John F. McKenna – Boxing News 24 https://www.boxingnews24.com Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:32:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.boxingnews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/boxingnews.jpeg John F. McKenna – Boxing News 24 https://www.boxingnews24.com 32 32 Famous Ring Wars: Joe Louis vs. Walcott 2 https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/03/famous-ring-wars-louis-vs-walcott-2/ https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/03/famous-ring-wars-louis-vs-walcott-2/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:45:41 +0000 http://www.boxingnews24.com/?p=58693

On June 25, 1948 Joe Louis and “Jersey” Joe Walcott fought for the 2nd time ... read more

Famous Ring Wars: Joe Louis vs. Walcott 2 @ Boxing News 24

]]> https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/03/famous-ring-wars-louis-vs-walcott-2/feed/ 24 Famous Ring Wars: Joe Louis vs Tami Mauriello https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/03/famous-ring-wars-joe-louis-vs-tami-mauriello/ https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/03/famous-ring-wars-joe-louis-vs-tami-mauriello/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2024 05:25:45 +0000 http://www.boxingnews24.com/?p=77231

When the great Joe Louis fought challenger Tami Maurielli on September 18, 1946 he had ... read more

Famous Ring Wars: Joe Louis vs Tami Mauriello @ Boxing News 24

]]> https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/03/famous-ring-wars-joe-louis-vs-tami-mauriello/feed/ 13 Famous Ring Wars: Marvin Hagler vs. Tommy Hearns – “The War” https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/03/famous-ring-wars-marvin-hagler-vs-tommy-hearns/ https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/03/famous-ring-wars-marvin-hagler-vs-tommy-hearns/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:41:36 +0000 http://www.boxingnews24.com/?p=66436

As boxing fans well know, fights are very rarely as good as the pre fight ... read more

Famous Ring Wars: Marvin Hagler vs. Tommy Hearns – “The War” @ Boxing News 24

]]> https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/03/famous-ring-wars-marvin-hagler-vs-tommy-hearns/feed/ 17 Famous Ring Wars – Floyd Patterson vs Johansson 3 https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-patterson-vs-johansson-3/ https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-patterson-vs-johansson-3/#comments Tue, 27 Feb 2024 08:28:43 +0000 http://www.boxingnews24.com/?p=62695

On March 13, 1961 Floyd Patterson and Ingermar Johansson fought for the third time in ... read more

Famous Ring Wars – Floyd Patterson vs Johansson 3 @ Boxing News 24

]]> https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-patterson-vs-johansson-3/feed/ 7 Famous Ring Wars: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Gene Fullmer 2: “The Perfect Punch” https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-sugar-ray-robinson-vs-gene-fullmer-2-%e2%80%9cthe-perfect-punch%e2%80%9d/ https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-sugar-ray-robinson-vs-gene-fullmer-2-%e2%80%9cthe-perfect-punch%e2%80%9d/#comments Mon, 26 Feb 2024 07:54:52 +0000 http://www.boxingnews24.com/?p=72755

On May 1, 1957 Sugar Ray Robinson squared off with middleweight champion Gene Fullmer at ... read more

Famous Ring Wars: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Gene Fullmer 2: “The Perfect Punch” @ Boxing News 24

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Welterweight champion Mickey Walker, AKA “The Toy Bulldog” challenged the great Harry Greb, AKA “The ... read more

Famous Ring Wars: Harry Greb vs. Mickey Walker @ Boxing News 24

]]> https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-harry-greb-vs-mickey-walker/feed/ 5 Famous Ring Wars: Archie Moore vs. Yvon Durelle https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-archie-moore-vs-yvon-durelle/ https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-archie-moore-vs-yvon-durelle/#comments Fri, 23 Feb 2024 08:25:45 +0000 http://www.boxingnews24.com/?p=53284

On December 10, 1958 a fight took place at the Forum in Montreal, Canada between ... read more

Famous Ring Wars: Archie Moore vs. Yvon Durelle @ Boxing News 24

]]> https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-archie-moore-vs-yvon-durelle/feed/ 7 Famous Ring Wars: Joe Louis vs. “Two Ton” Tony Galento https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-joe-louis-vs-%e2%80%9ctwo-ton%e2%80%9d-tony-galento/ https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-joe-louis-vs-%e2%80%9ctwo-ton%e2%80%9d-tony-galento/#comments Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:23:08 +0000 http://www.boxingnews24.com/?p=97241

