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Tribute by Geno McGahee On March 8th, 1971, the world froze. Everyone was tuned in for the Fight of the Century, between the two men that had claim to the heavyweight title. In one corner, you had the man that refused Vietnam and was wrongfully stripped of the title, Muhammad Ali, facing the man that […]
Posts Tagged ‘Heavyweight Champion’
Champion Forever… Up Close and Personal with Former WBA Heavyweight Champion Greg Page
August 1st, 2011 
Bad Brad Exclusive Interview by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt (Copyright Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime, 2002) Remember these words,”MANDATORY RETIREMENT FUND”? I have been calling for one for the last four years that would include medical coverage for all fighters. If boxing had one, would I be doing an article to help draw attention to the plight of […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, INTERVIEWS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT 
Tags: boxing, Greg Page, Heavyweight Champion 
No Comments »The Man that Beat Vitali Klitschko: Former 2 Time Heavyweight Champ Chris Byrd Speaks to RSR
June 28th, 2011 Bad Brad Exclusive interview by Mike Plunkett “I was champion, I would fight you anywhere. I’d fight you in the middle of the ring. I’d fight you in your hometown, it didn’t matter.” – Chris Byrd There’s a time proven truism that can be applied to a multitude of scenarios in life but perhaps perfectly suited to […]
Evander Holyfield Retiring
February 3rd, 2011 Bad Brad (CEO/Publisher Note: Rumors are running rampant in Boxing circles that this push back Press Release is really more that Evander Holyfield is going to finally announce his retirement after his poor showing in the recent No Contest against Sherman “The Tank” Williams. I, for one, would like to see him become a trainer and he should find […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: boxing, Evander Holyfield, Heavyweight Champion, Retirement No Comments »Lennox Lewis: The Klitschko’s Lucky Break
February 2nd, 2011 Bad Brad By Donald Stewart In June of 2003, Lennox Lewis, 41-2-1, 41 KO’s, stepped into the ring and fought Vitali Klitschko and beat him. After six rounds, Vitali required sixty stitches. Awarded the tie by TKO, Lewis was behind on every scorecard. It was a split eye but no split decision. There was a hunger for […]
RSR Goes Back to the Days when the Heavyweight Division Ruled Boxing and Talks with former 2-Time Heavyweight Champion Tim Witherspoon
January 11th, 2011 Bad Brad Exclusive interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “I prefer not to be called a trainer, I like the world ambassador”. – “Terrible” Tim Witherspoon It’s been a quarter of a century since “Terrible” Tim Witherspoon regained the heavyweight title. He did it the old fashioned way; gutting it out over fifteen rounds with a talented […]
RSR Breaking News: Wladimir Klitschko Set to Face Dereck Chisora on April 30th, 2011
January 5th, 2011 Bad Brad The RSR Office was just contacted by Team Klitschko who informed us that current IBF/WBO/IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko will now once again, face Dereck Chisora in Germany on April 30th. Stay tuned for more details as we get them on RSR…..
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: boxing, Dereck Chisora, Heavyweight Champion, Wladimir Klitschko No Comments »The Comeback of George Foreman
December 31st, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee On October 30th, 1974, World Heavyweight Champion, George Foreman, stepped into the ring in Africa, to defend against former World Champion, Muhammad Ali in the legendary “Rumble in the Jungle.” The younger Foreman was an angry champion and a destructive one, making easy work of formidable foes like Joe Frazier and Ken […]
James “Buster” Douglas: 20 Years After Mike Tyson
December 13th, 2010 Bad Brad Exclusive Interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “I tell you, it was just one big whirlwind, after beating Tyson; crazy.” – James “Buster” Douglas It seems so very long ago, the night James “Buster” Douglas shocked the world by doing the improbable. Leading into that pivotal moment in Tokyo, “Iron” Mike Tyson had dominated the […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: boxing, Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield, Heavyweight Champion, Mike Tyson 1 Comment »Iron Mike Tyson: Boxing Hall of Fame Bound
December 8th, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee Iron Mike Tyson, 50-6, 44 KO’s, the biggest star in boxing since Muhammad Ali, will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this year and he certainly deserves it. He is responsible for attracting so many fans to the sport, myself included. I remember first watching Larry Holmes take on […]
RSR Looks Back at the Colorful Career of “The Galveston Giant” Jack Johnson
October 17th, 2010 Bad Brad By Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett The first African-American heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson dared to crash through the color barrier that saw to the creation of two classes of boxers since the inception of the sport. A gaudy, bold character that by his very nature was given to pushing the envelope, Johnson enraged the defenders of […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: “The Galveston Giant”, boxing, Heavyweight Champion, Jack Johnson 1 Comment »RSR Looks Back at Riddick Bowe
September 29th, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee There are certain heavyweights that come along that capture the imagination of the public, and when the 6 foot, 5 inch, New York heavyweight, Riddick Bowe, entered the scene in 1989, he was well on his way to doing just that.
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: Andrew Golota, boxing, Evander Holyfield, Heavyweight Champion, jail, Riddick Bowe 1 Comment »Wladimir Klitschko Vs Sam Peter II: The Heavyweight Title Breakdown
August 12th, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee On September 24th, 2005, an IBF/IBO Heavyweight Title Eliminator took place, featuring Wladimir Klitschko, in his third fight back since losing to Lamon Brewster via TKO in early 2004 and undefeated powerhouse, Sam “Nigerian Nightmare” Peter. HBO would broadcast this collision and it did not disappoint the fans.
