http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/gene_fullmer/74244 Recent articles about Gene Fullmer en-us "COME ON ye moving picture guys,  And listen to my tale;  Ye hurlers of the custard pies Who gather in the kale. Another moving stare we hear,  Must in the picture horn-- And his name is Georges Carpentier Greatest fighter ever born." - Francois Descamps, Omaha World Herald, 1920 *******  "Sam Langford, himself one of the greatest fighters that ever pulled on a glove, was the first we interviewed as to his greatest fighter. Sam picks Jack Johnson. He came with a natural. He didn't hesitate at all. We met him at Jack Dempsey's camp in Toledo the day before the big bout, and Sam was very strong for Johnson. He said that no man could lick Willard because Willard licked the greatest man that ever lived. 'Didn't you say that Jeffries would lick Johnson?' we asked for a kid. 'Yes. Yes, I did say that, but I was sore at Johnson then,' said Sam. 'You know he gave me a licking a long time ago in Bost... Wed, 22 May 2013 02:52:56 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/from_beyond_the_grave_the_hyperbole/13671079 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/from_beyond_the_grave_the_hyperbole/13671079 From Beyond The Grave: The Hyperbole http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/from_beyond_the_grave_the_hyperbole/13671079 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Best Boxing Brawlers & Inside Fighters All-Time To finish off my series of favorite fighters with different fighting styles, here I will talk about inside fighters. These are generally the fan-favorite fighters, the ones which create excitement throughout the sport. Whether or not they are good, great, bad, or whatever their skill level may be, it’s easy for the casual fan to enjoy their style. Of course, many casual boxing fans only tend to enjoy these brawling and battling warriors. Also See: Top 10 Favorite Outsider Boxers Top 10 Favorite Boxer-Punchers Inside fighters must be tough. They have to be willing to give and take. It’s constant pressure in every fight. Brawlers will take the fight into their own hands and hope to not let the judges determine the winner. There are so many examples in the history of boxing when a brawler is getting beat round after round, but their relentless pressure eventually gets to their opponent and wins them the fight via knockout. A goo... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:58:19 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/top_10_favorite_inside_fighters_in_boxing_history/13464400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/top_10_favorite_inside_fighters_in_boxing_history/13464400 Top 10 favorite inside fighters in boxing history http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/top_10_favorite_inside_fighters_in_boxing_history/13464400 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez rivalry gets renewed on Saturday night. While we've already brought you this list of the 5 best boxing quadrilogies, right here, you can check out a huge list of high profile "4 or more" boxing rivalries, ranging all the way up to the 20 fight epic between Jack Britton and Ted Kid Lewis. Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez (four fights; 2007-2010); Veeraphol Sahaprom vs Toshiaki Nishioka (4 fights); Pongsaklek Wonjongkam-Daisuke Naito; Azumah Nelson-James Leija (four fights: 1993-1998); Bobby Chacon-Bazooka Limon (four fights: 1972-1985); Henry Cooper-Joe Erskine (5 fights) Joey Giardello-Dick Tiger (four fights: 1959-1965); Sugar Ray Robinson-Gene Fullmer (four fights: 1957-1961); Emile Griffith - Luis Rodriguez (four fights); Ezzard Charles-Joey Maxim (5 fights) Kid Gavilan vs Billy Graham (4 fights) Stanley Ketchel-Billy Papke Sugar Ray Robinson-Carl Bobo Olson (4 fights) Archie Moore vs Harold Johnson (5 fights) B... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:07:49 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/best_of_list_high_profile_4_or_more_boxing_rivalries_in_honor_of_pacquiao_marquez/12387652 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/best_of_list_high_profile_4_or_more_boxing_rivalries_in_honor_of_pacquiao_marquez/12387652 Best of list: High profile “4 or more” boxing rivalries in honor of Pacquiao-Marquez http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/best_of_list_high_profile_4_or_more_boxing_rivalries_in_honor_of_pacquiao_marquez/12387652 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The $2.6 million in purses shared by welterweights Robert Guerrero and Andre Berto for Saturday night's HBO main event raised a few eyebrows, but both men had to work hard for every penny in what was the grittiest fight of 2012, a bout where both men fought half-blind or worse through swollen eyes and engaged in some of the most outstanding exchanges you'll see in a boxing ring, even if they couldn't see them themselves. Guerrero came out on top thanks to a couple knockdowns and a blistering work rate, even though he had to pay a heavy price in the form of sizzling flush uppercuts from the faster, harder-hitting Berto. On the undercard, power-punching prospect Keith Thurman stepped up to a new level of opposition and easily wrecked Carlos Quintana, suggesting that he's ready for yet another step up. ROBERT GUERRERO-ANDRE BERTO HBO's announcing team once more got carried away with historical comparisons, and Jim Lampley saying that Guerrero-Berto rem... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:56:24 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/robert_guerrero_wins_nasty_brawl_with_andre_berto_floyd_mayweather_next/12287818 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/robert_guerrero_wins_nasty_brawl_with_andre_berto_floyd_mayweather_next/12287818 Robert Guerrero Wins Nasty Brawl With Andre Berto, Floyd Mayweather Next? http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/robert_guerrero_wins_nasty_brawl_with_andre_berto_floyd_mayweather_next/12287818 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/7/b7d516d9c95e8dd94108eb7853c177a5f605438e/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f72406273.