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“NIGHTMARE IN COTTBUS” January 30, 1999


“NIGHTMARE IN COTTBUS” January 30,1999WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT        Freeman “The Natural” Barr trained hard for his WBO world middleweight title fight in Cottbus, Germany, on January 30, 1999. This was […]


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COPENHAGEN – February 12,1999


“COPENHAGEN” February 12,1999        Mogens Palle’s first promotion of 1999, held February 12 at the Radisson SAS Falconer in Copenhagen, was a terrific success. The crowd was treated to ten bouts, […]


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JERRY BROWN TRIBUTE – November 7,2000


“JERRY BROWN TRIBUTE”8/29/32-11/7/00              Jerry Brown died, after a 27 month battle with cancer, on November 7, 2000. Jerry Brown was someone who made friends easily, and if he […]


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INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME, June 10-13, 2004


“INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME” June 10-13, 2004        The fifteenth annual International Hall of Fame induction ceremonies took place in Canastota, New York, June 10-13. Fifteen new members were enshrined, […]


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WORLD PEACE AT THE SJC BOXING GYM – August 29, 2004


“WORLD PEACE AT THE SJC BOXING GYM”  August 29,2004        March 23, 1992, an organizational meeting was called to gauge the interest in amateur boxing in Fort Myers, Florida. The city of […]


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EDDIE BOOKER, HALL OF FAME FIGHTER – September, 2004


EDDIE BOOKER, HALL OF FAME FIGHTER!  September, 2004        Eddie Booker was one of the greatest fighters who ever lived. Sadly, Booker was overlooked when it came to obtaining a world title […]


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“YESTERDAY’S FIGHTERS, WITH TODAY’S RULES”, October, 2004 Would we even have boxing today?


“YESTERDAY’S FIGHTERS WITH TODAY’S RULES,Would we even have boxing today?”   October 2004(Reprinted with permission from BOXING DIGEST, as this article appeared in the February 2005 edition) Comparing fighters of one […]


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TIM “DOC” ANDERSON, June 19, 2005 The Story of an Unfair Trial


Tim Anderson    Steve Canton TIM “DOC” ANDERSONThe Story of an Unfair Trialby Steven J. Canton, 6/19/05        Tim “Doc” Anderson was convicted for a crime he did not commit. He was found […]


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INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME 2005


INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME 2005, (written 6/21/05)        Shellie Lequire, a former boxing promoter and lifelong fan of boxing, celebrated his 75th birthday on June 9, 2005. It was the […]


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GEORGE KELLMAN, WORLD CLASS


GEORGE KELLMANWORLD CLASSby Steven J. Canton,February 2, 2006(As published in BOXING WORLD, February 2006)Kellman, Referee Max Parker Jr., David Armstrong     I called George Kellman on a recent Wednesday evening and said, […]


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