SKYE NICOLSON VS. MARIAH TURNER MELBOURNE FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS AND IMAGES MELBOURNE FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS AND IMAGES All eyes were on a crop of Australian talent tonight at a sold out Melbourne Pavilion, as wins for Skye Nicolson, Teremoana Teremoana, and Jake Wyllie kick off Matchroom’s new deal Down Under – live […]
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SKYE NICOLSON FIRES WARNING TO MARIAH TURNER AS SHE TARGETS HOMECOMING WIN THIS WEDNESDAY IN BID TO LAND UNDISPUTED SHOT Skye Nicolson has warned rival Mariah Turner that she is “hitting her peak” and has her sights set on a huge year ahead as she prepares to headline for the first time in a homecoming Down Under this Wednesday […]
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‘THE COMEBACK’ IS CONFIRMED: AJ RETURNS TO RIYADH ON JULY 25 AS HEAVYWEIGHT ICON FACES KRSITIAN PRENGA – LIVE ON DAZN His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, today announced Anthony Joshua will make his highly anticipated return to the ring on Saturday, July 25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, live worldwide on DAZN. The Olympic gold […]
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Benavidez vs. Zurdo Ramirez T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas Prime Video PBC Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing correspondent Robert Brizel Prediction (2025-2026) Record: (80-20-7) Featured Main Event Record (2-3) Las Vegas, NV (May 1st, 2026)– PBC Premier Boxing Champions, in conjunction with Golden Boy Promotions, Amazon Prime Video pay-per-view, distributed by […]
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RONDA ROUSEY VS. GINA CARANO & NATE DIAZ VS. MIKE PERRY NETFLIX MVP NYC PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO The Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Netflix hosted a major press conference on April 15, 2026, at Palladium Times Square in New York City. This event served as the final media stop before the historic MMA card on […]
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Boxing Book Review World Exclusive: Tommy The Duke Morrison 1996-2006 My Darkest Years Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent With encouragement from Trisha ‘The Duchess’ Morrison, Real Combat Media presents an international exclusive, the first book review in a three part series of the writings of the late former […]
Tommy Morrison: Successful Boxing To MMA Crossover Fighting Style By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent One angle boxing fans seemed to have missed regarding Tommy ‘The Duke’ Morrison is he was more than just your typical stereotyped Rocky movie tough guy. Tommy, was, in one strong sense, the successful barroom version of […]
RCM Historical Boxing: Remembering Avenamar Peralta By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Between 1965 and 1982, one of Argentina’s best light heavyweight boxers was Ramon Avenamar Peralta, who won 103 bouts, lost 32, and drew seven times, with 64 knockouts in the 149 contests he fought. Peralta was undefeated in his first 40 professional bouts. […]
Detached Retina Perspectives: RCM Historical Boxing Takes A Look At What It Means By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Professional boxers with eye injuries, in most cases, face the end of their careers almost immediately. George Kandelaki, Calvin Brock, Rick Folstad, Michael Olajide, Leotis Martin, Jeff Chandler, John Henry Lewis, Leotis […]
A Historical Look Back at Sonny Liston versus Floyd Patterson II By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Charles ‘Sonny’ Liston made the lone defense of his World Heavyweight title on July 22, 1963, at the Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Though Sonny’s appearance was brief to say the least, Liston’s world title […]
Forgotten Greg Page: What Happens When a Fighter Signs With Two Promoters By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent I first met rising heavyweight prospect Greg Page on November 4, 1981, when I covered his fifth round stoppage of Marty Monroe on CBS television in Kiamesha Lake, New York. It was not long after […]
Did Jack Johnson Try To Board The Titanic? The Truth Now Told By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent On April 15, 1912, The British passenger liner Titanic sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The largest ship afloat at […]
Boxing Light Heavyweight Historical Fantasy Matchup: Harry Greb vs Saad Muhammad By Robert Brizel Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Now that Philadelphia’s former World Light Heavyweight champion Matthew Saad Muhammad belongs to the ages, a first thought in a dream matchup between departed legends would be a dream matchup between Saad Muhammad and ‘The Pittsburgh Windmill’, […]
Ode To Heavyweight Jerry Quarry: A Historical Look Back at His Ill-Fated Comeback By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Every once and awhile, boxing experts remember the likeable Irish Jerry Quarry. He was the original ‘Great White hope’, and probably the best of the best who did not beat Muhammad Ali, […]
Rocky Marciano on the Scorecards When He Beat Jersey Joe Walcott For The Title By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent When Rocky Marciano fought Jersey Joe Walcott for the world heavyweight title at Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 23, 1952, Rocky weighed a cruiserweight 194 ½ pounds to Walcott’s 196 ½ […]
Educator and Referee Mark Conn, New York State Athletic Commission’s Forgotten Gem By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent He was born on my birthday, the first of February, in 1916. He would live until September 29, 2011. When he died at 95 years old, he became the longest living professional […]
U.S. Navy Heavyweight Dave Ziggy Zyglewicz Had A Moment In The Sun By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent David ‘Ziggy’ Zyglewicz of Houston, Texas, learned to box in the United States Navy as an amateur from September 1961 to September 1964. Zyglewicz then turned professional, and won his professional debut by […]