On June 28, 1939 world heavyweight champion Joe Louis took on challenger “Two Ton” Tony ... read more

Famous Ring Wars: Joe Louis vs. “Two Ton” Tony Galento @ Boxing News 24

]]> https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-joe-louis-vs-%e2%80%9ctwo-ton%e2%80%9d-tony-galento/feed/ 3 Famous Ring Wars – Roberto Duran vs. Sugar Ray Leonard https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-%e2%80%93-roberto-duran-vs-sugar-ray-leonard/ https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-%e2%80%93-roberto-duran-vs-sugar-ray-leonard/#comments Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:53:02 +0000 http://www.boxingnews24.com/?p=54154

On June 20, 1980 a great fight dubbed “The Brawl in Montreal” took place between ... read more

Famous Ring Wars – Roberto Duran vs. Sugar Ray Leonard @ Boxing News 24

]]> https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-%e2%80%93-roberto-duran-vs-sugar-ray-leonard/feed/ 16 Famous Ring Wars: Sugar Ray Robinson vs Randy Turpin II – “The Rematch” https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-sugar-ray-robinson-vs-randy-turpin-ii-%e2%80%9cthe-rematch%e2%80%9d/ https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-sugar-ray-robinson-vs-randy-turpin-ii-%e2%80%9cthe-rematch%e2%80%9d/#comments Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:32:55 +0000 http://www.boxingnews24.com/?p=78365

In perhaps the greatest moment in the history of British boxing middleweight champion Sugar Ray ... read more

Famous Ring Wars: Sugar Ray Robinson vs Randy Turpin II – “The Rematch” @ Boxing News 24

]]> https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-sugar-ray-robinson-vs-randy-turpin-ii-%e2%80%9cthe-rematch%e2%80%9d/feed/ 3 Famous Ring Wars – Graziano vs. Zale 2 https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-%e2%80%93-graziano-vs-zale-2/ https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-%e2%80%93-graziano-vs-zale-2/#comments Sat, 17 Feb 2024 17:06:36 +0000 http://www.boxingnews24.com/?p=56811

On July 16, 1947 the second fight of a three fight trilogy took place between ... read more

Famous Ring Wars – Graziano vs. Zale 2 @ Boxing News 24

]]> https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-%e2%80%93-graziano-vs-zale-2/feed/ 4 Famous Ring Wars: Schmeling vs. Louis 1 https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-schmeling-vs-louis-1/ https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-schmeling-vs-louis-1/#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:29:40 +0000 http://www.boxingnews24.com/?p=68833

Max Schmeling was born in Germany in 1905 and became the first Heavyweight Champion to ... read more

Famous Ring Wars: Schmeling vs. Louis 1 @ Boxing News 24

]]> https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-schmeling-vs-louis-1/feed/ 8 Famous Ring Wars – Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-%e2%80%93-joe-louis-vs-billy-conn/ https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-%e2%80%93-joe-louis-vs-billy-conn/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:49:23 +0000 http://www.boxingnews24.com/?p=61100

On June 18, 1941 one of the greatest Heavyweight Championship fights of all time was ... read more

Famous Ring Wars – Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn @ Boxing News 24

]]> https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-%e2%80%93-joe-louis-vs-billy-conn/feed/ 11 Famous Ring Wars: Dempsey vs. Firpo https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-dempsey-vs-firpo/ https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-dempsey-vs-firpo/#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2024 06:52:23 +0000 http://www.boxingnews24.com/?p=81486

It has been eighty eight years since ring great heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and challenger ... read more

Famous Ring Wars: Dempsey vs. Firpo @ Boxing News 24

]]> https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-dempsey-vs-firpo/feed/ 11 Famous Ring Wars: Robinson vs. Lamotta VI – “The St. Valentines Day Massacre” https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-robinson-vs-lamotta-vi/ https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/02/famous-ring-wars-robinson-vs-lamotta-vi/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 06:57:51 +0000 http://www.boxingnews24.com/?p=64777

When “Sugar” Ray Robinson squared off on February 14, 1951 in Chicago Stadium against Jake ... read more

Famous Ring Wars: Robinson vs. Lamotta VI – “The St. Valentines Day Massacre” @ Boxing News 24

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