bill ross

Ali-Holmes and The Trail of Blood, Part 2

After regaining the title from George Foreman in October 1974, the quality of Ali’s performances gradually diminished, even more so after his life and death struggle with Joe Frazier in 1975. After these career-defining performances Ali really had n...

Ali-Holmes and The Trail of Blood, Part 1

“The title is too hard to get. I’m not goin’ to give it up without thinking. I’m going to sit down for six or eight months and think about it. Then I’ll decide whether to fight again. I would never want to go out a loser…” Muhammad Ali after defe...

The Style and Substance of Jersey Joe Walcott

There are few heavyweight champions in the history of boxing that are better known for their losses than their wins. George Foreman became the oldest fighter to ever win the heavyweight championship when he KO'd Michael Moorer in 10 rounds. Mike Ty...

George Chuvalo - Surviving Tragedy

On August 18, 1994, the author attended 'A Tribute To George Chuvalo' sponsored by The Rochester Boxing Hall Of Fame. The event was intended to pay homage to the former heavyweight contender who had recently lost both his wife Lynne and son Georgie...

George Chuvalo - The Right Place at The Wrong Time Part 2

In 1966, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was seeking to unify his title with WBA champion Terrell. In contrast to today, Ali was not well liked by the boxing establishment. As a recently embraced Black Muslim Ali was refusing to join The US Army...

George Chuvalo - The Right Place at The Wrong Time Part 1

He was the heavyweight contender who scored more KO's than Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis while scoring more KO's than Rocky Marciano, Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier and Mike Tyson had fights. He was the only fighter who fought top ten all-time great heavywe...

What If: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Louis

Ali and Louis are at their peak abilities and bring their prime ring smarts, focus, conditioning and game plan into the fight. Both men also bring their reputations into the fight, well aware and respectful of each other's attributes. The fight is...