By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Butch Lewis, a man who for years, was famous for wearing a tuxedo and bow tie without shirt and was the force behind Leon and Michael Spinks, has died at the age of 65. RSR rings the honorary ten count for our fallen brother in boxing. RIP Butch…
Posts Tagged ‘Leon Spinks’
Dereck Chisora: Mike Tyson, Leon Spinks or Julius Francis?


By Donald Stewart (This article was written prior to Wladimir Klitschko pulling out of the fight due to an injury.) Let’s take a heavyweight boxer who was convicted of assaulting a woman, banned for biting an opponent, brought to boxing to escape a life of crime and is about to go into a fight for […]
The Night Leon Spinks Came to Town


By Gary “Digital” Williams I submit this Beltway remembrance as the possible answer to a trivia question. Who is the first and, so far, only Heavyweight Champion to lose to a boxer making his pro debut? The possible answer took place on October 22, 1994 in Washington, DC — the night Leon Spinks came […]
From the 72’ & 76’ Olympics Games to Top 1980’s Lightweight Contender – Davey Lee Armstrong Talks about his Boxing Career with RSR


Exclusive Interview by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt “I was on the greatest (76’) US amateur boxing team the Olympics have ever seen. Not taking anything away from the 84’ Team, who won many Gold Medals, but they just didn’t have the tough guys like we faced”.–Davey Lee Armstrong Throughout my many years of doing interviews with […]