Who Were The Best Of The Women Boxers?

Who Were The Best Of The Women Boxers?

This writer had a favorite woman boxer: WIBF and WIBO Junior Welterweight World Champion Lucia “The Dutch Destroyer” Rijker, from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Rijker was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. She was 17-0 with 14 stoppages when a foot injury cut her…
On This Day In 2009 We Lost Alexis Arguello

On This Day In 2009 We Lost Alexis Arguello

One of the greatest, most beloved world champions, Nicaragua’s Alexis Arguello, died on this day 15 years ago. “The Explosive Thin Man,” a world ruler at three weights – featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight – reportedly committed suicide with a rifle, with the 57-year-old supposedly firing…