HOFer photographer Neil Leifer took arguably the most iconic sports photo of the 20th century when Muhammad Ali KO1 Sonny Liston with the so-called phantom punch to retain the heavyweight title in their rematch -- with young Larry Merchant at ringside (the guy with his mouth open

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Funny how the same crowd who STILL scream about Fury and the so-called "long count" against Deontay in Los Angeles were perfectly good with the 30-second break that Rico got here.
Truth is, these prejudiced, cultish "fans" reveal themselves all the time.

🥊A newly restored version on Vintage Boxing YouTube Channel🥊Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs Tony Sibson UK Closed Circuit 1080p 60fps https://youtu.be/7wQZmX4Qe3E?si=FMAysPNnB-QE6ico via @YouTube

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One of the best fights on the calendar. Really looking forward to this one.

Back on X after being hacked 6 months ago, & X did nothing about it as they have zero customer service, despite being a paid verified account. The good news from it, got a break & a much needed rest from Boxing's biggest hypocrite @EddieHearn & his Bobaluba. Now you know!

Many have asked what was wrong with Usyk, his upper body looked like he trained without a conditioning coach, was unmotivated, definitely a little on the Back 9 at 39, & greatly underestimated Rico Verhoeven, who was Boxing much better than anyone expected. Now you know!

Former middleweight and light heavyweight king Dick Tiger won a 10-round unanimous decision victory over reigning World Middleweight Champion Nino Benvenuti in a non-title clash at Madison Square Garden in New York #OnThisDay in 1969.

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A Bob Foster right hand distorts Light Heavyweight Champion Dick Tiger's face, but it's the challenger's left hook that drops the champ for the count, and ends his reign, in the 4th round on May 24, 1968.

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Happy Birthday to former WBA Featherweight World Champion Ernesto Marcel. Retired as a Champion, after defeating Alexis Arguello. Sadly he passed away at the age of 72 in 2020. 🇵🇦🥊

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This athletic looking man served a tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1959; while in the Marine Corps, he boxed regularly, winning 32 of 34 boxing bouts.

He went on to be a popular character actor in many movies and tv series, as well as a much loved

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After heavyweight Frank Sanchez crushed Richard Torrez to become IBF mandatory challenger I spoke to Sanchez's manager, @BORAOENT. "Everyone gave up on Frank except his team," he said. "He lost once due to an injury. Frank beats anyone in his current state." #boxing

The king leaves Giza victorious 👑

Oleksandr Usyk handles business once again, defeating Rico Verhoeven 🥊

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The great ones find a way to get it done, period. Rico could have beat any other heavyweight in the world tonight, props to him. But Usyk is just built different. Even on his worst night, he gets it done.

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Perfectly reasonable scores. Broadcast so caught up in the narrative they forgot to actually watch the fight round by round. This was a “STORY OF THE FIGHT!” broadcast.

Ruben Olivares celebrates after his 6th round TKO of Takao Sakurai (25-1-0 coming in) in a World Bantamweight Title Eliminator Bout, on May 23, 1969, at The Forum in Inglewood, California.

Olivares ups his record to 51-0-1 with the win.

Jack Rennie, the manager of World

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Official time of stoppage was 2:59 of rd 11. That stoppage will be litigated until the end of time. #boxing #UsykRico

Happy Birthday to the Great Marvelous Marvin Hagler. He was an Undisputed Middleweight World Champion and 2x Ring Fighter of the Year. In 1985 he was in the Fight of the Year against Hearns. He was inducted in the IBHOF in 1993. Sadly he passed away in 2021 at the age of 66. 🥊

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Rocky Graziano (left) and Jake LaMotta (right) sign on May 23, 1950, for a fight that never happened.

From the New York Times May 24, 1950 edition:

Middleweight Champion Jake La Motta and the former titleholder, Rocky Graziano, yesterday signed official contracts for a

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