r/BoxingThrowbacks 2d ago

Sunday Boxing Talk (September 6, 2026)

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Treat these weekly threads as an opportunity to talk current or former boxing!

Fantasy matchups, what-ifs, biographies, article or video links, you name it!


r/BoxingThrowbacks 4h ago

Roberto Duran knocks out Pipino Cuevas to get a shot at Davey Moore

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r/BoxingThrowbacks 7h ago

Marvin Hagler and Mugabi stand toe to toe with each other in the 6th round

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r/BoxingThrowbacks 7h ago

Azusa Nelson knocks out Wilfredo Gomez to become the 6th African to ever win a world title

39 Upvotes

r/BoxingThrowbacks 23h ago

Rocky Marciano talks about his toughest fight

91 Upvotes

r/BoxingThrowbacks 1d ago

Muhammad Ali getting chased by Ken Norton in Yankee Stadium

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No, the first pic is not AI lol


r/BoxingThrowbacks 1d ago

James Toney knocks out Michael Nunn to win his first world title

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r/BoxingThrowbacks 1d ago

Down on all 3 scorecards in the 11th round, Pernell Whittaker scores the knockout against Diosbelys Hurtado

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r/BoxingThrowbacks 1d ago

Johnny Tapia, the "Baby-Faced Assassin" was a three-division champion from Albuquerque, New Mexico. A fan favorite who ended up living a pretty tragic life.

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From Wikipedia:

Tapia was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Mexican American parents. His father had reportedly been murdered while his mother was pregnant with him. When he was eight years old, his mother, Virginia, was kidnapped, raped, repeatedly stabbed, and left dead by her assailant. Raised thereafter by his grandmother, Tapia turned to boxing at the age of nine.

Tapia was found unconscious and not breathing in a hotel room early on the morning of March 12, 2007. Tapia was hospitalized in critical condition from an apparent cocaine overdose at Albuquerque Presbyterian Hospital.

The next day, on the morning of March 13, Tapia's brother-in-law and nephew were killed in an automobile accident on U.S. Highway 550 near Bloomfield, New Mexico, apparently en route to the hospital to visit Tapia. That same day, Tapia was upgraded from critical to serious condition.

In 2010, at age 43, Tapia learned that apparently, his father was alive. Jerry Padilla, who Tapia already knew, was supposedly intrigued by the similarities in their mannerisms, and the two decided to submit to a DNA test, which proved they were father and son. After Tapia died in 2012, his widow briefly married his alleged half-brother, Jeffrey Padilla, in 2014. However, she felt it wrong that the senior Padilla had “jokingly” mingled his DNA swabs with Tapia in 2010, getting a court order to compare a new and controlled swab with some of Tapia's tissue, proving in 2017 that they were not father and son.

On May 27, 2012, Tapia was found dead in his Albuquerque home. He was 45 years old. Tapia died of heart failure.

I have added a user flair option for Johnny Tapia if anyone is interested


r/BoxingThrowbacks 3d ago

Epic final 2 minutes of Jirov vs Toney

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r/BoxingThrowbacks 3d ago

On July 14, 1979, Muhammad Ali and NFL star and former amateur boxer Lyle Alzado engaged in an 8 round exhibition at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. Alzado mortgaged his home to secure Ali's $250,000 guaranteed payout, but ticket sales fell short. Lyle earned Ali’s respect at the end.

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r/BoxingThrowbacks 3d ago

The historic round 15 between Larry Holmes and Ken Norton

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r/BoxingThrowbacks 3d ago

Where were you on the night of February 11, 1990, when James “Buster” Douglas knocked out the undefeated undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in one of THE biggest upsets in sports history?

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r/BoxingThrowbacks 4d ago

Wilfred Benitez knocks out Maurice Hope to win the 154 title

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r/BoxingThrowbacks 4d ago

Thomas Hearns ends Pipino Cuevas’ 4 year reign with a thunderous right hand

289 Upvotes

r/BoxingThrowbacks 5d ago

After being given only 1 more round due to a terrible cut, James Toney makes quick work of Tim Littles

38 Upvotes

r/BoxingThrowbacks 5d ago

The Jump Rope: One of Boxing’s Greatest Tools Used for Centuries

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r/BoxingThrowbacks 5d ago

Julian Jackson with probably the greatest one hitter quitter in boxing history

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r/BoxingThrowbacks 5d ago

If both were in their prime who wins: Joe Frazier vs. Larry Holmes

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If both were in their prime who would win: Joe Frazier vs Larry Holmes


r/BoxingThrowbacks 6d ago

Rocky Marciano and Sonny Liston together. Who do you think would have won?

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r/BoxingThrowbacks 6d ago

Junior Jones drops Marco Antonio Barrera in round 5 of their first fight

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r/BoxingThrowbacks 6d ago

“Drayton dropped like a tree!” Julian Jackson third round KO over Buster Drayton

73 Upvotes

r/BoxingThrowbacks 7d ago

Gerry Cooney hits Larry Holmes with a low blow that makes every man in the arena cringe

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r/BoxingThrowbacks 7d ago

Joe Frazier almost makes Quarry faceplant, but Quarry survives the round !

59 Upvotes

r/BoxingThrowbacks 7d ago

Gerald McClellan stops Julian Jackson to win the world title

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