Stefan Redl Passes at age 84 Former 1950s-1960s welterweight Stefan Redl died on February 4, 2018 at the age of 84. Stefan was born in Heregsalva, Hungary on March 5, 1933. He was the only boy in a family of three. His father Frank and mother Katherine were of German descent. His father served in […]
Former 1950s and 1960s middleweight contender Ellsworth (Spider) Webb passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 23, 2017 at the age of 86. Between November 1956 and February 1961 he was ranked as high as # 2 in the world by The Ring magazine. Webb was unsuccessful in his only bid for a world title
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HERBERT WEISSBLUM – Of Whidbey Island, Washington, formerly of Winchester, Massachusetts died unexpectedly on December 26, 2017 at the age of 89. Herb, a resident of Whidbey Island (WA), was originally from Boston, where for 35 years he practiced law primarily as a business litigator after obtaining his B.A. from Michigan State University and an
Terry Downes B.E.M. – Man and Fighter By Derek O’Dell Where to place Terry Downes in the array of British middleweight boxers has vexed me for years. Opinions on who would beat who are subjective and cannot be proved. No man’s list of the top ten greatest performers in each division would concur with another’s
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Jake LaMotta – the former middleweight champion whose life in and out of the ring was depicted in the film “Raging Bull,” for which Robert De Niro won an Academy Award, died on September 19, 2017. He was 95. LaMotta died at a Miami-area hospital from complications of pneumonia, according to fiancee Denise Baker. “Rest
Muhammad Ali the Fighter: Speed, Stamina and Psychological Warfare The champ was despised and beloved but was a warrior for racial justice and peace By GORDON MARINO, Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2016 Asked to describe the man he trained for over 20 years, Angelo Dundee shook his head in wonder and replied, “Being with Muhammad
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Johnny Bos forgot more about boxing than most of today’s so-called experts ever knew, but his career in the sport he loved had been a Shakespearean tragedy for years.
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The legendary Johnny Bos, once known as the matchmaker’s matchmaker, passed away today after a long illness.
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Karel de Vries December 27, 1922 – April 10, 2012 IBRO Boxing Historian and famed Marine photographer J. Karel de Vries passed away on April 10, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. He was 89. Karel was born in Worcester, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa on December 27, 1922. As a Marine photographer
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