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1. www.thefightcity.com › eighties-decade-epic-fightsEighty Epic Fights - The Best Battles From The Eighties (Part ...

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   May 9, 2024 · Ray Mancini vs Duk Koo Kim: Watching this pivotal slugfest again, a match which had a profound impact on the sport, provokes uncomfortable emotions, but Ray Mancini’s fatal rumble with South Korean challenger Duk Koo Kim was unforgettable. An incandescent war between lightweights on live national television, it ended tragically in round ...

2. www.suggest.com › andrew-tham-boxing-champ-dies-atAndrew Tham, Boxing Champ, Dead at 28 After Motorcycle Crash

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   19 hours ago · After Duk-Koo Kim’s 1983 death in a match with Ray Mancini, fatalities in boxing dropped significantly. Championship fights were shortened from 15 to 12 rounds to minimize long-term head injuries. Primary Sidebar

3. www.ringtv.com › article › greatest-italian-fightersQuanti Pugili! - The Ring

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   May 30, 2024 · Ray Mancini Pro record: 29-5 (23 KOs), WBA lightweight titleholder, IBHOF. Known as “Boom Boom,” the Youngstown, Ohio, native was a fan favorite of the early-1980s. Sadly, he is most known by casual fans for his fight with Deuk Koo Kim in 1982, which resulted in Kim’s death four days later.

4. www.ringtv.com › tag › the-good-sonthe good son Archives - The Ring

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   May 29, 2024 · From THE RING Magazine, boxing writer Thomas Hauser reviews “The Good Son: The Life of Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini” by Mark Kriegel. read more

5. www.dailymotion.com › video › x8yxnauBoxing legend: Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini , former Wolverhampton ...

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   May 23, 2024 · Boxing legend: Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini , former Wolverhampton gangster and W-ton Boxing Coach on the positive impact of boxing. Ray was visiting Wolverhampton Boxing Club, to watch and inspire some of the young boxers there.

6. www.suggest.com › boxer-sherif-lawal-dead-at-29Boxer Sherif Lawal Dead After Collapsing During First Pro Fight

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   May 13, 2024 · The number of fatalities in boxing decreased significantly after the death of Duk-Koo Kim, who passed away in 1983 following a match with Ray Mancini. Championship fights were shortened from 15 to 12 rounds to reduce the risk of long-term head injuries from exhaustion.

7. www.ringtv.com › article › dynamite-dozenThe Dynamite Dozen - The Ring

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   6 days ago · The sport is at its best when world-class and elite-level boxers combine their talent, skill and technique with a take-no-prisoners warrior spirit. The Four Kings exhibited this special combination against each other and the top welterweights and middleweights of the 1980s.