A drawing by the ultra-talented @Mr_Yib of all-time great pugilist Ezzard Charles, aka "The Cincinnati Cobra," conqueror of, among others, Archie Moore, Charley Burley and Jersey Joe Walcott.
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A photo of champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler (left) trading leather with John Mugabi in their 1986 slugfest for the middleweight title. The powerful Ugandan gave Hagler one of his toughest battles before being counted out in round 11. #Boxing #History
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Mexican legend Salvador "Chava" Sanchez, who despite dying at only 23-years-old is still widely regarded as one of the greatest Mexican fighters of all time #boxing #history
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A photo of Willie Joyce, one of the all-time best pugilists to never hold a world title. He boasts wins over Chalky Wright and Lew Jenkins plus two victories over the great Henry Armstrong. #Boxing #History #Legend
A photo of champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler (left) trading leather with John Mugabi in their 1986 slugfest for the middleweight title. The powerful Ugandan gave Hagler one of his toughest battles before being counted out in round 11. #Boxing #History
Boxing History @BoxingHistory
Mexican legend Salvador "Chava" Sanchez, who despite dying at only 23-years-old is still widely regarded as one of the greatest Mexican fighters of all time #boxing #history
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A photo of Willie Joyce, one of the all-time best pugilists to never hold a world title. He boasts wins over Chalky Wright and Lew Jenkins plus two victories over the great Henry Armstrong. #Boxing #History #Legend
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GREATEST KO EVER??? #OnThisDay in 1957, "Sugar" Ray Robinson regained the middleweight title with this EPIC 5th round KO of Gene Fullmer in Chicago Article by @mjcarbert of @TheFightCity
GREATEST KO EVER??? #OnThisDay in 1957, "Sugar" Ray Robinson regained the middleweight title with this EPIC 5th round KO of Gene Fullmer in Chicago Article by @mjcarbert of @TheFightCity
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"A fight really isn't a fight with me - until I'm banged and hurt. I need a good sock on the chin to get me into real action... that's when the fun begins, the customers get their money's worth - and my rival usually gets himself a beating he rarely forgets." Jack Dempsey (1926).
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