Current boxing news from around the world of Boxing.
HALLS OF FAME The first Boxing Hall of Fame was established by The Ring in 1954. Annual elections in the Modern (retired from five to twenty-five years). Old-Timer (retired more than twenty-five years), and Pioneer (bare knuckle) categories (a “Meritorious Service” category was established after founder Nat Fleischer’s death in 1972) were held from then through 1987,
Hi Dan, I have a bunch of clippings copied from micro-film and scanned that may be of interest to membership. Not sure if they are good enough quality or if you want to use for journal. Let me know what you think. I can send some more.
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Baltimore heavyweight boxer “The American Dream” Mike Dietrich died suddenly Tuesday, March 2 in Baltimore, MD. Dietrich was 26 years old.
Former flyweight world champion and Mexican ring legend Efrén “Alacran” Torres passed away at the age 66 on February 25, 2010.
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It’s amazing that until now, the only book that had ever been produced about Harry Greb was a 1946 work written by James Fair that was a mixture of fact and myths. Thankfully, Bill Paxton has rectified that situation with his masterfully written new biography about the man also known as “The Pittsburg Windmill” for his unique two-fisted attacking style.
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IBRO Charter Member Laurence Franklin Fielding, 84, of Falmouth, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.
It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that Paul Zabala passed away August 21, 2008.
IBRO’S 25 Greatest Fighters of All Time (2006)
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