Category: Boxing
Punchers from the Past: Gratien Tonna
GRATIEN TONNA Born Tunis, Tunisia 18 January 1949 Record 57 fights, 46 wins (37 by KO/TKO), 11 losses As an amateur he was French Junior champion, French military champion, world military champion and French national champion. Career: -Turned professional in […]
The Past Week in Action
Miss any of this week’s action in the sport? Get caught up with “The Past Week in Action” by Eric Armit; with a review of all major cards in the boxing for the past week. Plant City, FL. USA: Super […]
Punchers from the Past: Jose (Joe) Medel
JOSE (JOE) MEDEL Born 19 March 1938 Mexico City Died 31 January 2001 Record: 108 fights, 69 wins (44 by KO/TKO) 31 losses, 8 draws First professional fight: 0n this seventeenth birthday 19 March 1955 (lost on a third round […]
Davantae Kirk improves to 5-0 looks to return to action next month
Davantae Kirk improved to 5-0 with a first-round knockout over Larry Moore this past Friday night at the Motor City Casino in Detroit, Michigan, in front of a standing-room-only crowd. Standing at 5’11” tall, Kirk dominated from the opening seconds […]
Punchers from the Past: Tom Bogs
TOM BOGS Born 21 November 1944 Copenhagen Denmark Record 87 fights 77 wins (25 by KO/TKO), 8 losses ( 2 by KO/TKO) 2 draws He comes from a family of athletes. His father Poul Bogs was Danish shot-put champion from […]
The Past Week in Action 11 September 2023
Miss any of this week’s action in the sport? Get caught up with “The Past Week in Action” by Eric Armit; with a review of all major cards in the boxing for the past week. Highlights: -Yves Ngabu halts champion […]
Punchers from the Past: Godfrey Stevens Gonzalez
GODFREY STEVENS GONZALEZ Born 27 June 1938 Santiago, Chile Died 20 August 2022 Canberra, Australia Record: 82 fights, 69 wins (21 by KO/TKO), 10 losses 3 draws First professional fight: 26 February 1960 Stevens father was English (resulting in Stevens […]
The Past Week in Action 4 September 2023
Miss any of this week’s action in the sport? Get caught up with “The Past Week in Action” by Eric Armit; with a review of all major cards in the boxing for the past week. Highlights: -Chris Eubank stops Liam […]
Punchers from the Past: Gustav “Bubi” Schulz
GUSTAV “BUBI” SCHULZ Born Berlin, Germany 12 April 1930 Died 21 August 2000 Record: 96 fights, 88 wins (46 KO/TKO) 2 losses, 6 draws Whilst studying as a chef he joined a boxing school in 1947 to box as an […]
The Past Week in Action 29 August 2023
The Past Week in Action 29 August 2023 Highlights – Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Daniels Dubois in nine round in defence of the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO heavyweight belts but huge controversy over a “low punch” which saw Usyk […]
