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🥊 Duk Koo Kim vs. Ray Mancini The Fight That Changed Boxing Forever 🥊

On November 13, 1982, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and Duk Koo Kim stepped into the ring for the WBA lightweight title. What followed was not just a fight it was a turning point in boxing history.

For 14 brutal rounds, Kim refused to back down. Hurt, exhausted, but unbroken, he kept coming. Mancini, relentless himself, pressed the action until the referee stopped the fight in the 14th round.

Duk Koo Kim collapsed after the bout and tragically passed away days later. He was just 27 years old.

That night changed everything:
• Championship fights were reduced from 15 rounds to 12
• Ringside medical standards were improved
• The sport was forced to confront the cost of courage

Ray Mancini carried the weight of that night for the rest of his life openly speaking about the trauma and advocating for fighter safety.

This wasn’t a story of villain and victim.
It was two warriors doing exactly what boxing asked of them.

Some fights are remembered for belts.
This one is remembered because it rewrote the rules of the sport.

Rest in peace, Duk Koo Kim. 🕊️
Respect to Ray Mancini.

#BoxingHistory #DukKooKim #RayMancini #TheFightThatChangedBoxing #NeverForgotten

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CANELO ÁLVAREZ vs TERENCE CRAWFORD
Allegiant Stadium — Las Vegas
September 13, 2025

RESULT
Terence Crawford def. Canelo Álvarez
Unanimous Decision (12 rounds)
116–112 | 115–113 | 115–113

PUNCH STATS (LANDED / THROWN)
Crawford: 172 / 552
Álvarez: 99 / 338

JABS LANDED
Crawford: 45
Álvarez: 16

#boxing #canelo #crawford #fightstats #boxingfans #poundforpound #boxingworld

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HARRY GREB VS. JACK DEMPSEY
THE PITTSBURGH GAZETTE TIMES, SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1922

PITTSBURGH sport page readers have been fed of war training for his bout with Billy Miske. Greb lost or stuff the past few weeks about the possibility of a match between Harry Greb, home product and holder of the American light-heavyweight title, and Jack Dempsey, world’s heavyweight champion. Negotiations for this bout, to be staged here, are still on and there is a chance that the men will meet sooner or later.

In view of the publicity the project has received the above photograph is very timely. It is probably the only picture of a meeting of Greb and Dempsey in actual combat and there is an idea of the way they shape up physically. It was snapped at Benton Harbor a few years ago when Dempsey was training for his bout with Billy Miske. Greb also sparred with the champion later in New York, and reports of the workouts credit him with giving Dempsey an interesting session every time they started.

Greb is on the left in the photograph. Notice the advantage in height possessed by Dempsey. He is more than 6 feet tall, while Greb goes about 5 feet 9½ inches.

Greb is partly raised on one foot, while Dempsey is flat-footed.

How would they do against each other in a real fight? “It will take more than the pictures to tell that.” — HARRY KECK

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Thomas Hearns wasn’t just great he made history. He became the first boxer ever to win recognized world titles in FIVE different weight divisions, a record-setting achievement that changed boxing forever. 🔥

📊 Career highlights:
• Record: 61–5–1
• Knockouts: 48 💥
• KO percentage: ~79%
• Height/Reach: 6’1” with a massive 78” reach
• World champion: Welterweight ➝ Light Heavyweight

Hearns combined rare height, speed, and devastating power, making his right hand one of the most feared weapons in boxing history. From classic wars to one-punch finishes, The Hitman delivered moments fans still talk about today.

A true icon of the sport. 🐐

#ThomasHearns #TheHitman #BoxingLegend #FiveDivisionChampion #BoxingHistory

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One of the most legendary stories from Jack Dempsey’s later years didn’t happen in the ring… it happened on a New York sidewalk.
In his 80s, long retired and well into the years most men slow down, Dempsey was confronted by would-be robbers. They didn’t recognize him as the Jack Dempsey the Manassa Mauler who once terrified the heavyweight division.
According to his biography, instead of panicking, Dempsey stayed calm, sized them up, and let instinct do the talking. With one sharp move, he showed them he wasn’t the easy target they expected. But here’s the part that reveals who Dempsey truly was: once the threat was over, he let them go. No revenge, no bravado just quiet control and compassion from a man who’d lived enough life to understand the bigger picture.
Even in his 80s, Dempsey still carried that fighter’s heart… but also the wisdom to know when the fight was over.


#JackDempsey #BoxingHistory #HeavyweightLegend

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Rocky Marciano didn’t just train he rebuilt himself daily.
Every session had intention: wood-chopping to build rotational torque long before ‘core activation’ became a buzzword… crouched, forward-driving shadowboxing to engrain that relentless pressure trajectory… and those legendary marathon sparring days that forged his pace into something opponents simply couldn’t outlast.
What today gets broken down into biomechanics, VO₂ thresholds, and load management, Marciano built through sheer volume and old-school grit. He trained to make his body a machine efficient, economical, and unstoppable.
It’s why his pressure felt different. It wasn’t reckless aggression; it was engineered fatigue yours, not his.
Modern heavyweights have sports science… Marciano had obsession.
Which style do you think holds up better in today’s era? Let the debate begin.


#RockyMarciano #BoxingHistory #OldSchoolTraining

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Tom Apsinall may leave the UFC to pursue a career in boxing. Who should he fight first?

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