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Manny Pacquiao celebrates after defeating Keith Thurman in 2019
ON THE evening of January 22, 1995, in the tourist resort and municipality Sablayan, located in the province of Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines, a 16-year-old boy made his professional boxing debut at junior flyweight.
He came to the ring with an amateur record of 60-4 and an empty stomach, having moved to Manila from his home town of General Santos City at age 14, where he found work in construction and had to choose between going hungry or sending money home to his mother.
Twenty-six years and 12 world titles in eight different weight divisions later, Manny Pacquiao goes again this weekend in what will be his 72nd outing as a professional fighter.
In recently published book Baddest Man, Mark Kriegel revisits the Faustian pact at the heart of Mike Tyson’s rise and the emotional fallout that followed, writes JOHN WIGHT
As we mark the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, JOHN WIGHT reflects on the enormity of the US decision to drop the atom bombs
From humble beginnings to becoming the undisputed super lightweight champion of the world, Josh Taylor’s career was marked by fire, ferocity, and national pride, writes JOHN WIGHT
Mary Kom’s fists made history in the boxing world. Malak Mesleh’s never got the chance. One story ends in glory, the other in grief — but both highlight the defiance of women who dare to fight, writes JOHN WIGHT
