Mike Weaver : An Unlikely Champion

Mike Weaver : An Unlikely Champion
Posted by JIM AMATO on Sep 30, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off on Mike Weaver : An Unlikely Champion
If I was to tell you there was once a heavyweight who lost his first professional fight by knockout. Also this heavyweight would actually lose half of his first dozen fights. If I told you he would go on to win a piece of the heavyweight crown and be a major player in the division for well over a decade....
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The Eight Man Elimination Boxing Tournament

The Eight Man Elimination Boxing Tournament
Posted by JIM AMATO on Feb 6, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off on The Eight Man Elimination Boxing Tournament
April 27th of this year will mark the 43rd anniversary of one of the World Boxing Association’s crowning achievements. The grand finale of their eight man elimination tournament to find a successor for the deposed Muhammad Ali. Acting with the swiftness matched only by Mr. Dooley of the New York...
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The Rise and Fall of George Chuvalo

The Rise and Fall of George Chuvalo
Posted by JIM AMATO on Feb 5, 2011 in Featured Articles | Comments Off on The Rise and Fall of George Chuvalo
For most of the 1960’s and part of the early 1970’s Canadian George Chuvalo was a mainstay in the talent rich heavyweight ratings. RING Magazine founder Nat Fleischer called George one of the most durable fighters he had ever seen. In his long distinguished career the rock jawed Chuvalo was NEVER off his...
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Dick Tiger

Dick Tiger
Posted by JIM AMATO on Jan 17, 2011 in Featured Articles | 1 comment
By Jim Amato He was born Richard Ihetu in his native Nigeria in 1929. He died forty two years later in Nigeria. In between he established himself as one of the best pound for pound fighters of the 1960′s. He was known to the boxing world as Dick Tiger. It was a very fitting moniker for the man who was...
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What if Joe Frazier Had Fought Ron Lyle?

What if Joe Frazier Had Fought Ron Lyle?
Posted by JIM AMATO on Dec 5, 2010 in Featured Articles | 1 comment
By Jim Amato What happens when the unstoppable force meets the unmovable object? Let me rephrase that. What would have happened if Joe Frazier and Ron Lyle would have hooked up in the mid-1970s? It is too bad this fight was never made. It was discussed on occasion, but to the best of my knowledge no serious...
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Doug Jones – Ali vs Jones

Doug Jones – Ali vs Jones
Posted by JIM AMATO on Oct 25, 2010 in Featured Articles | 1 comment
DOUG JONES – Ali vs Jones By Jim Amato What do you say about a fighter who was good enough to challenge for world title recognition in two different weight classes? What do you say about a fighter who holds knockout victories over former world champion and Hall Of Famers Carl “Bobo” Olsen and Bob...
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For Some The Sun Did Not Shine

For Some The Sun Did Not Shine
Posted by JIM AMATO on Oct 17, 2010 in Featured Articles | Comments Off on For Some The Sun Did Not Shine
For Some The Sun Did Not Shine By Jim Amato We have all heard of Ali, Frazier and Foreman. Of Tyson and Holyfield. The lighter weight classes have produced the likes of Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard. Who will ever forget Duran, Pryor and Arguello? What about the “near...
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ALEXIS ARGUELLO: ” Talk Softly But Carry A Big Stick ”

ALEXIS ARGUELLO: ” Talk Softly But Carry A Big Stick ”
Posted by JIM AMATO on Oct 17, 2010 in Featured Articles, Great Fighters | Comments Off on ALEXIS ARGUELLO: ” Talk Softly But Carry A Big Stick ”
ALEXIS ARGUELLO: ” Talk Softly But Carry A Big Stick ” By Jim Amato One of the best pure punchers of my generation was Alexis Arguello. He was aptly nicknamed ” The Explosive Thin Man “. He was tall and rail thin but his punch could stop an opponent dead in his tracks. It’s...
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THE GREAT ARCHIE MOORE

THE GREAT ARCHIE MOORE
Posted by JIM AMATO on Sep 21, 2010 in Great Fighters | Comments Off on THE GREAT ARCHIE MOORE
THE GREAT ARCHIE MOORE By Jim Amato – January 7, 2007 AUTHOR’S NOTE ; With the recent death of Canadian great Yvon Durelle I thought it would be fitting to post this article. Archie’s first fight with Durelle was surely a defining moment in both of their careers. He was possibly the...
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BURYING THE “DEMON”

BURYING THE “DEMON”
Posted by JIM AMATO on Sep 21, 2010 in Great Fighters | Comments Off on BURYING THE “DEMON”
BURYING THE “DEMON” by Jim Amato For a boxer who had crossed gloves with the likes of Sam Langford, Joe Gans. Philadelphia, Jack O’Brien, Mysterious Billy Smith, Kid Lavigne, George Gardner, Dixie Kid, Rube Ferns, Tommy West, Dan Creedon, Honey Mellody and Joe Choynski, His was not a...
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THE RISE AND NEVER FALL OF GEORGE CHUVALO

THE RISE AND NEVER FALL OF GEORGE CHUVALO
Posted by JIM AMATO on Sep 21, 2010 in Great Fighters | Comments Off on THE RISE AND NEVER FALL OF GEORGE CHUVALO
THE RISE AND NEVER FALL OF GEORGE CHUVALO By Jim Amato For most of the 1960’s and part of the early 1970’s Canadian George Chuvalo was a mainstay in the talent rich heavyweight ratings.  RING Magazine founder Nat Fleischer called George one of the most durable fighters he had ever seen.  In his long...
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“Ring Of Fire” Brings Emile Back To The Top

“Ring Of Fire” Brings Emile Back To The Top
Posted by JIM AMATO on Sep 21, 2010 in Great Fighters | Comments Off on “Ring Of Fire” Brings Emile Back To The Top
“Ring Of Fire” Brings Emile Back To The Top. By Jim Amato I just had the absolute pleasure of viewing “Ring Of Fire”; A documentary on the great career of former world champion Emile Griffith. The main focus was the effect the death of opponent Benny “Kid” Paret in the...
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