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Erik Morales

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Sep 01, 2016

On This Day: Mexican great Erik Morales was born in 1976

A great modern day warrior, Erik Morales celebrates his birthday today

Erik Morales

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On This Day: Mexican great Erik Morales was born in 1976

Marcos Maidana

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Aug 10, 2016

Top five Marcos Maidana fights

Marcos Maidana has had some incredible nights

Marcos Maidana

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Top five Marcos Maidana fights

Manny Pacquiao Erik Morales

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Apr 04, 2016

If this is the end, Manny Pacquiao should be appreciated

In his new Boxing News column, Steve Kim discusses how to think about Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao Erik Morales

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If this is the end, Manny Pacquiao should be appreciated

Lee Haskins

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Mar 31, 2016

Lee Haskins to defend world bantamweight title against Ivan Morales on May 14

Lee Haskins will fight Erik Morales’ younger brother

Lee Haskins

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Lee Haskins to defend world bantamweight title against Ivan Morales on May 14

Erik Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera

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Feb 19, 2016

Sixteen years ago, Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales opened one of the deepest grudges in boxing history

Paul Wheeler tells the story about the first time Morales and Barrera punched each other in the face

Erik Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera

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Sixteen years ago, Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales opened one of the deepest grudges in boxing history

Manny Pacquiao

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Jan 29, 2016

Manny Pacquiao’s 10 best performances

Daniel Herbert lists the Filipino whirlwind Manny Pacquiao’s greatest nights in the ring

Manny Pacquiao

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Manny Pacquiao’s 10 best performances

Manny Pacquiao Erik Morales

Jan 21, 2016

On This Day: Manny Pacquiao gains revenge over Erik Morales

Erik Morales wanted to repeat his victory over Manny Pacquiao but the Filipino had other ideas, writes Matt Bevan

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On This Day: Manny Pacquiao gains revenge over Erik Morales

Erik Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera

Nov 27, 2015

On This Day: Marco Antonio Barrera defeats great rival Erik Morales to win the trilogy

Matt Christie unearths 10 facts about Marco Antonio Barrera-Erik Morales Part III

Erik Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera

On This Day: Marco Antonio Barrera defeats great rival Erik Morales to win the trilogy

Miguel Cotto

Aug 06, 2015

Best 25 fighters of the last 25 years: Numbers 15-11

Tris Dixon lists the best 25 boxers from the past quarter of a century

Miguel Cotto

Best 25 fighters of the last 25 years: Numbers 15-11

ErikMorales

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May 29, 2015

Erik Morales will train Jessie Vargas for the Tim Bradley world title fight

Erik “El Terrible” Morale takes command of Vargas’ corner ahead of the Bradley WBO title fight

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Erik Morales will train Jessie Vargas for the Tim Bradley world title fight

ErikMoralesEspadas

Feb 17, 2015

On This Day: Erik Morales deemed badly equipped to beat Naseem Hamed after lacklustre win

Sam Corbishley reflects on “El Terrible’s” win over Guty Espadas that failed to impress Emanuel Steward

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On This Day: Erik Morales deemed badly equipped to beat Naseem Hamed after lacklustre win

Pacquiao-Morales-III

Nov 18, 2014

On This Day: Manny Pacquiao rules supreme over Erik Morales as he wins short but sweet rubber match

Manny Pacquiao drops Erik Morales three times to win dramatic trilogy, writes Matt Christie

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On This Day: Manny Pacquiao rules supreme over Erik Morales as he wins short but sweet rubber match

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Boxing News was founded in 1909 by original editor John Murray as, simply, Boxing. Murray had been a regular contributor to Health & Strength magazine and convinced its owner, Bill Berry (later Lord Camrose) to launch a weekly magazine dedicated solely to boxing. It is believed Murray had been inspired by Jack Johnson beating Tommy Burns to become the first black World heavyweight champion. In his first editorial, Murray stated, "Boxing will stand for good clean sport. Its success of failure is in the hands of those who believe in sport of this character. Our energies will be devoted to giving the best paper that time, thought and money can devise." When circulation began to decline in the depression days of the late 20s, the name of the magazine was changed to Boxing, Racing and Football. In October 1931, the paper was sold to a syndicate of London sportsmen, who installed Sydney Rushton, a long-time London fight reporter, as the new editor. The layout changed, the page size was increased and Rushton proved less popular than Murray. The paper was again put up for sale and, while waiting for a buyer, the old features were reinstated and there was no official Editor. Another set of sportsmen bought the paper and Godfrey Williams was named editor. He attempted to run Boxing as a newspaper, cutting popular features and reducing news stories down to the shortest possible length. The circulation quickly dropped to its lowest ever.

Billy Masters, a city printer and huge boxing fan, saved the paper, appointing W.H. Millier as the new editor. He completely reinvigorated the magazine, helped in no small measure by its first colour cover. In 1935, Millier departed and the owner replaced him with Sydney Ackland, who had previously worked as John Murray's assistant editor and had been taught by him. World War II brought many changes as first Sydney, then replacement Stanley Nelson, contributed to the war effort. Murray made a popular comeback as editor but ill health forced him to step down in 1941. Gilbert Odd took over until the building housing the paper was destroyed by the enemy. Odd was then called up for national service and both Masters and Murray served further terms. Now with the new name of Boxing News, the paper was bought by Australian publicist Vivian Brodzky and former promoter Sydney Hulls. Northern sports writer Bert Callis was the new editor. Odd took over for a second term upon Callis’ retirement. Odd implemented the tradition of reporting the results and fighters' weights for every single fight in the country. When Odd quit to write books, he was succeeded by Jack Wilson and then Tim Riley. When Brodzky died, Boxing News was sold twice in quick succession, and Graham Houston became editor in 1971, immediately broadening the range of coverage, especially in North America. Houston left in 1977 to work on morning newspapers in Canada. This prompted the appointment of perhaps BN's greatest Editor of recent years, Harry Mullan. Circulation increased exponentially during the Mullan years, which doubled as a time of great change in the boxing world. Most notable new developments were the proliferation of ‘world’ titles and the increase in the number of major British promoters. Mullan was fiercely principled and tremendously well respected in the boxing fraternity. When Mullan left in October 1996, he was given this glowing tribute from then BN Publisher Peter Kravitz: "His writing stands comparison with the Lieblings, Hausers and Mailers of this century of boxing." Assistant Editor Claude Abrams succeeded Mullan in November 1996. Boxing News was redesigned and switched to a full-colour format and become more extensive in content. In March 1999 the paper went to A3 size before reverting to A4, and increasing in size to 48 pages (from 24) in September 2005. The magazine remained the main trade paper in Britain. Abrams left BN – after 22 years – in December 2009, just three months after the publication celebrated its centenary, and was succeeded as editor by Tris Dixon.

Tris left the magazine in December 2014, with Matt Christie taking over as editor.
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