Contents
Introduction
Shannon Briggs, the Judges, and George Foreman’s Last Fight: George Foreman vs. Shannon Briggs—November 22, 1997
The Night Lennox Lewis Vanquished the Heir Apparent: Lennox Lewis vs. Michael Grant—April 29, 2000
Roy Jones: “Y’all Musta Forgot”: Roy Jones vs. John Ruiz—March 1, 2003
The Night You Knew It Was Over for Evander: Evander Holyfield vs. James Toney—October 4, 2003
From Invincible to Vulnerable: Roy Jones vs. Antonio Tarver—May 15, 2004
The Changing of the Guard: Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor—July 16, 2005
The Road Back for Wladimir Klitschko: Wladimir Klitschko vs. Samuel Peter—September 24, 2005
The Opponent: Anthony Ottah vs. Kevin Burnett—February 16, 2006
James Toney and What Almost Was: James Toney vs. Hasim Rahman—March 18, 2006
Ricky Hatton Stakes His Claim in America: Ricky Hatton vs. Luis Collazo—May 13, 2006
The Night John Duddy was Great: John Duddy vs. Yori Boy Campas—September 29, 2006
Nikolai Valuev’s Quest for Acceptance: Nikolai Valuev vs. Monte Barrett—October 7, 2006
First Bout at 3:05 p.m.: Hector Beltran vs. Ernest Johnson—May 5, 2007
The Executioner: Bernard Hopkins vs. Winky Wright—July 21, 2007
The Night Kelly Pavlik Became King: Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor—September 29, 2007
A Look Back at Ground Zero for Mayweather–Hatton: Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton—December 8, 2007
Boxing Is a Cruel Teacher: Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins—October 18, 2008
The Legend Grows Old: Roy Jones vs. Joe Calzaghe—November 8, 2008
The End of a Dream: Paulie Malignaggi vs. Ricky Hatton—November 22, 2008
Manny Pacquiao at the Summit: Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton—May 2, 2009
The Appalling End to Foreman–Cotto: Yuri Foreman vs. Miguel Cotto—June 5, 2010
John Duddy: A Fighting Heart Isn’t Enough: John Duddy vs. Julio César Chávez Jr.—June 26, 2010
Manny Pacquiao in Texas: Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito—November 13, 2010
Chad Dawson’s Revenge: Chad Dawson vs. Bernard Hopkins—April 28, 2012
High Drama in Las Vegas: Sergio Martínez vs. Julio César Chávez Jr.—September 15, 2012
Seanie Monaghan Loved to Fight: Seanie Monaghan vs. Rex Stanley—April 13, 2013
Gennady Golovkin’s Kingdom: Gennady Golovkin vs. Curtis Stevens—November 2, 2013
Behind the Scenes with Tim Bradley: Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley—April 12, 2014
Two Good Men, One Would Lose: Sergio Martínez vs. Miguel Cotto—June 7, 2014
In Celebration of Miguel Cotto: Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale—June 6, 2015
Miguel Cotto’s Last Fight: Miguel Cotto vs. Sadam Ali—December 2, 2017
Katie Taylor Can Fight: Katie Taylor vs. Victoria Noelia Bustos—April 28, 2018
The Validation of Canelo Álvarez: Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin—September 15, 2018
Sergiy Derevyanchenko and the Harsh Reality of Boxing: Gennady Golovkin vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko—October 5, 2019
History in the Making: Canelo Álvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev—November 2, 2019
Epilogue