THE LOUIS-SCHMELING FIGHTS: PRELUDE TO WAR

Seconds before Joe Louis and Max Schmeling began their historic rematch on June 22, 1938, referee Arthur Donovan said to them: "I want to impress upon you men now, of the terrific responsibility that you have in this ring tonight." Never since has such an ordinary man as a boxing referee spoken such a weighted and important truth. Read more

MEXICO VS PUERTO RICO: WHEN THE STARS COLLIDE

It could be reasonably argued that per square mile, no place on earth has produced more boxing heroes than have Puerto Rico and Mexico. Prizefighting is embedded deep in the culture of each, so much so that the heroes spawned there are more gods than sports figures. Is it any surprise that over the last 30 years some of the best and biggest fights and the most heated rivalries have been between champions born in these boxing-crazed lands?

BEFORE MANNY PACQUIAO, THERE WAS FLASH ELORDE

Very few of the pugs doing business in prize rings today are loved by their countrymen the way Manny Pacquiao is loved by his. In the Philippines, Pacquiao is no mere sports hero the way, say, Michael Jordan is in the United States, or Tiger Woods or Oscar De La Hoya. He is a national treasure.

But Pacquiao is not the first prizefighter to whom the good people of The Republic of the Philippines have handed their hearts.

GREAT PUERTO RICAN FIGHTERS

Miguel Cotto is the latest in a long line of wonderful prizefighters from Puerto Rico. Like the best of his compatriots, he is highly diverse; when facing a puncher, he can move and box with the best of them.

THE GREAT MEXICAN FIGHTERS

Any listing of the top 10 anything is as much a generational question as a historical one. Your father's champion is quite seldom your own, with the obvious exception of Sugar Ray Robinson, who is everyone's champion unless they simply have no idea what they are talking about.

Pulled from our archives, here are a few of our regular features on the state of boxing, boxing's history and the people and players that shape the sport today.

UPCOMING
10 Heavyweights On The Rise... Or Maybe Not?
The Search For The Next Mike Tyson

THE GREATEST
The Greatest British Fighters
The Best Welterweight Punchers Ever

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
Heavyweight Title Unification: A History
Pound-For-Pound: A History

CONTROVERSIAL MOMENTS
The Way Back From Scandal

BEHIND THE SCENES
Those Merchant Moments
Q&A With Jim Lampley


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