Tom Gray
73 articles · DoghouseBoxing.com
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Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston and the fights that molded a champion
By Tom Gray
?Courage is grace under pressure.? ? Ernest Hemmingway The fight was like a dream for the young Cassius Clay who, at 22 years of age, dethroned a terrifying heavyweight champion in Sonny…
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Dereck Chisora outpoints Kevin Johnson, sets up Tyson Fury rematch
By Tom Gray
In a drab affair British heavyweight hope Dereck Chisora defeated American veteran Kevin ?Kingpin? Johnson by unanimous decision on Saturday in London and kept hopes alive of an eagerly anticipated rematch with…
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Ferdie Pacheco recalls Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II ? 40 years later
By Tom Gray
On March 8, 1971, Joe Frazier bested Muhammad Ali in their first meeting, known as ?The Fight of the Century? and for many that tagline was literal until Oct. 1, 1975, when…
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Stuart Hall Claims vacant IBF bantamweight title in a thriller
By Tom Gray
British ace Stuart Hall captured the vacant IBF bantamweight championship by defeating dangerous South African Vusi Malinga via unanimous decision in Leeds, England, tonight. It was the final world title bout staged…
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Larry Holmes pays tribute to Ken Norton
By Tom Gray
The passing of former heavyweight champion of the world Ken Norton has struck the heart of boxing. The Jacksonville, Ill., native succumbed to heart failure at the age of 70 on Wednesday…
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Q&A: Haye blasts Fury
By Tom Gray
Over 10,000 tickets were sold in three hours for the David Haye-Tyson Fury heavyweight bout and the remaining 13,000 will be long gone, come fight night, when the two men collide at…
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Jamie McDonnell: The unlikely world champion
By Tom Gray
Jamie McDonnell is the former British, Commonwealth and European Champion and a diamond in the bantamweight rough. On May 11 the talented Brit produced a quality performance to win the vacant IBF…
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Underdog Fury is ready to ?smash? odds favorite Haye
By Tom Gray
David Haye and Tyson Fury may have formally announced their Sept. 28 showdown at a packed London press conference but the latter still has plenty more to say prior to his date…
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Amir Khan talks Virgil Hunter, Julio Diaz and the future
By Tom Gray
Over that period the 26-year-old Bolton star?s career has gone through numerous peaks and troughs including victory, defeat, relocation and career resurrection. The next step towards the latter takes place in the…
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Q&A: Tony Bellew on Chilemba, Dawson and Hopkins
By Tom Gray
Tony Bellew meets Isaac Chilemba at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday and victory could lead to a second world title opportunity against RING and WBC light heavyweight champion, Chad Dawson.…
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Froch crushes Mack to retain title
By Tom Gray
Carl Froch retained his IBF super middleweight crown with a savage third-round stoppage of Yusaf Mack at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham. Both men were bang on the 168-pound limit but…
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Frazier vs. Ali: Bull vs. Butterfly ? 40 Years On
By Tom Gray
?He looks beautiful. He looks just beautiful and he looks like he?s mad!? Archie Moore referring to Muhammad Ali as he entered the ring to face Joe Frazier in the Fight of…
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Morales vs. Barrera III ? Echoes of Manila
By Tom Gray
?Muhammad Ali has won at the end of the fourteenth round! He did it in the end! The hardest fight of his life! The breakfast time fight of a lifetime?? ? BBC?s…