Category: Boxing
Punchers from the past: Jimmy Bivins
JIMMY (Cleveland Spider-Man) BIVINS Born: 6 December 1919 Dry Branch, Georgia, USA. Died: 4 July 2012 Cleveland, Ohio, USA Record: 112 fights, 86 wins (31 by KO/TKO), 25 Losses, 1 Draw Division: Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Turned Pro: 15 January […]
Punchers from the Past: Angel “Robinson” Garcia
ANGEL “ROBINSON” GARCIA Born 9 May 1937 Havana , Cuba Died 1 June 2000 Cuba Turned Pro: 23 July 1955 Division: Super Featherweight to Super welterweight Record: 239 fights, 138 wins (55 by KO/TKO), 80 losses, 21 draws Beat: Bobby […]
Amanda Serrano / Jake Paul Pre-Fight Press Conference Thursday, January 18
(Photo courtesy: firstsportz.com) Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced that on Thursday, January 18th, Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano and IBF mandatory challenger Nina Meinke will face-off for their first pre-fight press conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico as part of […]
Punchers from the Past: “IRISH“ Joey Archer
“IRISH “ Joey Archer Born 11 February 1938in New York City Record: 49 fights, 45 wins (8 by KO/TKO), 4 losses (all points- 2 split decisions 1 majority decision) Turned Professional : November 1956 Beat: Tony Dupas (twice), Don Fullmer, […]
Puncher from the Past: Jean Claude Bouttier
JEAN CLAUDE BOUTTIER Born 13 October 1944 Saint-Pierre-la Cour, France Died 3 October 2019 Gournay sur Marne, France Weight Division Middleweight Record: 72 fights (43 wins by KO/TKO), 7 losses 1 draw. Titles Held: French and European Middleweight (twice) Professional […]
Puncher from the Past Jaime Gine
JAIME GINE Born: Charata, Argentina Aprill 10 1933 Died: Cordoba, Argentina 2 November 2008 Turned pro: February 1954 Division: Lightweight Record: 114 fights 89 wins 9 losses 16 draws * *This is the record on Box Rec. Some Argentinian sources […]
Punchers from the Past- Bobby Scanlon
“ Irish” BOBBY SCANLON Born 2 January 1936 Buffalo, NY Died 23 June 1975 Record: 55 fights, 42 wins (12 by KO/TKO), 12 losses 1 draw. Beat: Wallace Bud Smith**, Lauro Salas**, Gale Kerwin, Joey Lopes*, Orlando Zuleta, Mario Vecchiatto, […]
Punchers from the Past: Dave Charnley
DAVE (THE DARTFORD DESTROYER) CHARNLEY Born 10 October 1935 Dartford, England Died 3 March 2012 at the age of 76 Record: 61 fights 48 wins, (27 by KO/TKO) 12 losses, 1 draw. Beat: Danny McCarthy, Joe Lucy, Johnny Gonsalves, Don […]
Punchers from the Past: Hector Thompson
HECTOR Thompson Born 24 June 1949 Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia Died 20 May 2020 Career: 1970-1980 Record 87 fights 73 wins (27 by KO/TKO) 12 Losses 2 Draws Tuned Professional 11 March 1970 Defeated: Joe Tetteh(twice),Manny Santos, Gerardo Ferrat, […]
The Past Week in Action 5 December 2023
The Past Week in Action 5 December 2023 Highlights: – Ryan Garcia returns to action with an eighth round kayo of Oscar Duarte and there are wins for Shane Mosley Jr and Floyd Schofield. – Jordan Gill scores huge […]