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D0780C9D933E15FEEC.jpg Best Fights of Carmen Basilio Monday was marked by the funeral of Carmen Basilio, the famed welterweight and middleweight warrior of the 1950s who defined "will to win" for many boxing fans of that generation. Fight fans loved Basilio for his crowd-pleasing style, and for those who have watched the old footage and seen the man fight, it's no wonder why. Basilio, or "The Upstate Onion Farmer" (go figure that one), was one of those guys who was so tough it seemed he was impervious to pain. He would come in crouching and relentlessly swarm his opponent, and was especially noted for his sharp uppercut and vicious body attack. The Onion Farmer was also a participant in four consecutive fights of the year, from 1955 to 1958, the longest run for any boxer in history. Basilio's heyday was truly something to behold. Basilio was also the first of 15 world champions that legendary trainer Angelo Dundee would guide to the top. Basilio was more than just a ... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:22:22 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/carmen_basilios_top_5_fights/12200401 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/carmen_basilios_top_5_fights/12200401 Carmen Basilio’s top 5 fights http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/carmen_basilios_top_5_fights/12200401 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Carmen Basilio, a genial onion farmer's son who wrested the world middleweight boxing crown from Sugar Ray Robinson in 1957 and lost an equally epic, razor-edge rematch six months later, died on Wednesday at age 85. Edward Brophy, executive director of the Boxing Hall of Fame in upstate New York, said Basilio died at a Rochester hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia. Basilio was among the first class of Hall of Fame inductees in 1990, a group that includes Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis and Jake LaMotta. Basilio's ferocious battles with the likes of Billy Graham and Kid Gavilan riveted the U.S. during the age of black-and-white television. Hindered on his ascent by a reluctance to deal with mobsters, he took the welterweight title from Tony DeMarco in 1955 and added the middleweight belt near the close of a 13-year career. In his later years, Basilio still could conjure up dates of championship fights, the size of a purse, the name of a referee he loathed. But his me Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:54:22 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/boxing_hall_of_famer_carmen_basilio_dies_at_age_85/12152266 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/boxing_hall_of_famer_carmen_basilio_dies_at_age_85/12152266 Boxing Hall of Famer Carmen Basilio dies at age 85 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/boxing_hall_of_famer_carmen_basilio_dies_at_age_85/12152266 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sugar Ray Robinson Rules a Middleweight Golden Age in the 1950sWhat with Sugar Ray Robinson generally considered the greatest middleweight of all time, and his heyday being the 1950s, here's my list of the five best middleweights of that decade.  There's been no shortage of great middleweights prior to the '50s -- Harry Greb, for instance -- as well as since (the name Marvelous Marvin Hagler leaps to mind), but the Eisenhower era was certainly golden.Sugar Ray Robinson - Public Domain Photo1.  Sugar Ray Robinson (1940-1965; 173-19-6, 108 KOs).  One too often hears the expression "born fighter", but it fits Robinson like a Savile Row suit.  He entered the professional ring in 1940, winning 40 bouts in a row, 29 by KO or TKO.  Jake LaMotta handed him his first defeat in 1943.  The two men fought six times, Robinson winning all but the first.Five-time holder of the middleweight crown, Robinson first won the title in 1951 by stopping LaMotta in the 13th ... Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:06:47 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/top_5_middleweights_of_the_1950s/11923447 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/top_5_middleweights_of_the_1950s/11923447 Top 5 middleweights of the 1950s http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/top_5_middleweights_of_the_1950s/11923447 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/4/14f55b06e209167e0463f56ceacdda86c1ff4061/mini/Robinson_And_Turpin_1d3d.jpg When Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez inked those contracts and agreed to get it on again, they entered into a class only a select handful of world class boxers can claim membership in, namely owning a quadrilogy. Going at it four times has always been a rarity in boxing, usually because so few rivalries still have unsettled business after three fights, and so few see both fighters still at or near their primes so late in their careers. More often than not, one guy has put his stamp of authority on the other, or one guy has slipped too much to stay competitive with the other, invalidating the value of a fourth clash. Some boxing pundits are bemoaning Dinamita and Pacman having a fourth dance date, but it's my considered opinion those pundits need some sense smacked into them. Even if not every bout in a four-fight series is a good one, taken as a whole they have a special kind of drama to them. A quick look at boxing's best quadrilogies should reveal why. ... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:18:23 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/the_5_best_boxing_quadrilogies_in_history/11795122 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/the_5_best_boxing_quadrilogies_in_history/11795122 The 5 best boxing quadrilogies in history http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/the_5_best_boxing_quadrilogies_in_history/11795122 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Three compelling bouts in eight years haven't resolved the rivalry between Pacquiao and Marquez, so they're stepping in the ring together for a fourth bout on Dec. 8 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. And this time, they're both looking for the only decisive ending to any fight: a stone-cold KO. ''I want to erase the doubt of the last three fights,'' Pacquiao said. ''There's so many people still asking if I won the fights. I think to myself, `Something is wrong. I have to do it again.' This time, I will train hard to put this fight up in the history of boxing. I want to make this fight short. I want to knock