Tyson v. Spinks

Here is Mike Tyson, then 34-0 with the WBA and WBC titles, boxing Michael Spinks, then 31-0 with the IBF heavyweight title, for the WBC, WBA and IBF light heavyweight titles.

Spinks, a hall of fame boxer, had the united the WBA, WBC, IBF light heavyweight titles before moving up and defeating Jim MacDonald for the IBF heavyweight title. He would defend against Larry Holmes and Stephen Tangstad. This bout would be Spinks last time boxing.

Thrilla In Manila - Ali v. Frazier 3

Here is the end of the trilogy between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. It ocurred on 10/1/75 for the Heavyweight title at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

At the time, Ali was 48-2 with 35 KO's. Frazier was 32-2 with 27 KO's. Ali weighed in at 224, while Frazier tipped the scales at 215. Ali lost the first bout "The Fight of the Century" via unanimous decision, while winning the rematch via split decision.

Tyson v. Biggs

Here is Mike Tyson boxing Tyrell Biggs for the WBC, WBA and IBF titles on 10/16/87 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. At the time, Tyson was 31-0 and Biggs was 15-0.

Video of the Day - Comert v. Payakaroon

Here is Thai kickboxing legent Samart Payakaroon fighting Murat Comert on October 2, 1993.

In addition to being considered one of the greatest Thai boxers of all-time with well over 100 victories, Samart also was a professional boxer (21-2), winning the WBC superbantamweight title in 1986 KO'ing Lupe Pintor (56-14). He would defend with a TKO over Juan Meza (45-9) before losing to Jeff French.

Video of the Day - Frazier v. Foster

Here is boxing legend "Smokin'" Joe Frazier boxing Bob Foster (56-8) for the WBA and WBC heavyweight boxing titles on 11/18/70 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

Unfortunately, Smokin' Joe lost his battle with liver cancer at age 67. Frazier holds wins over Muhammad Ali (56-5), Buster Mathis (30-4), Eddie Machen (50-11), Dave Zyglewicz (32-4), Joe Bugner (69-13) and Jerry Quarry (53-9).

Kimbo's Second Boxing Match Video

Here is Kimbo Slice boxing Tay Bledsoe in Grand Island, Nebraska on October 15, 2011.

Kimbo Slice Boxing Debut

Here is Kimbo Slice's boxing debut from last night.

Post fight interview:

Video of the Day - Lacy v. Pemberton

Here is Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy boxing Scott Pemberton in Caesars Tahoe, Nevada on 11/5/05 for the IBF and IBO super middleweight title.

Lacy (25-4 boxing) was recently called out by Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz for a potential boxing bout. Lacy has wins over Peter Manfredo Jr., Rubin Williams, Omar Sheika and James Crawford to go along with his IBF, IBO, WBC Continential Americas, USBA and NABA belts.

Scott Pemberton is the former NABF, IBU and WBA NABO super middleweight title holder ending his career with a 29-5 record.

Fight starts at the 7:30 mark:

Video of the Day - Aerts v. Sapp

Here is Bob Sapp fighting Peter Aerts in the 2006 K-1 Grand Prix Round 2 which took place on 6/23/07 in Tokyo, Japan. Aerts has qualified for the 2010 K-1 World Open Weight GP by defeating Ewerton Teixeira.

Video of the Day - Aerts v. Musashi

Here is Peter Aerts fighting Musashi at the 2006 K-1 World Open Weight Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan on 12/2/06. Aerts won the K-1 GP Tourney in 1998 and 1995 with K-1 wins over Jerome LeBanner, Ernesto Hoost, Andy Hug and Mike Bernado.

Video of the Day - Tyson v. Scaff

Here is Mike Tyson fighting "Slamming" Sammy Scaff. At the time, Tyson was being groomed for a title shot, entering the fight at 14-0. Scaff ended his career at 21-14, with his biggest victories over Burt Hayes and Bobby Thomas.

Video of the Day - Tyson v. Cozad

Here is Mike Tyson in an amateur boxing match against Don Kozad sometime from the early 80's.

Video of the Day - Toney v. Greer

Here is James Toney boxing Ben Greer in his last boxing match which took place on 9/12/09 at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California.