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: Heavyweight Champion, Sam Peter, Tuffy Tooney, Wladimir Klitschko No Comments »RSR Movie Review: Phantom Punch
July 22nd, 2010 Bad Brad Reviewed by Geno McGahee I have always been a fan of Sonny Liston. He retired from boxing with a career record of 50-4, 39 KO’s, and was, at one time, the most feared man in the entire world. Before Mike Tyson, before George Foreman, there was Liston, a monster puncher with a criminal past, plowing […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: boxing, Heavyweight Champion, Phantom Punch, Sonny Liston, Ving Rhames No Comments »Wladimir Klitschko Wants Alexander Povetkin
July 19th, 2010 Bad Brad Press Release Here is more information about today’s Wladimir Klitschko-Alexander Povetkin presser at Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt in which Povetkin was a no-show. Team Klitschko was informed at midnight that Povetkin could not take the flight from New York due to a sinus inflammation. “I am very disappointed that Povetkin did not show up today,” said […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: Alexander Povetkin, boxing, Heavyweight Champion, Teddy Atlas, Wladimir Klitschko No Comments »Muhammad Ali: What He Truly Meant to Boxing and People around the World
July 8th, 2010 Bad Brad By Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett Imagine what would have happened in the heavyweight division if Muhammad Ali had never existed. There’s no question that things would have been very different indeed without him. Imagine this possible scenario so as to get a sense of how different the division might have been without him:
Audley Harrison Wants David Haye Right Now
June 9th, 2010 Bad Brad Press Release Audley Harrison has vacated his European heavyweight title, opening the door to a showpiece World title fight when he makes his return from injury in October. The 38-year-old had an operation on a pectoral muscle last month to correct the injury that forced him to fight one-handed against Michael Sprott from the fourth […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: Audley Harrison, boxing, David Haye, Heavyweight Champion, WBA No Comments »Conspiracy Theory: Was The Rumble in the Jungle Fixed?
May 22nd, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee The night was October 30th, 1974, a historic date in the world of boxing, and perhaps, it is the most significant moment of all time in the sweet science. Perhaps the best place to start is March 22nd, 1967, when Ali Muhammad Ali would lose his WBA Heavyweight Title to the U.S. […]
The End of Wladimir & Vitali Klitschko: The Heavyweights that May Reshape the Division
April 6th, 2010 Bad Brad By Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett Last year just after he had defeated Ruslan Chagaev I wrote an article that essentially took the high road view on Wladimir Klitschko and his station today as IBF/WBO Heavyweight Champion. I referred to him as the heavyweight division’s “trash man”, in that I felt he was doing all of […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: boxing, David Haye, Heavyweight Champion, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko No Comments »The Boxing Weekend: Roy Jones JR – Bernard Hopkins II Headlines
April 2nd, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee ESPN 2’s Friday Night Fights At one point, Delvin Rodriguez, 24-4-2, 14 KO’s, was a pretty big deal, especially in Connecticut and he was featured on ESPN2 quite often. One of his most exciting fights was a defeat to Jesse Feliciano, the only knockout loss on the record of Rodriguez. He’s only […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: Bernard Hopkins, boxing, David Haye, ESPN2, Heavyweight Champion, John Ruiz, JR, Roy Jones No Comments »Get a Piece of History: RSR Gives Away 2-Time World Heavyweight Champ John Ruiz Signed Glove
March 31st, 2010 Bad Brad RSR Press Release The 2-Time Heavyweight Champion, John “QuietMan” Ruiz, is trying to capture the title for a third time against reigning champion, David “Hayemaker” Haye this Saturday in the UK. To mark this event, RSR and John Ruiz offer this special item for a lucky fan with a lucky and educated pick as to […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: boxing, Dave Haye, glove giveaway, Heavyweight Champion, John Ruiz No Comments »The Return of Mike Tyson: What Will it Mean for Boxing?
March 29th, 2010 Bad Brad By Joe Wilson For the last several years, the heavyweight division has taken a back seat in the sport of boxing. In my lifetime, I don’t ever remember the division being in the shape it’s in today. It has clearly gone on vacation. Many fight fans are puzzled about what’s happening to the heavyweights.
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: Big news, Geno McGahee, Heavyweight Champion, Mike Tyson, Return to boxing No Comments »Albert Sosnowski: Vitali Klitschko’s Next Challenger is Pathetic
March 23rd, 2010 Bad Brad By Daniel “Tex” Cohen RSR is a site made for news and editorials. Unless you have been hit in the head with a tack hammer moments before reading one of our articles, telling the difference between the two is no problem. Our news is reported in AP Style and formatted with continuity and regularity. Our […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: Albert Sosnowski, boxing, Heavyweight Champion, Joke, Vitali Klitschko No Comments »The Boxing Weekend: Wladimir Klitschko Headlines
March 19th, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights This weekend’s episode of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights presents a rematch between light middleweights Sechew Powell, 25-2, 15 KO’s, and Deandre Latimore, 20-2, 16 KO’s, in a 12 round IBF Eliminator. The two met in 2008, and Latimore scored the upset knockout win in the seventh round. Powell […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: boxing, Eddie Chambers, ESPN, Heavyweight Champion, Wlad Klitschko No Comments »Done Deal: The Return of Mike Tyson to Boxing
March 4th, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee The heavyweight division has been considered boring by most boxing fans. The safety first, big European heavyweights have not captured the imagination of the American public, and neither have the challengers from the states that have given non-efforts or have been mediocrities to begin with. The 1990s was a great and exciting […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: Boxing Comeback, Don King, Heavyweight Champion, Mike Tyson No Comments »
