Madrimov vs. Walker: Inviting Tragedy
By Caryn A. Tate on August 18, 2020
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Fighters are hard-pressed to admit that they’re hurt. (photo: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom)
Even when proper precautions are taken, sometimes there can still be a negative outcome. But what about when there are clear warning signs that go unheeded, such as in Walker’s case? It’s inviting a tragic outcome… READ MORE
Herring retains title via DQ over Oquendo
By Robert Ecksel on September 5, 2020

The champ intended to box, while the challenger came to brawl. (Mikey Williams/Top Rank)
“I wasn’t too satisfied with my performance, to be honest with you,” said Herring after the fight. “I didn’t want it to end like that. I’m disappointed with the outcome. But my team felt it was too much. So we just had to stop it or whatever…” READ MORE
Joe Louis vs. Jersey Joe Walcott 1
December 5, 1947 (Madison Square Garden, New York City)

On December 5, 1947, at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Joe Louis, the reigning and defending heavyweight champion of the world, defended his long held title against Jersey Joe Walcott, the mercurial boxer-puncher from Camden, New Jersey. The Brown Bomber was approaching the end of his singular career and would retire, albeit briefly, after the rematch with Jersey Joe in June of ‘48. But their first fight was a shocker, confirming as it did that the champ was on the downside of his singular career, and that more things change, the more they stay the same. Louis was 56-1 coming into their first bout. Walcott’s record was 43-13-1. The fight was scheduled for 15 rounds.