Toney recently signed a multi-fight contract with the UFC. The former heavyweight boxing champ boasts a 72-6-3 boxing record, but has no known grappling skills. He has signed on with renowned trainer Juanito Ibarra.

Toney is fighting fight Randy Couture at UFC 118 on August 28th in Boston.

Video of the Day - Mayorga v. Lewis

Here is Ricardo Mayorga boxing Andrew Lewis for the WBA Welterweight title on 3/30/02 which took place in Reading, Pennsylvania. Mayorga (27-9 boxing), a former WBA and WBC champion boxer, has not fought since a 2008 bout against Shane Mosley which he lost via TKO.

Mayorga is ready to make his MMA debut against former UFC fighter Din Thomas in Shine Fights on May 15th. Mayorga has proclaimed himself a veteran of several streetfights and that he will accept no less than a KO of his opponent in the first minute.

Video of the Day - Duran v. Funaki

Here is an odd MMA v. Boxing exhibitionn fight pitting Japanese MMA superstar Masakatsu Funaki against former boxing champ Roberto Duran. The rules included an 8 second ground period and limited clinching. There are rumors as to the authenticity of the match.

Funaki(39-13) is a founding member of Pancrase and MMA legend with career wins over Guy Mezger, Frank Shamrock, Bas Rutten and kickboxing legend Semmy Schilt.

Duran(103-16) is a boxing legend, most famous for his trilogy of bouts with Sugar Ray Leonard.

Video of the Day - Chavez Jr. v. LeHoullier

Here is an entertaining boxing match from rising fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. against Jason LeHoullier which took place on 9/12/09 at the El Palenque de la Feria, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico.

Video of the Day - Roy Jones Jr.

Boxing superstar Roy Jones Jr. (58-5 boxing) has caused quite a stir in entertaining potential future boxing bouts with MMA stars Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz. Now, he is going even further, supposedly challenging them to mixed martial arts contests.

The 5'11" Jones Jr. has won titles in various weight classes, first at super middleweight, then light heavyweight and even heavyweight. His big boxing wins have come over James Toney, Bernard Hopkins, John Ruiz and Felix Trinidad. He won his first match against Antonio Tarver, but dropped the next two. In his last bout he KO'd Omar Sheika for the vacant NABO lightweight belt.

Chicago Golden Gloves

I went to Chicago's Golden Gloves on Friday, April 17th to see some classic Chicago boxing. The amateur boxers fight with enormous heart and with general admission for $15, and $4 Corona beers, you get a good bang for your entertainment dollar. Famous champs include Joe Louis, Sonny Liston, Muhammad Ali, Tom Zbikowski and Michael "The Lord of the Dance" Flatley. Zbikowski, a safety for the Baltimore Ravens, was in attendance and gave out a trophy.

(Zbitkowski giving out a trophy, I think to Jim Murphy)

The event featured close to 2,000 or so spectators in the gym. The crowd featured many of the boxers friends, family and training partners. Irish Jimmy Murphy probably got the biggest applause of the night. Murphy didn't disappoint in his fight, throwing fast and powerful combinations with good footwork. He seemed to land the hook to the head and body, having his opponent stunned at one point.

Another stand-out performance was that of Amanda Ginski. Ginski had some good power punches, showing good head movement and patience. There were three female fights on the night and all the ladies fought hard.

Results from Friday:

F119SN Natalie Malik DEC over Amanda Reicke
119O Darres Smith DEC over Jose Luis Fernandez
125SN Francisco Saldana DEC over John Chow
F139 Devin Young DEC over Adrienne Nicolosi
147 Michael Logan DEC over Jaime Herrera
147F Kristin Gearhart DEC over Holly Ford
156 Jim Murphy DEC over Jaumor Willaims
156F Amanda Ginski TKO, R2 over Tanisha McKinty
165 Tracy Rollins DEC over Ramon Valenzuela
200 Lamar Fenner DEC over Robert Jekabson
201+ Dana Boughton DEC over Brandon Lee


(Devin Young red v. Adrienne Nicolosi blue I believe)


(Gail Fisher from Comcast Sportsnet presenting a belt)

More Golden Gloves info at www.chicagogoldengloves.com.

Sometimes Accidents Happen

This referee gets a little too close to the action.

Video of the Day - Mike Tyson