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Don Elbaum Promoted 196 Fights At Tropicana Cementing The Towns Scene

Tropicana Atlantic City is where it was happening – every week – in the 1980s By Boxing Insider staff Atlantic City was home to...

11/14/2024

Atlantic City Boxing

History: Jack Dempsey prepped for mega-fights in Atlantic City

Jack Dempsey never officially fought in Atlantic City. But that doesn’t mean he didn’t prepare for any of his big battles there. The fact...

11/12/2024

Boxing History

Modern Classics: Rosario-Bramble

By: Sean Crose Lightweight Edwin Rosario had just engaged in the fight of his life and had come up short. Or had he? The...

05/13/2020

Boxing History

Modern Classics: Curry-McCrory

By: Sean Crose Donald Curry was a rising star in the sport of boxing. Milton McCrory, too, was a fighter on the rise. Both...

04/04/2020

Boxing History

Larry Holmes – The Champ Speaks

Charles Jay has a chat with the “Easton Assassin” “Though he may have never gained the kind of universal admiration he deserved for his...

04/16/2008

Boxing History

Lindbergh’s Flight: A Boston Connection

By Professor Laurence F. McNamee Students of aesthetics are continually amazed how great events in history seem to run in parallel. Two great events...

04/15/2008

Boxing History

Lou Ambers – The Herkimer Hurricane

By Pat McElligot Luigi D’Ambrosio was born on November 8, 1913 in Herkimer, NY. Herkimer is a small town, with little in the way...

04/15/2008

Boxing History

The Comeback Itch

By Joel Lipsitt Many well-known fighters have changed their minds after retirement and decided to try and make a comeback in the ring. Most...

04/15/2008

Boxing History

Men of Iron: Paulino Uzcudun

The “Basque Woodchopper” began fighting professionally in Spanish rings in 1923 and quickly mauled his way into the first division of European heavies with...

04/15/2008