Mike Silver
8 articles · Boxing.com
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The Other Billy Graham
By Mike Silver
Billy Graham ?had mastered the science of punching distances and angles, so he was always there where the danger should have been but seldom was?? Billy Graham, the world famous evangelist, has…
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Dempsey?s Arm and the State of Modern Boxing
By Mike Silver
I am still reeling from the experience of watching that awful exhibition (I cannot call it a fight) between Klitschko and Fury? Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey?s punching power was legendary. At a…
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?Fights of the Century??Then?And Now
By Mike Silver
Ever the showman, Rickard displayed the entire $30,000 purse in twenty-dollar gold pieces in full view through a window of a bank in Goldfield? The recent Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao…
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Another Kind of ?Legacy? for Floyd and Manny
By Mike Silver
Let?s have the two greatest boxers in the game today set an example by showing the type of altruism that is both inspiring and necessary? News reports have Manny Pacquiao and Floyd…
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The Night the Referee Hit Back
By Mike Silver
?I had no intention of letting it go unreturned,? said Luftspring. ?His next was a left lead, which I slipped, and punched him one on the heart?? The date is January 27,…
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The Brooklyn Kid vs. The Marsupial Mauler
By Mike Silver
It seems that boxing and kangaroos have had a long association. Not surprisingly, the tradition began in Australia? Young Allen Konigsberg, a resident of Brooklyn, New York, was always among the first…
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Pacquiao vs. Mayweather?Last Chance for a Classic
By Mike Silver
Other than a bout against Pacquiao, no other fight on the horizon involving Floyd ?Money? Mayweather is worth our pay-per-view dollars? Okay, let?s cut to the chase; another overhyped pay-per-view boxing match…
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Get in Line Pacquiao-Marquez IV: Boxing?s Top-10 One-Punch KOs
By Mike Silver
The sudden and unexpected one-punch knockout of Manny Pacquiao by Juan Manuel Marquez brought back memories of other electrifying one punch KOs. Following are my Top-10 choices for the most spectacular and…