Antonio Tarver is an American former professional boxer and boxing commentator. He has competed as a light heavyweight, cruiserwright, and heavyweight titles. Tarver has competed in world championships including the WBA, WBC, IBF and Ring magazine titles. Tarver has been apart of a historic rivalry against Roy Jones Jr. which turned into a three-fight series. He’s also boxed against Bernard... read full bio
Buster Douglas is a former professional boxer, who is most memorable for his remarkable upset of Mike Tyson on February 11, 1990 in Tokyo to win the undisputed heavyweight title. At the time, Tyson was undefeated, recognized as the best boxer in the world, and one of the most feared heavyweight champions in history due to his complete domination of... read full bio
Roberto Duran is a former professional boxer who is known as one of the most talented boxers of all time. His nickname is Manos De Piedra which translates to Hands of Stone. Many even consider him the greatest lightweight of all time. He held world titles at four different weightslightweight (197279), welterweight (1980), light middleweight (198384) and middleweight (1989). He... read full bio
Vinny Pazienza, who was once known as Vinny Paz, is a legendary figure in the boxing world. Pazienza's odyssey, which included overcoming life-threatening ailments and winning world titles, is proof of the resilience of the human spirit. This piece explores Vinny Pazienza's extraordinary life, including his ascent to popularity, the terrifying car accident that almost ruined his career, and his... read full bio
Paul “The Ultimate” Vaden is a retired professional boxer who has previously held the IBF light middleweight championship and holds a professional record of 29 wins, 3 losses with 16 knockout victories. Vaden has been inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame, the Breitbard Hall of Fame, and the West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame. Since retiring from boxing,... read full bio
Larry Holmes is a former professional boxer who is most known for his powerful left jab. Being the fourth of twelve children, Holmes had to drop out of school to help support his family. Holmes began to box at the age of 19. His boxing career began with an amateur record of 19-3. Holmes finally turned professional in 1973. He... read full bio
At first glance, you would not suspect Roy Jones, Jr. to be the superb melding of talent, personality, and charisma that he is. The quiet, even pensive individual, is a world-renowned boxing superstar…professional basketball player…musical producer and performer…entertainer…actor…and all-around nice guy. Cited as the best ‘Pound for Pound’ fighter in the world, Jones is the undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion of... read full bio
Wilfred Benitez, also known as “El Rader” and “Bible of Boxing”, is an American-born Puerto Rican former professional boxer who was the youngest world champion in the history of the sport. Benitez was born in New York City and he turned professional at only 15 years old. He earned three world titles and earned his first one at only 17... read full bio
Mia St. John, also known as “The Knockout”, is an American-Mexican professional boxer and former World Boxing Council champion in the super welterweight division. Mia has competed in welterweight, light welterweight, lightweight, super featherweight and featherweight divisions over the years. She is an IBA and IFBA lightweight champion and apart from her boxing career she is also a businesswoman, model,... read full bio
Kostya Tszyu, also known as “Thunder from Down Under”, is a Soviet-born Australian former professional boxer who has competed in light-welterweight divisions. Tszyu has held multiple light-welterweight world championships, including the undisputed and lineal titles and is known for being an all-around boxer-puncher and carries formidable punching power being known as one of the hardest-punching light-welterweights in the division’s history.... read full bio
Jesse James Leija, also known as “The Texas Tornado”, is an American former professional boxer who has competed in featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight, and light welterweight divisions. He has previously held the WBC super featherweight title and has challenged twice each for the world titles at lightweight and light welterweight. Leija was born in San Antonio, Texas, and during his... read full bio
Carlette Ewell, also known as “The Truth”, is an American professional boxer from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Ewell competes in the heavyweight division and she has won five professional boxing titles over the course of her career including the WIBA World light heavyweight title, WBE female light heavyweight title, UBC America’s female cruiserweight title, WIBC light heavyweight title, and UNBC female... read full bio
Marlen was raised in a household that was passionate about boxing and was born in Houston, Texas. She first got into the ring when she began watching her younger brother while he worked out at the neighborhood gym. Marlen was soon pleading with her dad and the trainer at the gym to allow her to give the sport a go.... read full bio
Scott Piercy is a professional golfer from Las Vegas, Nevada. He has won the PGA Tour a total of three times. His wins include the Barbasol Championship, the RBC Canadian Open, and the Reno-Tahoe Open. Piercy has also played at the Sony Open in Hawaii, the Shell Houston Open, the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, and the... read full bio
Wladimir Klitschko, also known as “Dr. Steelhammer”, is an Ukranian former professional boxer who has previously held the world heavyweight championship twice, in the WBA (super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and Ring magazine titles. Over the course of his career, Klitschko has been known for being one of the best heavyweight champions of all time and is known for his knockout... read full bio
Wilfredo Gomez, also known as “Bazooka”, is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who was a three-time world champion who competed in super bantamweight, featherweight, and super featherweight divisions. Gomez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and as an amateur boxer, he competed in the World Amateur Championships where he won gold, as well as in the Central American... read full bio
Vivian Harris, also known as “Vicious”, is a Guyanese professional boxer who has competed in the light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight divisions. Harris has previously held the WBA super lightweight title. He was born in Georgetown, Guyana, and after moving to the United States, he began his amateur boxing career. As an amateur, Harris won the Metros championship as... read full bio
Virgil Hill is an American former professional boxer who has competed in light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions. He has been a two-weight world champion and has previously held the WBA light heavyweight title twice, the IBF and lineal heavyweight titles, and the WBA cruiserweight title twice. Hill was born in Clinton, Missouri, and as an amateur boxer, he represented the... read full bio
Victor Ortiz, also known as “Vicious”, is an American professional boxer and actor who has competed in light welterweight and welterweight divisions. Ortiz was born in Garden City, Kansas, and was thrown into boxing by his father. He had a rough childhood with both his mother and father leaving him and his siblings and forcing them into the foster care... read full bio
Troy Ross, also known as, “The Boss”, is a Guyanese-Canadian boxer who has competed in the cruiserweight and light heavyweight divisions. Ross was born in Georgetown, Guyana, and he is the son of retired boxer Charles Amos. Ross has previously competed in the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur where he earned a silver medal in the light heavyweight division. He... read full bio
