Alonzo Butler – The former professional boxer, active from 2000-2021, died October 28, 2024, his daughter, Jazlyn, confirmed to Knox News. Butler was 44. He was known as “Big Zo” to fans and friends. Butler, a Chattanooga native who settled in Knoxville, had a 35-3-2 record with 25 knockouts as a heavyweight. Butler was a […]
Shoji Tsujimoto – The 75-year-old former Japanese welterweight champ passed away on December 23, 2023. Having scored an excellent amateur mark of 92-10, 46 stoppages, and gained some national amateur belts, the tall, handsome, and stylish southpaw turned professional as he entered Yonekura Gym presided by former world challenger Kenji Yonekura (who failed to win
Ernest Darick Brown of Zion, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at the age of 67. Ernie “Big E” Brown died on December 12, 2023, at the age of 67. Ernie was born on April 8, 1956, in Pontiac, Michigan. Ernie retired from the United States Navy after twenty years of honorable service.
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Dwaine Simpson January 26, 1935 – August 3, 2023 ********* IBRO’s Dwaine Simpson, who ran the Miami Dade County Parks amateur boxing program for 42 years, died August 3 at his Weston home after a brief illness. He was 89. Dwaine was born in Asheville, North Carolina, on January 26, 1934, and was an active
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Michael Hunnicutt passed away unexpectedly on February 23, 2023, at the age of 68. Michael was a brilliant boxing analyst and historian. His expertise extended from the gloved era through 2004, specifically in Jack Dempsey, Harry Greb, Sam Langford, Joe Gans, Benny Leonard, Jack Johnson, and Mickey Walker. His research included an extensive study into
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By Doug Cavanaugh (With comments by Dan Cuoco, DS Cogswell, and Mike Silver) I received word that the Final Bell rang for Chicago boxing historian J.J. Johnston last month. He passed away in his beloved Chicago on November 4 at age 89. J.J. had been in deteriorating health in the past couple of years and
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Luckett Davis October 16, 1932 – December 1, 2022 Luckett Vanderford Davis, age 90, passed away December 1, 2022. He was born in Smyrna, Tennessee on October 16, 1932 to Warmuth L. and Florence Vanderford Davis. Luckett graduated from Smyrna High School in 1951, then received his B.S. from Middle Tennessee State University (1955), M.S.
My Memories of GorDoom: Stephen Gordon By Thomas Gerbasi It may have been a few weeks into knowing Stephen Gordon that I realized that was his name. Prior to that, he was always GorDoom (his email address) or the Bucket (short for The Ol’ Spit Bucket), and that was fine for a budding writer and
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Gino Arilotta November 7, 1930 – October 7, 2022 Gino Arilotta of the IBRO passed away on October 7, 2022, after a long illness. Gino joined the IBRO in 2016. Although Gino was terminally ill, he worked tirelessly up to his passing, finalizing last-minute details on The Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony, which
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