The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Middleweight Dennis The Magician Milton, A Historical Look Back By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Born on August 23, 1961, Dennis ‘The Magician’ Milton of Bronx, New York, rose to prominence in boxing the hard way. From nowhere, Milton was four New York Golden Gloves championships. In […]
Remembering Bearcat Wright, Who Beat Sam Langford and Jack Johnson By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Historically speaking, Ed ‘Bearcat’ Wright (1997-1975) will probably be remembered only rarely if at all. The Omaha, Nebraska heavyweight fought professionally in the pioneer era between 1919 and 1936. His career ended shortly before the start of […]
Alejandro Lavorante, Argentine Heavyweight Contender Time Forgot By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Discovered by Jack Dempsey, Alejandro Lavorante won the amateur Argentina heavy weight championship and then turned professional with a third round knockout of Dean Bogany at Municipal Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, on September 22, 1959. Lavorante won 12 […]
Tyrone Everett Remembered, A Forgotten Junior Lightweight Gem By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Tyrone Everett was the slick southpaw from Philly who flashed bursts of greatness in the professional boxing ring. He died before he was champion, young and at the top of his game. The sad story is a far too […]
Boxing Tale of Two Eddie Cottons By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent Occasionally in boxing, and in other professional sports, two names which are identical create a bit of a mix up. In the light heavyweight division, there is one such mix up which some people don’t quite get. The mix u has to […]
Muhammad Ali at 37 with Much in the Tank versus Lyle Alzado: A Historical Look Back By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent On July 14, 1979, Muhammad Ali fought Denver Broncos football player Lyle Alzado in a ten round exhibition at Denver’s Mile High Stadium. By Ali’s admission, he did two weeks […]
Famed Referee Ron Lipton Analyzes Controversial End of 1980 Tate-Berbick Bout By Robert Brizel, Head RCM Boxing Correspondent In an international Real Combat Media exclusive, world famous referee Ron Lipton pas proved analysis for the controversial end to the heavyweight bout between former world heavyweight champion John Tate and rising contender Trevor Berbick, which took […]
Cassius Clay versus Rocky Marciano in 1965: More Likely A Cautious Draw By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent If Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) had fought Rocky Marciano in 1965 as was quietly proposed, beyond the financial factor (the money would have been in the millions for both, outrageous at the […]
Ernesto Marcel, World Champion Time Forgot By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent There will never be a Hall of Fame induction for the brilliant Panamanian World Featherweight champion Ernesto Marcel, who came along before Salvador Sanchez and Eusebio Pedroza, who fought the best between 114 and 130 pounds in […]
Bam! Bam! Ruben Olivares Had Mucho Power in the Lower Weights By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent If ever there was an Ernie Shavers of the lower weight classes, Ruben Olivares was it in terms of raw power. Olivares, like Shavers, was a fine technical boxer. Precisely how […]
The Three Controversial Fights of Big Scott LeDoux By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The Fighting Frenchman, heavyweight Alan ‘Big’ Scott LeDoux, fought between February 1974 and May 1983, compiling a professional record of 33-13-4 with 22 knockouts. In his first controversial bout, LeDoux is the only fight in ring history […]
Ten Famous Name Boxers Who Fought in The Wrong Division RCM Historical Boxing By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Here is my list of ten famous name boxers who fought in the wrong weight class: Number One: Bob Foster. The Albuquerque, New Mexico native failed against such heavyweights […]
Strange Muhammad Ali versus Michael Dokes Miami Beach Three Round No Decision By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Muhammad Ali versus Michael Dokes, The Fountainbleau Miami Beach Exhibition, 1977 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM6UpbLgLJI In April 1977, Muhammad Ali fought two exhibitions of three rounds each against Jody Ballard and future World […]
Salaam Alaikum, A Tribute To Cornerman Wali Muhammad, Boxing’s Silent Gentleman By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Muhammad Ali’s corner, from the moment he defeated defeated Charles ‘Sonny’ Liston to win the world heavyweight championship, was never the same from that point on. This is because everyoneis Ali’s entourage became […]
Smokin’ Joe Frazier’s 1978 Miller Lite Beer Singing Commercial Resurfaces By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Remember when Joe Frazier was also a singer? Real Combat Media brings you historical boxing’s magical moments with a twist! Take a walk down memorial lane with Smokin’ Joe Frazier and the knockouts, […]
Whatever Happened to Rocky III, The Greatest Challenge? A Historical Look Back By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Last night I reconnected the good old DVD and VCR player to my large flat screen living room television. By now the Blu-Ray machine rules, and the old videotape player with combined […]
Earnie Shavers, Heavyweight Puncher of The Century By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Muhammad Ali called Heavyweight boxer Earnie Shavers ‘The Acorn’ due to his bald head, which made him look like an acorn. Ali pounded on the acorn for 15 rounds, and Larry Holmes pounded on the […]
The Fighting Frenchman, Big Scott LeDeux By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Big Scott LeDeux, also known as ‘The Fighting Frenchman’, fought with some of the biggest names in boxing during his heavyweight career from 1974 to 1983. These included Rodney Bobick, Terry Daniels, Ron Stander, Larry […]
Archie Moore’s Shining Light Heavyweight Moment By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent There are certain boxing historical moments which shatter the time barrier. Jack Johnson standing over the fallen James Jeffries. Max Schmeling knocking out Joe Louis. Rocky Marciano’s knockout punch on Jersey Joe Walcott. Round […]
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