The Boxing History Blog

On the 26th August 2017 Conor McGregor, the featherweight and lightweight UFC champion will make his professional boxing debut against one of the best boxers in the last twenty years, Floyd Mayweather Jnr, in the 154 lbs weight class. There are many opinions and predictions on how this contest will pan out, but here are a few fights where the novice challenger have taken on the more experinced champion: 22nd August 1957, Sticks' Stadium, Seattle, Washington, USA World Heavyweight Title Floyd Paterson Vs Pete Rademacher  Thomas Peter Rademacher was born on 20th November 1928 in Tieton, Washington USA. His Amateur record stood at 72-7, which included four Seattle Golden Gloves Championships (1949, 1951 to 1953), he lost out on the 1950 title when  Zora Foley, the future heavyweight title challenger, beat him. He qualified for the 1956 Olympic Games held in Melbourne, Australia. He knocked out Josef Nemec from Czechoslovakia in the second round. Next he be...

Floyd Mayweather Vs Conor McGregor So the BS world tour of the money fight, sorry I mean the Mayweather vs McGregor contest is finally over. It appeared that if you saw the first event, then you saw all of them. What made me laugh was the fact that they both shared a private jet to London; at least they're thinking about the environment I suppose. But during the journey they could've put their heads together to write more or different material for their script. Any boxing fan knows that McGregor has a slim chance of winning this match against arguably the best boxer of the last two decades, plus we all know that McGregor would wipe the floor with him inside the Octagon. As I believe Mayweather should win this fight blindfolded with one arm tied behind his back, I can't help thinking that this is a bad fight for him. Why? He's in a no-win situation. Mayweather is 49-0 as a pro and McGregor is 0-0, which should equal a mismatch.  So say Mayweather ...