The greatest fighter to never win a world title & 1990 IBHOF Inductee Sam Langford was born #OnThisDay in 1886, Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
March 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The greatest fighter to never win a world title & 1990 IBHOF Inductee Sam Langford was born #OnThisDay in 1886, Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
Vinny Paz getting into the IBHOF and not Pongaklek Wonjongkam is laughably bad
December 5, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Vinny Paz getting into the IBHOF and not Pongaklek Wonjongkam is laughably bad
Why hasn't this guy been inducted into the IBHOF yet? #boxing
George Godfrey, the forgotten World Heavyweight Champ who John L.Sullivan ducked for years. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/25/m...
George Godfrey, Boston’s forgotten boxing champ, and the fight of his life - The Boston Globe
They said George Godfrey was too old and too small to be a fighter. But they underestimated his strategic mind — and his indomitable heart.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Why hasn't this guy been inducted into the IBHOF yet? #boxing
Two-division champion & 1990 IBHOF inductee George Dixon sadly passed away #OnThisDay in 1908 to alcoholism in New York City, New York, USA. He was just 37. 🇨🇦
January 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Two-division champion & 1990 IBHOF inductee George Dixon sadly passed away #OnThisDay in 1908 to alcoholism in New York City, New York, USA. He was just 37. 🇨🇦
Eight-division champion & 2024 IBHOF inductee, Manny Pacquiao was born #OnThisDay in 1978, General Santos, South Cotabato, Philippines 🇵🇭
December 17, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Eight-division champion & 2024 IBHOF inductee, Manny Pacquiao was born #OnThisDay in 1978, General Santos, South Cotabato, Philippines 🇵🇭
Is the Boxing Hall of Fame electorate too American?
Do any of 'em even know who John Sheppard is?
How about a little vote tally transparency, dammit?!
Oh yes. The time has come for an airing of grievances.
www.boxingscene.com/hall-of-fuss...
Do any of 'em even know who John Sheppard is?
How about a little vote tally transparency, dammit?!
Oh yes. The time has come for an airing of grievances.
www.boxingscene.com/hall-of-fuss...
Hall of fuss: Five gripes in the wake of the IBHOF induction announcement
Having absorbed the results of the IBHOF voting, Eric Raskin is now ready to air his grievances
www.boxingscene.com
December 12, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Is the Boxing Hall of Fame electorate too American?
Do any of 'em even know who John Sheppard is?
How about a little vote tally transparency, dammit?!
Oh yes. The time has come for an airing of grievances.
www.boxingscene.com/hall-of-fuss...
Do any of 'em even know who John Sheppard is?
How about a little vote tally transparency, dammit?!
Oh yes. The time has come for an airing of grievances.
www.boxingscene.com/hall-of-fuss...
Former world light heavyweight champion & 1991 IBHOF inductee Georges Carpentier was born #OnThisDay in 1894, Lievin, France 🇫🇷
January 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Former world light heavyweight champion & 1991 IBHOF inductee Georges Carpentier was born #OnThisDay in 1894, Lievin, France 🇫🇷
On Thursday, the IBHOF will announce the 2025 Hall of Fame class. I was a voter for the Modern Fighters category. Below is my ballot: I selected Manny Pacquiao, Pongsaklek Wongjongkam, Gilberto Roman and Santos Laciar.
December 3, 2024 at 4:02 AM
On Thursday, the IBHOF will announce the 2025 Hall of Fame class. I was a voter for the Modern Fighters category. Below is my ballot: I selected Manny Pacquiao, Pongsaklek Wongjongkam, Gilberto Roman and Santos Laciar.
Two-division champion & 2004 IBHOF inductee Dwight Muhammad Qawi was born #OnThisDay in 1953, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 🇺🇸
January 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Two-division champion & 2004 IBHOF inductee Dwight Muhammad Qawi was born #OnThisDay in 1953, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 🇺🇸
Four-division champion & 2022 IBHOF Inductee Roy Jones Jr. was born #OnThisDay in 1969, Pensacola, Florida, USA 🇺🇸
January 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Four-division champion & 2022 IBHOF Inductee Roy Jones Jr. was born #OnThisDay in 1969, Pensacola, Florida, USA 🇺🇸
Former undisputed heavyweight champion & 1990 IBHOF inductee Joe Frazier was born #OnThisDay in 1944, Beaufort, South Carolina 🇺🇸
January 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Former undisputed heavyweight champion & 1990 IBHOF inductee Joe Frazier was born #OnThisDay in 1944, Beaufort, South Carolina 🇺🇸
#HBD Mike McCallum, born December 7, 1955 in Kingston, Jamaica. WBA Jr. Middleweight Champion, 1984-87; WBA Middleweight Champion, 1989-91; WBC Light Heavyweight Champion, 1994-95. IBHOF 2003.
December 7, 2024 at 9:48 PM
#HBD Mike McCallum, born December 7, 1955 in Kingston, Jamaica. WBA Jr. Middleweight Champion, 1984-87; WBA Middleweight Champion, 1989-91; WBC Light Heavyweight Champion, 1994-95. IBHOF 2003.
