Roberto Duran, a world champion in four weight divisions over a career that spanned five decades, and Olympic gold medallist Pernell Whitaker, another four-division champion, were voted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Thursday.
Duran and Whitaker were chosen from the modern era, along with undefeated Mexican strawweight champion Ricardo (Finito) Lopez, who held his world crown for more than a decade with a string of 21 successful ...
Willie Pep, a Hall of Fame boxer and one of the best fighters of the 20th century, has died at the age of 84.
His grandson, William P. Papaleo, confirmed Friday morning that Pep died Thursday at the West Hill nursing home, where he had been confined to an Alzheimer's unit since 2001.
The embodiment of finesse and speed in his prime, the five-foot-six Pep was 229-11 during a career ...
For many years, the world of sports celebrated athletes in various other competitions by inducting them into halls of fame. Baseball, basketball and football were among the most popular of these shrines, but boxing was somehow left out of the equation. Professional boxing champions have always been among the most fan-celebrated athletes in history but, until 1989, there was no permanent structure to celebrate the true legends of the sport. ...
If you are considering collecting boxing autographs, you may find that one of the best ways to start is by requesting free autographs from your favorite athlete. Most athletes prefer to receive fan mail in care of their agent, promoter or venue. If you are sending an autograph request, send a handwritten letter and send a SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) with enough postage to cover your item’s return trip. Always ...
Roberto Duran once said, ``There is only one
legend. That's me.''
As he was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame Saturday
night, there was no reason for him to think differently.
``That's right, it's me,'' he declared through an interpreter
minutes before his introduction. ``Everybody says it: black, white;
everybody calls me a legend. Italians, Jews. Everybody.''
Duran, 51, looked little like the man who won five major titles
while compiling a 103-16 record with 69 ...
