PHILADELPHIA (AP) Former light heavyweight champion Matthew Saad Muhammad, who was abandoned as a child and rose to become ''one of the most exciting boxers of all time'' and later an advocate for the ...

It will be 40 years ago in July since the late Matthew Saad Muhammad and perineal title challenger Yaqui Lopez shared 14 wild rounds in New Jersey’s Playboy Club. For many, it was 1980’s Fight of the ...

Last week we had a ton of uppercut knockouts in both boxing and MMA. Gervonta Davis’ walloping finish of Leo Santa Cruz no doubt was the most violent one and it generated the most attention. For today ...

In boxing, the light heavyweights—fighters competing at 175 pounds—have always labored in the shadow of the heavyweights, who have generally defined American interest in the sport. But the light ...

The new entrance to Fairmount Park’s Boxers' Trail honors boxers Matthew Saad Muhammad, Bennie Briscoe, and former champion Joe Frazier. Boxing champion Bernard Hopkins is honored on the new signage ...

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