Former world heavyweight champion & 1991 IBHOF inductee, Sonny Liston sadly passed away #OnThisDay in 1970 to a suspected heroin overdose at the age of 40 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
December 30, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Former world heavyweight champion & 1991 IBHOF inductee, Sonny Liston sadly passed away #OnThisDay in 1970 to a suspected heroin overdose at the age of 40 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Three-division world champion & 1990 IBHOF inductee Henry Armstrong was born #OnThisDay in 1912, Columbus, Mississippi, USA 🇺🇸
December 12, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Three-division world champion & 1990 IBHOF inductee Henry Armstrong was born #OnThisDay in 1912, Columbus, Mississippi, USA 🇺🇸
Former long reigning world light heavyweight champion & 1990 IBHOF inductee Archie Moore was born #OnThisDay in 1913, Benoit, Mississippi, USA 🇺🇸
December 13, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Former long reigning world light heavyweight champion & 1990 IBHOF inductee Archie Moore was born #OnThisDay in 1913, Benoit, Mississippi, USA 🇺🇸
Three-division champion & 1990 IBHOF inductee Tony Canzoneri sadly passed away #OnThisDay in 1959 to a heart attack at the age of 59 in New York, New York 🕊️
December 9, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Three-division champion & 1990 IBHOF inductee Tony Canzoneri sadly passed away #OnThisDay in 1959 to a heart attack at the age of 59 in New York, New York 🕊️
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, Day 22, On June 8, 2001 Laila Ali (IBHOF 2021) fought Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, the 1st women to headline a PPV boxing show in what was billed as Ali-FrazierIV.
Full fight: youtu.be/Z4q-ztJwKPc?...
#WomensHistoryMonth #womensboxing #womensboxinghistory
Full fight: youtu.be/Z4q-ztJwKPc?...
#WomensHistoryMonth #womensboxing #womensboxinghistory
March 22, 2026 at 1:23 PM
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, Day 22, On June 8, 2001 Laila Ali (IBHOF 2021) fought Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, the 1st women to headline a PPV boxing show in what was billed as Ali-FrazierIV.
Full fight: youtu.be/Z4q-ztJwKPc?...
#WomensHistoryMonth #womensboxing #womensboxinghistory
Full fight: youtu.be/Z4q-ztJwKPc?...
#WomensHistoryMonth #womensboxing #womensboxinghistory
Five-division champion & 2021 IBHOF inductee Floyd Mayweather Jr. was born #OnThisDay in 1977, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA 🇺🇸
February 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Five-division champion & 2021 IBHOF inductee Floyd Mayweather Jr. was born #OnThisDay in 1977, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA 🇺🇸
I caught up with Golovkin, Bradley, Cooney, Leonard, McGirt, Leija, and more last weekend at the IBHOF, plus I soaked in all the sights and sounds that make a trip to Canastota so special. Only on the newly launched site The Good Fight:
thegoodfight12.substack.com/p/big-legacy...
thegoodfight12.substack.com/p/big-legacy...
June 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I caught up with Golovkin, Bradley, Cooney, Leonard, McGirt, Leija, and more last weekend at the IBHOF, plus I soaked in all the sights and sounds that make a trip to Canastota so special. Only on the newly launched site The Good Fight:
thegoodfight12.substack.com/p/big-legacy...
thegoodfight12.substack.com/p/big-legacy...
An incredible 5-star review of my book by Christopher Benedict, boxing historian, writer, public speaker, author, RING @ringmagazine Ratings Committee member, IBHOF @BoxingHall Selectee member, and Editorial Staff member with @Gruelingtruth. Available worldwide and on Amazon: a.co/d/gq4Zad1
November 23, 2024 at 6:15 PM
An incredible 5-star review of my book by Christopher Benedict, boxing historian, writer, public speaker, author, RING @ringmagazine Ratings Committee member, IBHOF @BoxingHall Selectee member, and Editorial Staff member with @Gruelingtruth. Available worldwide and on Amazon: a.co/d/gq4Zad1
Two-time heavyweight champion & 2003 IBHOF inductee George Foreman was born #OnThisDay in 1949, Marshall, Texas 🇺🇸
January 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Two-time heavyweight champion & 2003 IBHOF inductee George Foreman was born #OnThisDay in 1949, Marshall, Texas 🇺🇸
Four-division champion & 2007 IBHOF inductee Pernell Whitaker was born #OnThisDay in 1964, Norfolk, Virginia, USA 🇺🇸
January 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Four-division champion & 2007 IBHOF inductee Pernell Whitaker was born #OnThisDay in 1964, Norfolk, Virginia, USA 🇺🇸
Two-division champion & 2020 IBHOF Inductee Bernard Hopkins was born #OnThisDay in 1965, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
January 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Two-division champion & 2020 IBHOF Inductee Bernard Hopkins was born #OnThisDay in 1965, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 🇺🇸