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	[Mar 16, 2005] Corbett vs. Fitzsimmons/St. Paddy's Day 1897 In February 1897, Bob Fitzsimmons and James J. Corbett arrived in Carson City, Nevada to prepare for their heavyweight title fight.

	[Mar 9, 2005] Jake LaMotta: One Tough Middleweight Not only did Jake LaMotta blemish Sugar Ray Robinson's unbeaten streak. He did it when Robinson seemed unstoppable.

	[Dec 14, 2004] Rocky Marciano: Heavyweight Great Marciano's pet name for his piston-like right was "Susie Q." It quickly became known as the winning punch in many of his fights.

	[Dec 7, 2004] Charles-Walcott and a Heavyweight Transition When Joe Louis announced his retirement he requested that Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott fight for the right to succeed him.

	[Nov 30, 2004] Salvador Sanchez one of Boxing's Greats Salvador Sanchez was willing to fight all comers, a quality in too short supply twenty-two years after his untimely passing.

	[Nov 21, 2004] Joppy a Stepping Stone for Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor will put his 21-0 unbeaten streak on the line December 4th as he takes a step up the middleweight ranks to fight William Joppy.

	[Nov 16, 2004] Joe Gans vs. Roberto Duran What If Joe Gans and Roberto Duran were two of the greatest lightweights in the history of boxing.

	[Nov 3, 2004] The End of Bare Knuckle Boxing "The Battle of New Orleans" marked the end of one era in boxing and the beginning of the next, ushering in a rule that changed the course of boxing.

	[Oct 25, 2004] Sharmba Mitchell: I have to be fast against Tszyu On Saturday, November 6th, Sharmba Mitchell is ready to finish the fight he started with Kostya Tszyu almost four years ago.

	[Oct 18, 2004] Gans versus Nelson: A Boxing Classic Gans-Nelson would go down in history not only as a great lightweight fight, but one of the all-time classic fights in the history of boxing.

	[Oct 4, 2004] Four of the Greatest Fighters of All Time At the turn of the 20th century four of the greatest boxers to ever set foot in the ring came to be known as "The Black Foursome of the Teens."

	[Sep 23, 2004] Jack Johnson: A Boxing Pioneer Johnson had remarkable ring skillshe learned in part by fighting in "Battle Royals" in which several black men were thrown in a ring to fight with...

[Sep 14, 2004]
One of the Greatest Heavyweight Fights of All Time
Overconfidence caused Billy Conn's downfall in the fight. Even losing the fight by a thirteenth round knockout, Billy Conn came close to defeating The Brown Bomber.  More ...

[Sep 7, 2004]
Braddock-Baer: Boxing's Great Fistic Upset
On June 13, 1935, James J. Braddock beat Max Baer to win the heavyweight championship of the world.  More ...

[Aug 28, 2004]
The Fight of the Century
On March 17, 1897, in Carson City, Nevada, Bob Fitzsimmons kayoed James J. Corbett in the 14th round to win the heavyweight championship of the world in a true ring classic.  More ...

[Aug 2, 2004]
Willie Pep and Sandy Saddler Two of Boxing's Greats
Pep continued boxing until 1959, making a brief comeback in 1965 at the age of 42. Both men were inducted into the boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.  More ...

[Jul 22, 2004]
Benny Leonard An All Time Great
For more than a century the lightweight division has been home to some of the most exciting fighters in the sport of boxing. Perhaps none more so than Benny Leonard.  More ...

[Jul 11, 2004]
Zale and Graziano - Boxing's Greatest Trilogy
Rocky Graziano and Tony Zale fought perhaps boxing's greatest trilogy.  More ...

[Jul 4, 2004]
Casamayor Decisions Seda in Miami
It was a hot night in Miami as Joel Cassamayor won a 10 round decision against undefeated Daniel Seda.  More ...

[Jun 23, 2004]
Joe Mesi Looks For Boxing Return
In April of this year reports surfaced that undefeated heavyweight Joe Mesi suffered a subdural hematoma (bleeding on the surface of the brain) following his 10 round decision over Vassiliy Jirov on March 13, 2004.  More ...

[Jun 22, 2004]
Sonny Liston: The Facts
What a lot of fight fans don't know is that Sonny Liston waited two years in the number one contender spot before he was given the chance to fight for the heavyweight championship. Liston won the title by facing Floyd Patterson when Patterson was making h  More ...

[Jun 10, 2004]
Muhammad Ali or Joe Louis: Who Really Was The Greatest?
Muhammad Ali, self proclaimed "The Greatest," fought 61 bouts over a course of 21 years. With a career record of 56 wins, 37 coming by way of knockout, and 5 losses, Ali was also the first man to win the heavyweight title three times.  More ...

[Jun 2, 2004]
Archie Moore - A Man's Man
Moore turned pro as a middleweight in 1936 at 23 years of age, again his age at the time varied depending who you asked, his career spanning some 27 years. Over those 27 years, Moore fought a total of 229 bouts, with a record of 194-26-8 and an amazing to  More ...