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Joe Bugner: The Most Underrated Heavyweight
by Jim Amato | Boxing News | 1 Comment
Joe Bugner won (69-13-1, 41 KO’s) may well be one of the most underrated heavyweights over the last forty years. His record speaks for itself. Really you say… Before you laugh look at the
Heavyweight Jimmy Bivins Passes Away
by Jim Amato | Boxing News | 2 Comments
Cleveland’s Bivins Battled The Best. Although he was born in Dry Branch, Georgia it was from Cleveland, Ohio that Jimmy Bivins made history. He was a major player in putting Cleveland on the boxing
Remembering “Smokin” Joe
by Jim Amato | Gloves Gone By | 2 Comments
The sport of boxing lost a true legend with the passing of former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier. So much of my early days following boxing had to do with Joe Frazier. I was only
Book Review: Hard Luck
by Jim Amato | Gloves Gone By | No Comments
The Triumph And Tragedy Of “Irish” Jerry Quarry AUTHORS – Steve Springer and Blake Chavez FOREWORD by George Foreman I have always been a big fan of Jerry Quarry. He was a mainstay in
Book review: James Louis Bivins by Jerry Fitch
by Jim Amato | Gloves Gone By | No Comments
I just read a book about a man who may be the best boxer to come out of my hometown of Cleveland,Ohio.As an accomplished amateur he knocked out future world light heavyweight champion Joey
Frankie Duarte: Tough as Nails
by Jim Amato | Gloves Gone By | 3 Comments
In the 1970′s and 80′s the bantamweight division was loaded with talent. Great champions like Ruben Olivares, Carlos Zarate, Daniel Zaragoza and Jeff Chandler forged their Hall Of Fame careers in that era. So
Leroy Jones; A Forgotten Big Man
by Jim Amato | Gloves Gone By | 1 Comment
Over the years a very good heavyweight contender from the late 1970′s and early 1980′s has been all but forgotten. Big Leroy Jones lost only one fight in his professional career and that was
Tough Tony Chiaverini
by Jim Amato | Gloves Gone By | 1 Comment
One of best middleweights of the late 1970′s and early 1980′s was Kansas City,Missouri’s Tony Chiaverini. Over a fifty-bout career this 5’8″ southpaw battled some of the best boxers of the era. Tony was
Mansfield’s Art McKnight
by Jim Amato | Gloves Gone By | No Comments
The last great fighter to come out of the tough town of Mansfield, Ohio was the talented and vastly under rated former I.B.F. light heavyweightchampion, Prince Charles Williams. Almost forgotten is a fighter from
Mike Quarry
by Jim Amato | Gloves Gone By | 2 Comments
The 1970′s and 1980′s (the post Bob Foster era) produced an array of talented light heavyweights. No longer ruled by the iron fist of Foster, the division became alive and competitive. Boxers like Victor
A Case For COBB
by Jim Amato | Gloves Gone By | 1 Comment
Who was the best white heavyweight of the 80′s? Gerry Cooney? Maybe…but for my money Randy “Tex” Cobb was the king of the white heavies in the 80′s. In all Tex met five world
The Greatest Show On Earth
by Jim Amato | Gloves Gone By | 1 Comment
There are certain dates that will stick with you as long as you live. Your birthday, the birthdays of family members, anniversaries, the day that you got your divorce ( s ), etc…Happy and
When Boom Boom Served Notice
by Jim Amato | Gloves Gone By | 1 Comment
During the early 1980’s it was said that Youngstown’s Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini was a media manufactured prospect. He was a great story line. A young son trying to win a title that evaded
Boxing History in Film: “Dempsey”
by Jim Amato | Gloves Gone By | No Comments
This movie will never be ranked with “Raging Bull” or even “Rocky” when lists of excellent boxing films are compiled. With that being said the movie “Dempsey” starring Treat Williams as Jack is well
Boxing’s Top Tens
by Jim Amato | Gloves Gone By | No Comments
“Boxing’s Top Tens” By Steve Maguire What a way to close out the year. I just finished reading an excellent book by an author I have great respect for. Steve Maguire is a top
Youngstown Heavyweight Mike Boswell
by Jim Amato | Gloves Gone By | No Comments
At one time Mike Boswell of Youngstown, Ohio was considered an up and coming heavyweight prospect. He turned professional in 1970 and won his first thirteen fights. He twice stopped J.D. McCauley (the uncle