights like Andre Berto vs. Luis Collazo and Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz and then ended strong as well, going out with a bang provided by Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez. But were any of these …

What was the best round of the year in boxing?
One of the great aspects of boxing is how easily a great moment in the sport can be bottled up in a time capsule, unveiled decades later and feverishly enjoyed. That’s what the Round of the Year in boxing is all about. It’s about finding one of those moments that you can seal away and even without knowing the details of an encounter, still enjoy at the edge of your seat. There were many great candidates for the Boxing Round of …

Which boxer had the best comeback in 2009?
Coming back in the world of boxing is never an easy thing. Of course, it happens all of the time. Some of the best fighters in history were notorious for retiring only to continue on fighting, including Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard. Others need not retire in order to comeback, injuries or jarring defeats force them onto the steep uphill path back towards stardom. Which fighter came back the farthest, or did so in the most spectacular fashion, in 2009?

Who was boxing’s best champion in 2009?
Becoming the Champion of the Year in boxing isn’t an easy feat to accomplishment. Even great fighters become ineligible without winning and defending championships. Being in big fights and even winning them isn’t necessarily enough – that’s what Fighter of the Year is for. While certainly sometimes there will be overlapping between the two awards – and Fighter of the Year is much more traditional – this year there isn’t. So which boxer was the best champion in the year 2009?

Who was the Best Trainer in the Boxing in 2009?
The trainers often get overlooked in boxing outside of the hardcore community of fans. To the mainstream public, maybe one or two big name trainers are known and that’s it. While for some fighters the trainer they use won’t make much of a difference, for others the difference can be as large as career revival and championships or stunning failures to utilize the physical tools one has, train properly or develop appropriate game plans. Here’s a look at the boxing Trainer …