him out.'' Although they're extending a rivalry to rare lengths in modern boxing, the fighters and promoters believe fans will warm to the matchup when they remember just how good the first three fights were. Pacquiao and Marquez fought to a draw in 2004, while Pacquiao won by split decision in 2008 and again by majority decision last year. Th Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:23:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/pacquiao_marquez_4_to_settle_rivalry/11741572 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/pacquiao_marquez_4_to_settle_rivalry/11741572 Pacquiao-Marquez 4 to settle rivalry http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/pacquiao_marquez_4_to_settle_rivalry/11741572 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/b/db200a76d91d2dd40870d7293b17dc490817a0f9/mini/image-300x187.jpg The 10 Greatest Middleweight Boxers in History When ranking the ten best middleweights of all-time, many challenges arise. With great middleweights spanning over a century in time, it can be difficult to measure 160-pounders against each other. Try to compare the undefined middleweight division of the turn of the 20th century to its current manifestation and your head might spin. In the old days, fighters could sit on their title for years with nary a defense. Newspaper decisions, the vast changes in the dynamics of a typical professional boxing career, and other considerations makes it a sticky undertaking. Also making it difficult is that this might just be the most stacked division in boxing history. With Hall of Famers occupying most of the top 25-30 spots, there are a lot of fighters with a good argument for top ten honors. Some of the most historic fighters of all-time made 160 their home and it makes coming up with a top ten an ultimate test of what you think is more valuabl... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:55:18 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/top_10_best_middleweights_of_all_time/9669994 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/top_10_best_middleweights_of_all_time/9669994 Top 10 Best Middleweights of All-Time http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/top_10_best_middleweights_of_all_time/9669994 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Don Fullmer, a former middleweight boxer who fought nine world champions and came within a fight of a world title himself, has died in Utah at the age of 72. His sons told the Deseret News that he died Saturday in West Jordan after suffering from lymphocytic leukemia for 15 years. Fullmer was the brother of former world middleweight champion Gene Fullmer. He fought in 79 matches, losing to such former champions as Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, Joey Archer and Emile Griffith during a career that spanned from 1957 to 1973. He defeated Griffith and Archer in rematches before losing to Nino Benvenuti in 1966. In a 1968 rematch with Benvenuti for the middleweight title, Fullmer knocked the Italian down but lost a 15-round unanimous decision. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:08:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/don_fullmer_ex_middleweight_dies_at_72/9664201 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/don_fullmer_ex_middleweight_dies_at_72/9664201 Don Fullmer, ex-middleweight, dies at 72 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/don_fullmer_ex_middleweight_dies_at_72/9664201 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Don Fullmer, a former middleweight boxer who fought nine world champions and came within a fight of a world title himself, has died in Utah at the age of 72. His sons told the Deseret News (http://bit.ly/xvP29R ) that he died Saturday in West Jordan after suffering from lymphocytic leukemia for 15 years. Fullmer was the brother of former world middleweight champion Gene Fullmer. He fought in 79 matches, losing to such former champions as Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, Joey Archer and Emile Griffith during a career that spanned from 1957 to 1973. He defeated Griffith and Archer in rematches before losing to Nino Benvenuti in 1966. In a 1968 rematch with Benvenuti for the middleweight title, Fullmer knocked the Italian down but lost a 15-round unanimous decision. --- Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:25:41 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/don_fullmer_ex_middleweight_boxer_dies_at_72/9660133 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/don_fullmer_ex_middleweight_boxer_dies_at_72/9660133 Don Fullmer, ex-middleweight boxer, dies at 72 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/don_fullmer_ex_middleweight_boxer_dies_at_72/9660133 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The tragic side of boxing is one that we obsess over.  Whether because  people get rich in boxing, or because the deaths happen slower, auto racing does not obtain the stigma when one of its own dies tragically.  Auto racing does not need to defend its own existence after every death, even though at last research that I observed, that death toll is 25 times higher than that of boxing.  We can complain all we want, but people do what is familiar.  Televised deaths in boxing bring out the “ban it” crew, and the reform monkeys who think you can prevent future deaths with changes.  Unless one of those changes is ‘no more head punches’, I think most of it is empty.  There is one change we know can prevent, and it has not always been used effectively.  Today we look at fighters who met their ends one fight after their worst beatings.   Ernie Schaaf – A decent boxer, who worked his way up the heavyweight ladder, he had the unfortunate luck to run into murderous punching Max Baer.  This wa Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:00:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/one_fight_too_many/7979560 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/one_fight_too_many/7979560 ONE FIGHT TOO MANY http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/one_fight_too_many/7979560 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/9/d907bed30592b5868b6e4d47f550f7df1f6aadc9/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f51778432.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3dC53EBE0E6A8D618018E77A51CE141EEE.jpg