Mike Plunkett
72 articles · RingsideReport.com
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Boxing: The Glass is Half-Full for the Remainder of 2010
There has been a lot of negativity thrown around the web as of late relative to the current state of our sport. I make it a point daily to cruise the web…
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RSR Looks Back at Trevor Berbick: A Most Unique Bridge in Heavyweight History
Over the years of following boxing I have always found it fascinating when a particular fighter bridges a gap between eras. Naturally the hand-off aspect is endemic to our sport as it…
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RSR Looks Back at The Career of Screen Legend Tony Curtis
I recently had the pleasure to sit down with the former NABF junior welterweight and three-division national champion Nicky Furlano to discuss his journey through the ranks, first paying his dues as…
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Manny Pacquiao & the Ten Biggest Punchers in Boxing
The nature of boxing is such that a given fighter may be only one or two well-placed punches away from sudden notoriety. Such has been the case many times over recent years,…
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Manny Pacquiao & the Ten Most Exciting Fighters Today
For me the word excitement is open to interpretation relative to the sport of boxing. It can mean the match-up of two marquee names or possibly a unification bout between respected world…
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Mickey ?El Marielito? Rourke: An American Icon
When ?Bad? Brad Berkwitt, RSR?s CEO, Publisher and webmaster suggested I pen a piece on Mickey Rourke I gladly jumped at the opportunity after taking a moment to reflect on arguably the…
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The Klitschko Brothers & Some Heavyweight Musings
The last few weeks have been an interesting time relative to the current state of heavyweight boxing. We watched a top contender pay his dues against a former contender from a different…
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Fantasy Match: Michael Spinks Vs Evander ?The Real Deal? Holyfield
Like many of the hardcore boxing fans that frequent the message boards of Ringside Report, I often like to stop by the Classic Boxing Forum and discuss fantasy match-ups between fighters from…
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RSR Chats with 1988 Olympics Gold Medalist and Former WBO Heavyweight Champion ?Merciless? Ray Mercer
?He was throwing punches and I was throwing punches, you know, that fight, I?m just glad it went my way. That was the Fight of the Year? ? Ray Mercer It?s a…
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Minimumweight Division Update: Heavyweights in a Small Package
Over the last couple of years I have gone out of my way to acquaint myself with this oft-ignored weight class. Minimumweight, sometimes also referred to as Strawweight (WBC) or Mini Flyweight…
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RSR Chats with Former Two-Time World Featherweight Champion Kevin ?The Flushing Flash? Kelley
?When push comes to shove, I?m doing the shoving?? Kevin Kelley It has almost been two decades since I began to fervently follow the career of Kevin Kelley. His breakout high volume…
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Sugar Ray Robinson: Floyd Mayweather JR, Sugar Ray Leonard & Shane Mosley answer the Challenge
Sugar Ray Robinson is widely considered by boxing historians as the greatest fighter of all-time. As a God-given talent there has never been anybody quite like him, but there was more to…
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Muhammad Ali: What He Truly Meant to Boxing and People around the World
Imagine what would have happened in the heavyweight division if Muhammad Ali had never existed. There?s no question that things would have been very different indeed without him. Imagine this possible scenario…
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Up Close and Personal with Former 2-Time World Heavyweight Title Challenger ?Gentleman? Gerry Cooney
?I was a bad man, a bad man? ? Gerry Cooney In the early 80?s Gerry Cooney was clearly on the rise as a destructive force in the heavyweight division. Blessed with…
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Tony Canzoneri: The Poster Child for the Golden Era of New York City Prize Fighters
One of the best in a period that churned out many standout fighters, Tony Canzoneri was among the most game, known for his aggression and power. In a career that spanned just…
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RSR Looks Back At Curtis Parker: A Throwback to the Tough Philly Middleweights of the Seventies
If there was ever a city that was specialized in churning out tough as nails middleweight prospects and contenders, that city would no doubt be Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Through the years and specifically…
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Leo Gamez: The Invisible Four Division Champ
The proliferation of sanctioning bodies and ?world titles? has done much to blur the overall landscape of our sport over the last quarter century. Gone are the days of one recognized championship.…
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RSR Looks Back at Matthew Saad Muhammad
In a pursuit that is filled with tales of desperate men who rose from humble and often troubled beginnings to become world champions few can rival the history of Matthew Saad Muhammad.…
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Hector “Macho” Camacho: Ring Icon Poised for One Last Run at Immortality
“You win and you lose. I was just honored to be a part of history” – Hector “Macho” Camacho When the opportunity to interview Hector “Macho Man” Camacho presented itself, I jumped…
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The Glass IS Half-Full: Why Boxing May Benefit from No Manny Pacquiao/Floyd Mayweather Mega Fight
I reached a point of complete mental exhaustion with the ongoing negotiations between the camps of Floyd Mayweather, JR., and Manny Pacquiao long before the throngs of Mayweather supporters started chanting in…
